GROUPS VS COMPONENTS in SketchUp - When to Use Each!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Hi everyone! Do you have any guidelines for when you use groups and when you use components? Let me know in the comments below! :)

[@germiedurandmoussitou5890]

Justin! you are the best! Thank you for the tutorials.

[@kkimhd47]

Hey Justin, I'm really impressed with your tutorials. I've returned to school to study landscape architecture after retiring as a computer aided drafter (water/wastewater engineering). Your instruction is succinct and spot on - just what I need to brush up on new software skills. Thank you!

[@joeledezma-medina7541]

The transition from Rhino to SketchUp has been smooth so far because of your tutorials. Thanks man!

[@JDusala]

I cant believe I have not been using components this whole time. Very helpful, thanks again!

[@teofelusimene6496]

Lol it's you and me, since 2016😂

[@Papi4l2]

to me, i feel its easier just to make everything a component, and if i want something different, i just set that as unique

[@geoffphil]

Yes. I can't see why not just make all groups components, unless that produces too many components to manage.

[@andrewm7366]

Thank you very much. I am a small contractor and this was very helpful.

[@melissalaird2006]

I watched this video about 6 months ago when I first started learning sketchup and it didn't make a bit of sense to me..... now it makes total sense. I'm working on figuring out the best way to organize my work now and need help with whether to group groups together or turn multiple groups into a component. I need to take your course,,,, when are you putting it on sale again?

[@johnlawrence8000]

Excellent tutorials. You explain every detail very clear. Love watching your videos, very self explanatory. Look forward to watching many more of your tutorials. Just a little bit of advice for anybody watching any tutorial in VLC Media player, if you find the tutorials are to fast to follow, you can always slow the video speed down a scale, sometimes this helps to follow complicated tutorials. Thank you for your great videos.

[@petekyle9178]

Hi Justin. And just like that: I now have a solid understanding of when to use groups and when to use components! Many thanks.

[@gregnelson5230]

This really helped me thanks! Is there a way to take something off of being a group or component after you already assigned it to an object?

[@leemarylohman3852]

Justin, I am not a full-time SketchUp user so your lessons are particularly valuable to educate me or refresh my memory. I'd like to compensate you on those occasions when I use your advice without becoming a Patreon (what a word) member. Is there some way I could do that?

[@paulcairns4859]

it is a great explanation of the differences and how to use both in a model

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks!

[@howard6798]

I'm also a newbie--this was very helpful. Thanks, Justin!

[@EgdeFilms]

Man, great video. Maybe do a video on general shortcut keys and other workflow related things. Working fast and smart.

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

This was exactly the video i needed to answer my question. Thank you

[@leemarylohman3852]

Excellent. New subject. Have you ever considered creating a lesson for those of us using SketchUp on a Chromebook? More and more of us are. Chromebook users are often frustrated because the controls are located in different places (delete guidelines for example) and seem to respond differently.

[@FraserandCoDesigns]

Hey what was the shortcut keys you used on those lights to spread them out? I’ve seen the forward slash key used if placing a bunch of components between, but not extending out

[@baukepoelsma1659]

yeah, someone please? haha

[@petersparklelarkel]

Thanking you i needed to know the difference between groups and components.

[@vanyasimon]

My favourite sketchup channel is growing baby

[@Thesketchupessentials]

😎

[@video2350]

Thanks Justin. Very easy to understand. I appreciate your videos about Sketchup and Blender.

[@ypure3859]

your youtubes are extremely useful. THANK YOU!!!!

[@takundamapako7856]

great video, well explained. Learning a lot from you, thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad to help!

[@lavaembers1533]

Very well presented tutorial. Just another subscription for you.

[@OfficialWordOnTheStreet]

very well explained

[@han7959]

I had to change from Revit to Sketchup because my company is using Su for constructing details. It is like that Components is equivalent of Family in Revit and Group is Generic Model in Revit.

[@ambrehillier2713]

Excellent. Really clearly explained a concept that I was struggling with.

[@_Breakdown]

Can groups be converted into components (i.e. say you have 4 identical groups... could they be converted into a component, so that if you adjust one component the other 3 would follow) ?

