How to edit group visibility in Sketchup

In SketchUp, managing group visibility is key to organizing your model and focusing on specific elements. Here’s how you can edit and control the visibility of groups in SketchUp:

1. Toggle Group Visibility Using Layers/Tags

• Assign a Tag to a Group:
  1. Select the group by clicking on it.
  2. Open the Entity Info window (Window > Entity Info).
  3. Assign a tag (formerly layers) to the group by selecting or creating a tag in the dropdown menu.
• Control Visibility with Tags:
  1. Open the Tags Panel (Window > Tags).
  2. Toggle the visibility of tags to show or hide groups associated with them.

2. Temporarily Hide a Group

• Hide a Group:
  1. Select the group.
  2. Right-click and choose Hide from the context menu.
  3. Alternatively, go to the Edit menu > Hide.
• Unhide the Group:
  1. Go to Edit menu > Unhide > Last, All, or specific entities.
  2. If you can’t find it, ensure Hidden Geometry is visible (View > Hidden Geometry), then locate and unhide the group.

3. Control Group Visibility Using Outliner

• Use the Outliner Panel:
  1. Open the Outliner (Window > Outliner).
  2. Locate your group in the list.
  3. Click the eye icon next to the group name to toggle its visibility.

4. Edit the Visibility of Objects Inside a Group

• Enter Group Edit Mode:
  1. Double-click on the group to edit its contents.
  2. Adjust the visibility of individual objects within the group by hiding or tagging them.
• Exit Group Edit Mode:
  1. Click outside the group or press the Escape key.

5. Use Scenes for Controlled Visibility

• Create scenes to control and save specific visibility states:
  1. Set the visibility of your groups as needed (via hiding, tags, or Outliner).
  2. Create a scene (View > Animation > Add Scene).
  3. Switch between scenes to quickly apply different visibility configurations.

6. Show/Hide All Groups Temporarily

• Use Hide Rest of Model when editing a group or component:
  1. Go to View > Component Edit > Hide Rest of Model.
  2. This hides everything except the active group or component for focused editing.

By combining these tools, you can efficiently manage the visibility of groups in SketchUp for better organization and workflow. Let me know if you’d like a detailed explanation of any specific feature!