# Highlight detect tool - nested instances

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/highlight-detect-tool-nested-instances/310930>\
**Category:** Ruby API\
**Tags:** components\
**Created:** [January 27, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/highlight-detect-tool-nested-instances/310930 "2025-01-27T14:04:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/highlight-detect-tool-nested-instances/310930/16 "2025-01-29T14:55:04Z")

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> [@DanRathbun](#):
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> In order to build instance paths, you must collect the path nodes as you drill downward. **You cannot find an instance path from the leaf back upwards.**

I tried to do what it said in this post.  
[https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-get-components-global-coordination/46983/2](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-get-components-global-coordination/46983/2)

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