General Description
From the context menu of the element tools (single & rows)
you can
- save a special 3d-point-file, which includes
either the selected object (if any is selected)
or
all components in the active sketchup model
- load this file into the entire or a new project
What happens within the export function:
- all areal components are saved with their position, name and transformation
- all non-areal components are
- named with index, if not named
- saved as above with this name into the file (like areal native elements)
- exported to a fixed folder one after another (*.skp)
(the folder is fixed at the moment, this may become more flexible in the future...)
When you reimport, all components will be reloaded and placed at their original position (absolute).
All elements remain selected.
In this state, you can:
- move the selection to any other position via left-click (admin : check)
- copy the selection to any other position via shift+left
- copy and rotate (randomized) to any other position via ctrl+shift+left
When above elements, the height gets adapted to them (follow terrain...). (disabled)
In free space the elements are placed at position [x,y,0].
Adapt elements to terrain via adapt-to-terrain button.
This function is active, unless you deselect or select another tool.
MISSING ELEMENTS:
Missing elements are displayed as a big question mark (especially external elements, of deleted from theor folder).
There is also a special function for replacing those 'dummies' available:
Just mouse-over the question-mark-element and select 'replace' in its context menue.
Then click on any component in the model. Voila!
SIDE EFFECT:
The export function can also be used to collect all non-areal-components in a folder as single skp-files. Since this also works with internal and unsaved components in the model,
it can be useful for sorting things sometimes....
