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Deleting Imagery

Imported imagery is an entity just like everything else in your model. To delete imported map imagery:

Last updated 17 July 2026

Imported imagery is an entity just like everything else in your model. To delete imported map imagery:

  1. Select the imagery.
  2. Unlock the imagery from the menu bar by selecting Edit > Unlock > Selected or click Unlock in the context menu. deleting-imagery-add-location.png
  3. Delete the imagery just like you would with any other geometry in your model.

3D Printing a Model

Before you print a model on a 3D printer, you need to make sure your 3D printer can understand your model data. Here's a quick overview of how to set up your SketchUp model for 3D printing:

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Adding an Environment to a Model

Environments allow you to add 360°panoramic backgrounds and image-based lighting conditions to your SketchUp models. The Environments panel is where you can add and manipulate environments, or import High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI) files or OpenEXR files to create a new environment.

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Adding Attributes

Attributes make components dynamic by telling SketchUp what to do. You can choose from predefined attributes or create custom attributes:

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Adding Premade Components and Dynamic Components

Components in SketchUp turn geometry in a model into reusable entities. For example, most buildings have at least one door and window. Instead of modeling these common objects, you can insert a component that you have already made, or even one made by someone else.Like all geometry in SketchUp, a component is still

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Adding Text, Labels, and Dimensions to a Model

In SketchUp, you can add four types of text:

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