SketchUp SketchUp Tags and Scenes 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What were 'Tags' called in older versions of SketchUp (before 2020)?
- Filters
- Layers (Correct answer)
- Groups
- Visibility Sets
Correct answer: Layers
Tags were called Layers in SketchUp versions before 2020; the name was changed to Tags to better reflect their function as visibility organizers rather than actual drawing layers.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of Tags in SketchUp?
- Organizing geometry into separate physics simulations
- Controlling the visibility of groups and components (Correct answer)
- Setting material properties for export
- Grouping faces for Push/Pull operations
Correct answer: Controlling the visibility of groups and components
Tags are used to toggle the visibility of assigned groups and components on or off, helping manage complex models.
Question 3: In SketchUp, what is the best practice regarding raw geometry (edges and faces) and Tags?
- Assign all raw geometry to custom tags for organization
- Keep all raw geometry on the Untagged (default) tag and only assign groups/components to other tags (Correct answer)
- Create one tag per face for maximum control
- Raw geometry should always be on the 'Layer0' tag
Correct answer: Keep all raw geometry on the Untagged (default) tag and only assign groups/components to other tags
SketchUp best practice is to leave all raw geometry on the Untagged tag and only assign groups and components to custom tags, preventing geometry-merging issues.
Question 4: What does the pencil icon next to a tag name in the Tags panel indicate in SketchUp?
- The tag is locked
- That tag is the active drawing tag where new geometry will be placed (Correct answer)
- The tag has been renamed
- The tag has a material override
Correct answer: That tag is the active drawing tag where new geometry will be placed
The pencil icon marks the active tag; any new geometry drawn will be assigned to this tag, so it should always remain on Untagged.
Question 5: How do you assign a group or component to a Tag in SketchUp?
- Drag it into the tag in the Outliner
- Select the group/component and choose the tag in the Entity Info panel or Tags panel (Correct answer)
- Right-click > Tag > Assign
- Double-click the tag and drop the group into it
Correct answer: Select the group/component and choose the tag in the Entity Info panel or Tags panel
Selecting a group or component and changing its Tag in the Entity Info panel (or using the Tags panel) reassigns it to that tag.
Question 6: What is a 'Tag Folder' in SketchUp?
- A system folder where .skm tag files are saved
- A container for organizing multiple tags into a named group within the Tags panel (Correct answer)
- A folder of saved scenes
- A tag that contains only one group
Correct answer: A container for organizing multiple tags into a named group within the Tags panel
Tag Folders let you nest tags under a folder name in the Tags panel, providing organizational hierarchy for complex models with many tags.
SketchUp SketchUp Tags and Scenes 1
What were 'Tags' called in older versions of SketchUp (before 2020)?