[@bdycouver]

Perfect. Explained exactly what I was interested in. Thanks...

[@pspringer57]

Hi Justin. Great videos, thanks you. I have questions. Can you group components together? Does this make sense? Can you make several groups into a component? And can you tell me how to know how many times to click to select a nested component or group for editing? One more - if you explode a group or component do all of the the sub-groups or sub-components remain intact or do they explode too? If you have one or more videos that cover this maybe you can just tell me what those are rather than answering in a comment. Thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Yes you can group them, and a group of objects can be made a component. I'd recommend just doing some testing and playing around with this concept so you get a better idea of how it all works - make some boxes and cylinders and give it a try!

[@pspringer57]

@@Thesketchupessentials Thank you Justin. Ive watched many of your videos since I posted that and have done some playing around. It's going to take a while longer to become comfortable with the tools, but it's amazing what can be done. I have watched quite a few videos while trying to get started with SketchUp - yours are the best. I am going through the SketchUp Free Tutorials playlist; many of the videos are probably not applicable to what I want to use SU for (woodworking) but are worth the time I think, just to get familiar with the tools. I see that there are a couple of tutorials for woodworkers and I will watch those, but I mostly need to get comfortable with the techniques; even after I complete a tutorial and later try to replicate it on my own I get stuck in unexpected places. If there is another playlist you recommend that I try next I'd appreciate your advice.

[@b_riojaaljonnyg.512]

well explained sir, thank you so much

[@jerrybonbonifacio6970]

Hi Iike your explaination about Group and components of the object

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks!

[@jamesperkinsmetalsculpture8303]

Thanks for the Video...I have seen your other vids on this but I still get Confused sometimes...thanks for the Definition once again Justin!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it helped! :)

[@jeffwood8432]

I was trying the reverse order of operations. Component first, then group. That did not work out well for me. Thanks for the clarification.

[@kayfremgen1701]

Really good Short and Compact Thank you !

[@youtubechannel12371]

Awesome video man, I appreciate you putting this together!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@angelinacabrera5576]

Seems simple enough, thanks!

[@tommyaleks100]

I hope you can help. I have made a small garage and made that into a group. I will now add more objects to that garage but I also want to take that object away if I want to. Let`s say I want to make a workbench to put inside that garage but I also want to move it if I want to. How do I make that workbench? Do I make it outside that garage and make it into a component and then add it? Thank you.

[@muhammadriaz3739]

Now my concept clear thanks.

[@1994ramfan]

Awesome! Came to learn about groups and components and left with making ninja star looking thing haha

[@flittlefield]

Excellent, I was wondering what the difference was for some time now. I am a newbie..

[@basicPROcreator]

Thank you so much.. I really learned a lot from all your videos..

[@edilsoncorrea117]

Very straightforward. Thank you!

[@21thTek]

Great explanation !! ✨✨

[@timguernsey8030]

Very good explanation

[@alexwhite5724]

Can you do components of separate far away parts like interior walls for compound house projects? So when you change one house the rest of the houses change?

[@berish246810]

Thank you, these videos are really a big help. Do you do any cad videos or just sketchup

[@Thesketchupessentials]

SketchUp, Blender, Rendering, and Fusion360. No CAD

[@johnglover3515]

Great content thanks mate. Easy to follow and really well communicated... love your work :)

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@rogerthomson8251]

Crystal clear! Thanks

[@plantbasedprepper]

I already created my design with a lot of 2x4x9' boards the same length. Is there a way to convert all of them to a component instead or do I have to delete them all and start over?

[@PiannsKitchen]

Nice! Great explanation! Thanks!

[@NH4Ukraine2]

Great video. Thanks. I'm still a bit confused as to the difference between single, double and triple clicking on both groups and components. It gets me into a lot of trouble when I'm modeling. Do you have a reference video that details this? Thanks in advance.

[@SWA2630]

single click select one geometric shape. Like a line or a face. Double click adds the edges to the selection. Triple click adds whatever is touching to the selection. So if you have a rail fence, clicking once would select the face of a rail. Double click would select the rail. Triple click would select the whole fence. Hope this helps.

