# Push/Pull tool won't work, please help

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [November 10, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749 "2014-11-10T12:17:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![hillz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@hillz](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/hillz)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749/1 "2014-11-10T12:17:26Z")

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Please see the attached file, I’m not good with English. I can’t explain any further[table.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/default/1735/fefb23e62390d770.skp) (48.6 KB)

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**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749/2 "2014-11-10T13:01:42Z")

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I can’t find any issues with that model, so the problem is most likely with how you are trying to use the pushpull tool. Alas, that means you will have to struggle to explain in English. One thought: are you opening the Groups or Components for edit before trying to pushpull surfaces in them? You can’t modify elements of a Group or Component without opening it for edit first.

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**Author:** ![hillz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@hillz](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/hillz)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749/3 "2014-11-10T13:16:00Z")

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Yes, I made the table floor a group and I made the legs a component. How do you open it for edit?

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**Author:** ![Drew29](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/drew29/32/1211_2.png) [@Drew29](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Drew29)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749/4 "2014-11-10T13:28:08Z")

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@hillz

Editing a group is relatively easy. Double or triple click on the group you wish to edit. If you have groups within groups, understand that each set of clicks will go one layer into the group of objects. That said, you may have to multi-click more than once, to edit the object within the group that you want.

~Drew

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**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749/5 "2014-11-10T13:29:57Z")

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Two ways: you can double-click on it, or you can right-click and select “Edit Component” from the popup menu.

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**Author:** ![hillz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@hillz](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/hillz)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749/6 "2014-11-10T13:44:37Z")

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Thank you, it works now 😃

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**Author:** ![Geo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/geo/32/82_2.png) [@Geo](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Geo)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749/7 "2014-11-10T14:04:52Z")

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> [@hillz](#):
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> I’m not good with English.

No worries. You can still learn SketchUp the easy way, by watching the [_ **Video Tutorials** _](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bndkJaV8A6xrBPAzA611VEGy57UAaKS)  
Click the **(CC)** closed caption button in the YouTube control panel to translate to your language.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8MZzth3JHi0?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PL-bndkJaV8A6xrBPAzA611VEGy57UAaKS

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**Author:** ![hillz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@hillz](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/hillz)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/push-pull-tool-wont-work-please-help/3749/8 "2014-11-10T14:17:16Z")

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Thanks, I’ll definitely check that out