# \#model **URL:** https://forums.sketchup.com/tag/model/284.md [Latest](https://forums.sketchup.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.sketchup.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.sketchup.com/tags.md) --- ## [Missing Model after SKP download](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/missing-model-after-skp-download/302487)
**Author:** [@managat00](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/managat00)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/missing-model-after-skp-download/302487 "2024-12-06T14:46:59Z")
Hello! I am a complete amateur using SketchFree web version for a class. I completed my assignment and downloaded the skp file to my Mac but it was corrupted and was a .txt. I went back to download it and my model is co… --- ## [URGENT. This does not appear to be a SketchUp model!](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/urgent-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/279820)
**Author:** [@ncsskp](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ncsskp)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/urgent-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/279820 "2024-06-29T19:17:13Z")
Hello, I was working yesterday on a file that I saved in a Google Drive desktop folder, I have been working like this for months and everything is fine. Now when I want to open the file it says ¨ This does not appear to … --- ## [Layout Model shows black lines when exported to PDF](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-model-shows-black-lines-when-exported-to-pdf/245535)
**Author:** [@Paulina\_92](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Paulina_92)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-model-shows-black-lines-when-exported-to-pdf/245535 "2024-06-08T07:56:15Z")
Hi, When i export my sketch up model to PDF in layout black lines appear. Any ideas what could be causing this? They are not there when I import the model only when I export. --- ## [Layout viewports to edit Sketchup model](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-viewports-to-edit-sketchup-model/123598)
**Author:** [@dvdlopes78](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/dvdlopes78)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-viewports-to-edit-sketchup-model/123598 "2023-06-16T19:24:25Z")
Hi everyone. Is there a way to edit the sketchup model trough the viewports in layout ? Im asking this because when i place dimensions in layout and then sometimes i change something in the sketchup model or even if i … --- ## [Why SketchUp Pro (Windows) does not have to create a link for others to view files? (Online sketchup has share view option)](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-sketchup-pro-windows-does-not-have-to-create-a-link-for-others-to-view-files-online-sketchup-has-share-view-option/211002)
**Author:** [@Vetrivel](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Vetrivel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-sketchup-pro-windows-does-not-have-to-create-a-link-for-others-to-view-files-online-sketchup-has-share-view-option/211002 "2022-10-18T16:08:54Z")
Online SketchUp has the option to create a link for others to view files. but SketchUp Pro (Windows) does not have the option to share. Why SketchUp Pro (Windows) does not have to create a link for others to view files? … --- ## [Prometheus in Rockefellar Center, NY](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/prometheus-in-rockefellar-center-ny/183165)
**Author:** [@isnat](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/isnat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/prometheus-in-rockefellar-center-ny/183165 "2021-12-04T12:09:49Z")
Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone could help me getting the 3d model of the Prometheus Sculpture located in the Rockefellar Center NY. Thank You!! --- ## [Model Terrain With Roads](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-terrain-with-roads/135192)
**Author:** [@daniel2.velez](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/daniel2.velez)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-terrain-with-roads/135192 "2021-10-30T21:30:39Z")
hey guys i would like to know how is your workflow to create a environment model, with terrain and roads, i would like to make a model detailed but i have a complex topography --- ## [Layout deletes model references](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-deletes-model-references/167368)
**Author:** [@djmeek004](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/djmeek004)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-deletes-model-references/167368 "2021-06-11T16:40:44Z")
Hello everyone. I model with SketchUp and as such, it makes more sense for me to use layout to prepare the technical documents for my designs. But there’s an issue I’ve been having with SketchUp LayOut for the 6+ yea… --- ## [3D warehouse model as part of background digital art](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3d-warehouse-model-as-part-of-background-digital-art/164613)
**Author:** [@Kyara009](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Kyara009)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3d-warehouse-model-as-part-of-background-digital-art/164613 "2021-05-14T03:18:19Z")
Hi, i’m currently making paid drawing request and i need some building in the background to complete it. so i’m thinking of using part of the model (change it to 2d form) in my work. is it allowed? or do i have to contac… --- ## [Free Trial Model deleted](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/free-trial-model-deleted/145210)