[@BuildDeets]

Always informative...!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you think so!

[@Arablelecrocket]

great work and very straight forward

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thank you!

[@eurianceylon7638]

Thanks a Mil.. I know this vid is a bit old already - It helped me a lot.

[@Mathias-vu7et]

Man, the openings are always so assaulting

[@scorpi8228]

Finally found a solution for my sticky faces and figured out why sometimes replicated "Groups" were not changing when editing a group (it was never meant to be!)...

[@_Breakdown]

Very helpful - - thanks Justin!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jacoolckers6465]

Thanks this was very helpful.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it helped!

[@scottjack5274]

VERY HELPFUL, THANK YOU

[@MikeWriston-f7t]

Is there a way to create a permanent component library, so I can use the same built components in different files?

[@ericoquendo2940]

i just wanted to see how you create and save a component inside a model to continue using it. I'm trying to create a system scaffolding print and im trying to save my different size components in order to gain speed

[@phknutson]

I created a component with multiple small windows and set to cut face when added. When I add it to a face, it's not cutting the opening. Is this a feature that only cuts one window?

[@dominicaha]

Nice & clear thanks!

[@Kane0r]

Hi Im finding your channel very useful as a beginner, but how do I merge 2 groups together? Thanks :D

[@tor-bjornadelgren3517]

Thanks Justin just what I asked for!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it helped :)

[@kurniawans6932]

Thank you for this, I'm a newbie. Correct me if I'm wrong.. Is it true that I can only make component of a 2d object? because I make component of a cube, copy it, change the color, but the other cubes' color are not changed..

[@bsceacrafts-cspc761]

what control key did u use in 04:39 after rotating the piece and turn a mirror on it?

[@danielsv17]

Thanks alot !!! I am really new to sketch up and last was making a simple box desing . Made out of lumner desings and I was making some of them conponets and some groups not even know what was for lol. And when I wanted to edit them and. Move theme it was whole mess thanks alot now I know what happened. I think i will just restart again. Or do you know how tonundo grups.? And or undo components?

[@archwaldo]

Just explode them

[@danielsv17]

@@archwaldo omg thank you so much..but Now i just got the new sketch up pro 2020. And now the components don't work 😥😥 what i mean is this i can make a simple rectangle make it component then push pull 1 feet up. Then make copies and then even selecting all them and remaking theme as components but still doesn't work when i push pull one of theme the others don't follow. Idk if the new sketch up pro turn that function off or i turn it off. But idk what's going on. But now i know how good making components is. And i can't use function 😱😱😢😢😢

[@ananthandoo5008]

Hey, sir, do you also provide classes of sketchup pro for beginners to advanced.

[@MrJohnreggie]

ok...hanks for the video ...but how to multiply those copy ..it is any short key ?

[@typicaldave9451]

thankyou sir. Please keep up the good works

[@MrExactamundo]

Thanks, it was very useful!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ann_11]

How to ungroup any part of the entity?

[@saulhenrichs1799]

Great vid man, thanks

[@CLCLTD]

Hi Justin, is there a way of putting one of my most popular jobs in as a whole component and able to use it again on a new file to get my cut list or do i have to make a new one every time

[@XDIY]

Thanks for the guide.

[@Zeeshan-jr6lw]

Great Bro always keep smile God Blessing you

[@baukepoelsma1659]

Okay so when would you actually prefer using a group instead of a component? Cuz to me it sounds like components have all the benefits of a group and not the other way around? Even if i have just one copy of an object i might aswell make a component instead of a group right if it smooths out my workflow? To me groups sound useless.

[@cloudsrains8302]

Really really helpful!! Thanks a lot!! 😇

[@integrationarchitecture5596]

I think you missed to tell that in a numerous copied components, one can change any of them to change all instances. (You showed the linking of components by editing the first - original component).

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'm pretty sure I touched on the idea, but sure - edit any of them and they'll all change

[@PromotedGossiper]

What key did you use on that light fixture to auto have symmetrical length when duplicating? 6:57

[@emanretsiger9343]

Correct me if I am wrong; in terms of AutoCAD components ≃ blocks and groups ≃ layers

[@markhaber9427]

Hi Justin; In your video, you made the 4 walls a group. How can I move or modify just one of the walls without my geometry sticking together ? Would I have to make each individual wall a component, or is there another trick that I haven't learned yet ? Thank you !

