# How Do I Create Material **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [July 22, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706 "2025-07-22T16:20:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![klacy1102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@klacy1102](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/klacy1102)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/1 "2025-07-22T16:20:15Z")
Im trying to make this row of tiles a material by combining textures (right click make unique texture, then I should be able to select all to combine textures) but no matter what i do it wont give me the option. How do I make these into one material? ![texture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/0/b035f96b1e3307b3f21a593dee9b9802b032ca3d.png) ---
**Author:** ![eric-s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/eric-s/32/55392_2.png) [@eric-s](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/eric-s)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/3 "2025-07-22T17:25:57Z")
You can set you camera to Parallel Projection, then to Top View so you’re looking straight down…zoom in as needed…export to JPG or PNG. In a photo editor, crop in to the boundary of the material. Import into SketchUp. Explode and paste away! ![Screenshot 2025-07-22 at 10.23.07 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/e/9e536075fd29292e43eda47847113402cccab3f3.png) ![tiles](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/2/8245175fa114ea72f5a1f6881460442064990615.png) ![Screenshot 2025-07-22 at 10.25.50 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/c/0c7b1eef69971f96a9a3157c7ae69494d070eb4e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Charevir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Charevir](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Charevir)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/4 "2025-07-22T20:46:27Z")
Klacy, If you used the plugin shown in the printscreen to create your brick geometry, then you must explode all the groups/components generated by this plugin until you only have raw geometry to run the combine texture command. ---
**Author:** ![klacy1102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@klacy1102](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/klacy1102)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/5 "2025-07-22T21:05:44Z")
Thank you for your reply! Originally I had: 1. made the base layer (grout) a unique texture. 2. added a texture to one on the tiles 3. made that unique as well 4. right click to “combine textures” to no avail. Now I have exploded them as you mentioned and but its still not there went through all the steps above again with it exploded, still not there Any others ideas area appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Charevir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Charevir](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Charevir)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/6 "2025-07-22T22:18:34Z")
If you select only the faces, the combine textures option should be available (select all geometry, the right click, chose Select then deselect edges = all faces will remain selected) Edit: Combine Texture also works when edges are selected. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/7 "2025-07-22T22:23:30Z")
Please attach your model so we can see what you are working with. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/8 "2025-07-22T22:25:22Z")
> [@Charevir](#): > > If you select only the faces, the combine textures option should be available But only if at least one of the faces has a texture on it. Combine Textures is not available with only simple colors. ![Screenshot - 7_22_2025 , 5_23_17 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/b/1b808c36563b9389b5eb8a5e048491278ce6081f.png) ![Screenshot - 7_22_2025 , 5_23_38 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/0/209a07bbd3facb03adc02e1ef65270d8d01e2d4c.png) ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/9 "2025-07-22T22:27:22Z")
Yep, that’s why I asked to see the model as it appears in the OP that they used Plywood, which is a texture and I checked and it does work. So curious to see what the issue is. ---
**Author:** ![Charevir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Charevir](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Charevir)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/10 "2025-07-22T23:03:26Z")
Regarding material vs texture, OK must have at least one texture in order to combine be available. On SU24 if you have one material selected you have the option to Make Unique texture (odd because is not texture) and use the combine option., this can no longer be done on SU25 🙁 ![MakeUniqueTextureonMaterial](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/6/062207bed147c39be676d7da53a86733ced7029f.png) ![CombineTextureAfterMakeUnique](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/3/837451981fa285e1873b2f1141a880768d9b123e.png) ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/11 "2025-07-22T23:12:07Z")
Still works for me in 2025. ![GIF 23-07-2025 9-11-04 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/4/7406a5e02a5257c3fdd16ef82aa2b7a73c44a2ce.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Charevir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Charevir](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Charevir)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/12 "2025-07-22T23:30:33Z")
Sadly not on my Mac system ![NoMakeUniqueOnMac](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/c/4/c413d951dadfa467a164f40053ab8d0a21b73a74.png) ---
**Author:** ![klacy1102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@klacy1102](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/klacy1102)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/13 "2025-07-22T23:38:58Z")
[https://app.sketchup.com/share/tc/northAmerica/RaHqu2F8iaU?source=desktop&stoken=9olPi1cTri-P8zT9pYs4Nw9rt2kz2h8JflvHRLtcLVKaw1VT\_Nobv4SZejtNeqsL](https://app.sketchup.com/share/tc/northAmerica/RaHqu2F8iaU?source=desktop&stoken=9olPi1cTri-P8zT9pYs4Nw9rt2kz2h8JflvHRLtcLVKaw1VT_Nobv4SZejtNeqsL) ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/14 "2025-07-22T23:52:44Z")
Please select just the parts you are trying to work with, copy and paste it into a new model instance, save that and attach it to a reply here. From what you have uploaded it appears as if the Grout is not a texture but it isn’t clear what you have using the viewer link you shared. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-create-material/335706/15 "2025-07-23T00:07:35Z")
Oh and most importantly the materials and textures need to be in the same plane, you have a 3d object, that won’t give you the combine textures option.