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Working with Components

In this chapter, we will explore Components and what makes them special in SketchUp Pro. Components allow us to keep our files more organized, easily use Objects in multiple files, and automatically align Geometry in our models. Component attributes can be set and edited to achieve many different functions in SketchUp Pro. We will wrap up this chapter by briefly discussing Dynamic and Live Components.

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

  • Using the Components Panel
  • Creating Components:
    • Creating New Components
    • Nested Components
  • Updating and Editing Components
  • Component Statistics
  • Component Instances
    • Instance Options
  • Component Attributes
  • Dynamic and Live Components

Using the Components Panel

Components are ...

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