As soon as you give any client access to your sketchup file for viewing purposes, via Trimble Connect or any other means, they will always be able to download and edit that file. I would like to be able to send models to my clients in a way that they cannot edit them. The only way I see this happe…

I would get a 3D PDF export plugin. The models can be viewed in Adobe Reader.

But then they can’t be integrated in Trimble Connect or viewed inside Sketchup. We also couldn’t refernce them as Sketchup Components. The idea here would be not only to view the model but also to use it for reference or viewing purposes inside Sketchup apps, locking out the ability to edit them.

:white_check_mark: [image] New Labs feature: Link-sharing in SketchUp for Web SketchUp for iPad Update, Sep 15: This feature is now available in both SketchUp for iPad (version 6.1+) and SketchUp for Web. Today, we’re excited to preview a new feature in SketchUp for Web —…

You know what? I knew about that and didn’t remember! Ok. So half the problem is (or is going to be) solved. That still doesn’t allow a reference to be inserted into a sketchup model, but it would be great if that link allowed us to do that. Insert a link as reference.

Lock a Sketchup model for viewing and referencing purposes only

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MikeWayzovski August 24, 2022, 8:06pm 4

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Lock a Sketchup model for viewing and referencing purposes only

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