SketchUp SketchUp Scenes, Layers, and Tags 2

Question 1

How do you hide all geometry assigned to a specific Tag in SketchUp?

Accepted Answer

Uncheck the visibility eye icon next to the tag in the Tags panel

Answer

In the Tags panel, clicking the eye icon (visibility toggle) next to a tag hides all groups and components assigned to that tag.

Question 2

What does 'Update Scene' do after you have changed the camera angle in SketchUp?

Accepted Answer

Saves the current view and model state into the selected scene, replacing the old settings

Answer

Update Scene overwrites the stored settings of the active scene with the current camera angle, tag visibility, and other scene properties.

Question 3

Which scene property, when unchecked, prevents a scene from updating its tag visibility state?

Accepted Answer

Visible Tags

Answer

Unchecking 'Visible Tags' in a scene's properties means that navigating to that scene will not change the current tag visibility, leaving whatever tags are visible at the time.

Question 4

How do you change the order of Scenes in SketchUp to rearrange the animation sequence?

Accepted Answer

In the Scenes panel, use Move Up/Move Down arrows

Answer

The Scenes panel includes Move Up and Move Down arrow buttons that reorder scenes, which directly affects the sequence used during animation export.

Question 5

What is the purpose of 'Section Planes' in SketchUp and how do they relate to Scenes?

Accepted Answer

They cut a visual cross-section through the model; each scene can store a different active section plane

Answer

Section Planes cut the model to reveal interior cross-sections, and saving different active section planes in different scenes lets you animate cut-through views.

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SketchUp SketchUp Scenes, Layers, and Tags 2