**Author:** [@gcarcanis](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gcarcanis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/free-trial-model-deleted/145210 "2020-12-07T19:19:03Z")
Hello, I recently used the free trial for Sketchup Web for 30 days. Unfortunately, after my license expired, they deleted my model from my online account… Is it possible to recover it ? Who do I need to contact ? Imposs… --- ## [3d model to printable 2d template](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3d-model-to-printable-2d-template/141554)
**Author:** [@guanlinjpg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/guanlinjpg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3d-model-to-printable-2d-template/141554 "2020-11-07T12:33:42Z")
I’m hoping to create an actual 3d model of my model in sketchup. is there any way i can convert my work in sketchup into a printable 2d template? please help --- ## [Episode 8: SketchUp for Product Design](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/episode-8-sketchup-for-product-design/134646)
**Author:** [@LadyPrism](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/LadyPrism)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/episode-8-sketchup-for-product-design/134646 "2020-11-04T22:16:51Z")
Post your Ep.8 questions or share your thoughts about the episode inside this thread by hitting reply. One question per reply. Liam Keating will be live and available to answer your questions 30 minutes after the show. … --- ## [I Can't add thickness to my curviloft model](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-add-thickness-to-my-curviloft-model/96432)
**Author:** [@AjenifujaAyomide](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/AjenifujaAyomide)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-add-thickness-to-my-curviloft-model/96432 "2020-09-20T00:46:06Z")
I’m currently designing my final year project and I seem to be stuck. I made research up till the point where I got my desired form, then I needed to add thickness and make solid forms of the render. I’ll have images o… --- ## [Models for Comic backgrounds](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/models-for-comic-backgrounds/132180)
**Author:** [@melikecelik1708](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/melikecelik1708)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/models-for-comic-backgrounds/132180 "2020-07-29T17:56:06Z")
Hello! I’m new to Sketchup and I am using the free version of it. I wanted to make my own comics and realized that many people use programs like sketchup for their backgrounds! I wanted to ask if I could use my own AND o… --- ## [Night city](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/night-city/121666)
**Author:** [@georgemelkadze](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/georgemelkadze)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/night-city/121666 "2020-04-12T03:39:26Z")
Hello there, here is my last work done in Sketchup 2020 and used render Twilight. hope you will like it :slight\_smile: --- ## [Multiple questions about storage, safety and ownership of models in Sketchup free web](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/multiple-questions-about-storage-safety-and-ownership-of-models-in-sketchup-free-web/104183)
**Author:** [@roy.pedersen](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/roy.pedersen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/multiple-questions-about-storage-safety-and-ownership-of-models-in-sketchup-free-web/104183 "2019-09-24T16:30:44Z")
I struggle to find good answers in your Terms of Service and Privacy Policy regarding these questions below. Hope you can point me into what sections I can get answers to the following questions: Who owns the ideas/conc… --- ## [My whole model disappeared/the screen is blank...?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-whole-model-disappeared-the-screen-is-blank/26077)
**Author:** [@Sdineen3](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Sdineen3)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-whole-model-disappeared-the-screen-is-blank/26077 "2019-09-14T20:54:42Z")
I was working on a building model and clicked on the sample person in the middle to delete it and I must’ve misclicked because the person was then in a box and when I tried deleting it, I was only deleting clothes off of… --- ## [How to remove a Trimble Connect model from SketchUp Model](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-remove-a-trimble-connect-model-from-sketchup-model/38712)
**Author:** [@3Dimensions](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/3Dimensions)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-remove-a-trimble-connect-model-from-sketchup-model/38712 "2017-02-07T21:01:51Z")
When I import a reference model it’s locked by default just as in SU 2016. But there is no contextual menu for removing the reference anymore in my SketchUp 2017 setup. Can anyone tell me how to remove a Trimble Connect … --- ## [Can I render a downloaded 3D warehouse model and publish the image in a book?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/can-i-render-a-downloaded-3d-warehouse-model-and-publish-the-image-in-a-book/88531)
**Author:** [@vpet](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/vpet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/can-i-render-a-downloaded-3d-warehouse-model-and-publish-the-image-in-a-book/88531 "2019-02-18T11:56:54Z")
I am trying to render known buildings and projects to appear as models (so different scale) made by others from the 3D warehouse. Am I able to render models and use the view/rendering in a publication? Do I have the righ… --- ## [Problem with a model imported from Revit](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-a-model-imported-from-revit/86442)
