

Right Click on the colored faces > Reverse Faces and then Refresh the wall cutting component.ģ. (To turn on the styles toolbar: Right click on the tool area and open the 'Styles' toolbar) Are all the faces you are placing wall cutter components oriented correctly? Turn on 'Monochrome View' and make sure all the wall faces have the bright color (white) facing out and darker color (blue) facing in. If you just installed or updated FlexTools - Restart Sketchup and see if that helps.Ģ. Note: It is recommended to first disable the wall cutter feature from the internal window component and then make the external wrapping component a wall cutter if needed.ġ.

Then copy this new wrapper component where ever you want identical windows.

Select the window and the line and create a component out of them. You may need to draw a temporary line (or any geometry). If the components are not identical, and have different dimensions for example, after making the change, they will all assume the same settings so their dimensions will all be the same!Įnclose the window component into another wrapper component. If you want to make a change to a bunch of window components without them becoming unique and without needing to copy them back into place after making the change you want you can try the following:Īs long as the dynamic components you are trying to change are completely identical, you can select all of them and then change their settings together from within the Component Options window. In addition to ABF, there is the Opencutlist plugin, which also features statistics and nesting boards, but it lacks important features such as creating holes, binding screws, sticking labels, etc.When you scale or change the settings of a dynamic window component it immediately becomes unique.

ABF is a free Sketchup plugin that helps the process of exporting CNC cutting files in furniture production quickly, reducing material and labor costs.