[@HungPham-ki9wu]

Make unique

[@nathanielmclennan]

Very good. Thank you.

[@LION_SHADES]

Geis you are doing great

[@JohnColgan.]

Is it possible to undo group/component if created in error?

[@margod51]

Explode command :)

[@andrewthomas8352]

Justin, question that I can't figure out. Not sure if you have ever brought sketchup into Revit before. Strange thing happens and I thought it had to do with a component axis being in the wrong location and thus shifted it when imported into Revit. But no, tjhe sketchup file has no components. Just groups. In this example, it is groups of storefront and railings that move relative to the grouped walls. Any thoughts? Thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Sorry - haven't brought SketchUp into Revit before - seems like the process has been made very difficult by some programming things

[@andrewthomas8352]

@@Thesketchupessentials Autodesk updated the import functionality with Revit 2020. You no longer have to save the Sketchup file down to version 8. I just can't figure out what was happening in this particular file. Thanks for the reply and keep up the good work.

[@aljonaltiche9180]

how do you rotated and copied the object?

[@sweethome3ddesign82]

Hi Justin, it is informative video, thank you i appropriate if you can do more video on placemaker type plugin -- which is free or one time payment

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I don't understand the question - Placemaker is a paid extension

[@sweethome3ddesign82]

can we have similar kind of extension but one time payment- not yearly subscription base

[@chuisgood3678]

nice tutorial

[@ashish00138]

Sir u r great with sketchup and vray......u have nice feeds.... I'm a beginner with vray and sketch.....i need your help in the case...when i apply the material texture on the roof. The texture is applied by attaching one map with its copies...i want the whole roof texture like uniform.....but in my case dark border repeated in my roof texture. I need it to be uniform for realism....CAN U HELP ME???

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Is that because your material is too small so it's tiling?

[@ashish00138]

@@Thesketchupessentials thanks sir....for reply!!!!

[@sunalwaysshinesonTVs]

IDK.... Ive been messing around with Sketchup for quite some time , using it to design a workbench -just a bunch of boxes. Ive been fussing around with this one design project for almost a year, and it's taking me this long cause I always hit a point of total frustration trying to do a very simple task. For instance, moving a board isnt just grab and move it since in the software the board isnt a board. Yes, it's a great tool but I absolutely hate it.... which isnt to say Im gonna abandon it as much as I want to. This is what having no-will feels like. It's a very powerful and versatile modelling app yes, but nothing about it seems intuitive to me. Ive probably watched this video half-a-dozen times now cause every time I come back to my project I cant remember which does what. The nomenclature is terrible, granted for me. For instance, a "group" tells me nothing. I get it's suppose to be a group of lines, surfaces, etc., but to me that's an "object" as in an object by definition is a totality of a thing. Conversely, a "component" tells me nothing. I think, "component of what?" and that question is within the context of the various pieces that make up an object in Sketchup.... as in I think say a line or a face surface is a component. FML. I can thank Sketchup for one thing: the prospect of death doesnt feel so terrible anymore. [edit: btw, you're videos are extremely helpful and well done in spite of the fact your tutorials dont stick in my brain].

[@russeljohnpatricktibon3]

Love ur content

[@Stealth01030]

so what happens if its a group but then u need to change it to a component how do you go about that ??

[@AhmadSapuan]

thankyou dude

[@brucewayyyyne]

man, i've wasted a lot of time not using make component. thanks a lot!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@grafikhesabi4551]

How can I make the names of the components of the same size the same instead of copying the components?

[@sehsuan]

what was that fast and furious keystroke to replicate so many of the lights? i only heard keyboard clicks and BAM! it's all there!

[@nikharhariyani1917]

Copy one light to the distance you wish, with the command still selected (type 5x for 5 times the given distance), and (5/ for making copies in that given distance). Try it out, you'll understand. Hope it helps :)

[@blackrose5624]

thank you

[@hey_they_knowhey_they_know727]

Thank u very much