**Author:** [@michal.p](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/michal.p)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-a-model-imported-from-revit/86442 "2019-01-29T19:47:33Z")
Hi! My firend built a model in Revit and we imported it into SketchUp. It contains 865 components. Many of them are identical at first glimpse but instances are broken and they behave like groups. I would really prefer … --- ## [Updating model references but only on one image](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/updating-model-references-but-only-on-one-image/83131)
**Author:** [@federico\_f](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/federico_f)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/updating-model-references-but-only-on-one-image/83131 "2018-12-10T15:56:07Z")
I’m pretty new to layout althought i’ve been using SU for a while now… Im currently drawing a double door in sketchup and I’m making the 2d drawings in layout… I exported the top view of the closed door from Sketchup to… --- ## [Model Disappeared, but "Scenes" Show Content](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-disappeared-but-scenes-show-content/79013)
**Author:** [@KirstenA](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/KirstenA)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-disappeared-but-scenes-show-content/79013 "2018-10-13T18:17:34Z")
Hello SketchUp Community, I’ve been researching a way to resolve this issue, but to no avail. When opening my model, there is a blank screen, however, the scenes are showing all of my model’s content. I tested to see i… --- ## [Exporting model views into layout](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/exporting-model-views-into-layout/62172)
**Author:** [@LeonF](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/LeonF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/exporting-model-views-into-layout/62172 "2018-02-16T15:57:02Z")
Hi Everyone, I have my own layout template that I created a few years ago however I’m finding every time I use it I have to copy and paste the model 4 times and place them in the same positions every time. I have reduc… --- ## [Extremely Buggy Project](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/extremely-buggy-project/53211)
**Author:** [@Tom8Tom](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Tom8Tom)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/extremely-buggy-project/53211 "2017-10-13T14:55:28Z")
Hi, My SketchUp project is behaving extremely strangely and buggy. First of all, when orbiting around the sketch, if I am behind the origin point then I can see my sketch, however as soon as I come in front of the origi… --- ## [Is possible to know proportions from a picture?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/is-possible-to-know-proportions-from-a-picture/52549)
**Author:** [@spawn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/spawn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/is-possible-to-know-proportions-from-a-picture/52549 "2017-10-02T11:04:20Z")
Hello everyone :wink: I probably show how much silly I am with this question, but I will ask anyway. Is there any way to know the scale of the objects and the distance between then from a picture like this one? I wo… --- ## [How to finish a symmetrical model with components?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-finish-a-symmetrical-model-with-components/52080)
**Author:** [@spawn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/spawn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-finish-a-symmetrical-model-with-components/52080 "2017-09-23T13:16:31Z")
Hi everybody. I’m doing a symmetrical model and I made every half a component, now I want to join them but I want to remove the lines for every connected edges (joints). I know I can smooth them (sometimes delete) if I … --- ## [How to bend model](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-bend-model/48268)
**Author:** [@Aerendill](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Aerendill)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-bend-model/48268 "2017-07-14T16:54:20Z")
Hi, i create model of tunnel section: It 10m length and now i need bend it to left or right, so i can create complex tunnel system, can you point me to tutorial how i can bend it, saving all proportions? --- ## [Help creating a pattern around a curved shape](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-creating-a-pattern-around-a-curved-shape/45473)
**Author:** [@kellyrose](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kellyrose)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-creating-a-pattern-around-a-curved-shape/45473 "2017-05-27T15:31:45Z")
I am trying to create a bench with a repeating pattern cut out of the center ring. Here is what I have so far. You can see the top and bottom turned out pretty good, but it was very time-consuming. I created the flat … --- ## [I sent a model to layout but it wont open](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-sent-a-model-to-layout-but-it-wont-open/42785)
**Author:** [@krizmillomeda](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/krizmillomeda)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-sent-a-model-to-layout-but-it-wont-open/42785 "2017-04-11T15:32:41Z")
Hi, i sent a model to layout but it opened a dialog box instead of the model. How do i fix this? --- ## [Document identifier for Mac's multi document interface](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/document-identifier-for-macs-multi-document-interface/41777)
**Author:** [@eneroth3](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/eneroth3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/document-identifier-for-macs-multi-document-interface/41777 "2017-03-26T22:20:14Z")
I know this has been discussed before at SketchUcation but I just find it. I need an identifier for each open model to prevent tool settings from getting mixed up when the same tool is used is multiple models on Mac. It… [Next page](https://forums.sketchup.com/tag/model/284.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=model)