# \#replacematerial

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## [How to replace a material with other?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-replace-a-material-with-other/175134)

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**Author:** [@marceltanure](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/marceltanure)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-replace-a-material-with-other/175134 "2021-09-12T18:14:33Z")

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How to replace a material with other?

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## [How to replace all same materials without having to explode groups?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-replace-all-same-materials-without-having-to-explode-groups/174866)

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**Author:** [@marceltanure](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/marceltanure)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-replace-all-same-materials-without-having-to-explode-groups/174866 "2021-09-08T15:36:00Z")

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How to replace all same materials without having to explode groups to have full application in the entire model. Becouse I received I file from a client with 1000 groups, he forgot to make it as a component…now I have to…

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## [Architecture building](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/architecture-building/57237)

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**Author:** [@jov](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jov)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/architecture-building/57237 "2017-12-13T08:07:19Z")

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Hi everybody. I am new to SU. I am sketching an old school (pic School 1) and I’m facing many problems. For the moment I have two questions: Whle I was adding the windows a strange extrusion appeared in a wall (pic Sch…

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## [Select face(s) by face material/colour](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/select-face-s-by-face-material-colour/39100)

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**Author:** [@IanR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/IanR)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/select-face-s-by-face-material-colour/39100 "2017-02-14T21:24:30Z")

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Is there an extension which allows my to select ONLY the faces in this model that are default material? If there is a native way, please how? Thanks in advancemountain.skp (187.3 KB)