I’m an absolute beginner in SketchUp, started only a couple of days ago. Please excuse what’s potentially a pretty naiv question.
So, I’ve been working on this model of a Parking Garage and ran into the following problem: I’ve been using the Push/Pull Tool on Solid Groups (Walls) and used the option key to create a new starting face for each level of the building. I wanted to edit the resulting walls with the Solid Tools to create openings for windows and doors, but apparently the wall groups aren’t solids anymore. Is there a way to make those wall groups solid again or make them individual groups for each level of the building (from each new starting face onward?).
I felt like I was getting stuck and I’ll have to present something tomorrow. It’s just a student project, but still…
@Jonas, a SketchUp Solid is a group or component which contains faces and edges that together form just a closed shell with nothing inside, nor outside.
Your extruded wall contains an inner horizontal face, the one that was left behind from the extrusion.
How to get a separate wall2 group for the next level:
inside wall1 group copy top face to clipboard
again outside wall1 group paste in place the top face from clipboard and immediately group this face as (say) wall2 group.
If you can use extensions, I strongly recommend getting Solid Inspector. It tells you if a shape is a solid, identifies where it fails, and is often able to correct defects. Lifesaver.
Thanks so much, this is more than I could have asked for, absolutely illuminating!
I will definitely go back and take those basic courses. For my project I just had to jump in quickly and learn along the way (and learn with the help of this community)