Why is there no replace/swap definition in SketchUp Web?

SketchUp for Web
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This seems like an insanely trivial feature to add from Desktop! I have all of my components laid out for a given length (e.g. siding) then I want to be able to copy those instances since they include information about the rotation, and then swap them out for ONE that I make unique and then adjust the length of ALL of the swapped components. Absolutely impossible now!

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I don’t quite follow, are you wanting to be able to swap dynamic components?

Welcome to Web == to Pro.

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I agree Select Instances and Replace Selected are very useful features in the desktop version. It would be nice if they were included in the web version.

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He wants to do this
replace_selected

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Exactly!! This feature has been in Desktop/Pro for over a decade and would be TRIVIAL to implement in Web.

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Ahhhhh. I forgot that even existed.

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There are probably 1000 things that would be ‘trivial’ to implement in Web…

@dezmo or @DaveR does that exist in Go / iPad?

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No. Select Instances and Replace Selected are not currently available in SketchUp Go (browser based). Not sure about SketchUp for iPad.

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I don’t know how trivial it would be to add but it would be useful if the options were added to the component menu.

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:thinking: Possible workaround:

replace_selected_web_wa

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I tried to do this and the specific order is hard to follow. I’ll give it another try next time I encounter this. Thanks!

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I guess that works but it’s a lot more steps.

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Sure, but that’s why it’s a workaround, the desktop version is light years better. :grin:

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2nd version of my workaround:
replace_selected_web_wa2

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…and there’s no right click → “Reload” either, is there?