SketchUp Scenes, Layers, and Tags Flashcards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer: Visible Tags

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

How do you apply a consistent Style to all Scenes in a SketchUp model at once?

Answer: Select all scenes in the Scenes panel > Update with current style

Selecting all scenes in the Scenes panel and then updating them applies the current style settings to every scene simultaneously.