What's the optimal workflow for Sketchup?

Hello again. I’m here with another very basic question, but after I made such a rudimentary mistake on my last project with light sources, I’d rather be as efficient as possible with my time.

When you do a new version of a design in sketchup, how do you update the D5 version but also keep the previous version in case the clients changes their mind? I just changed the central part of a landscape model but I want to keep everything else that I set up from the previous D5 model. So I want to sync the new SU model with the old D5 model but save it as a new version so I can still access the previous one.

Hello. I thought you might want to try doing this:

  1. back up your SU model and D5 scene file simultaneously
  2. Sync to your backup scene with the backup SU model, replacing the original model.
  3. Work on the modifications in both the backup scene and the backup model for your new proposal.

Hi

please, please simplify the workflow when working with variants

my wish:
when i have imported a skp-model in my scene and want to “replace from local” with a variation of it

just to points:

  1. keep the origin of the model and therefore the location of the model (not switching to the center of the dimensions of the new model)
  2. keep materials of surfaces with the same name as applied on the original model (or give the option to choose)

Ok, so the optimum way would be to 1- in D5 do a ‘File > Save As’. 2- then in Sketchup do the same and then 3- sync them both together.

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Hi! Really thanks for your advice. I think you can also give your ideas in the idea&request channel, so that more staff may see them. :heart_hands:

I’m still confused by this process. I created version 1 of a model and synced it with D5, then I made changes and saved v1 as v2, I then clicked on the StartD5/Sync button in sketchup and did File > Save As v2 in D5 as well, but then I ended up with two models occupying the same space causing flickering.

Please can you tell me the best process for creating model revisions, imagine I’m a total idiot and you won’t be far wrong :grin:

Hi! Please choose replace and link option when you try to replace the original one.

Please can you tell me the process for this as I keep ending up with two D5 models occupying the same space. I have an updated sketchup model that I want to sync to the previous d5 version as I’ve placed lots of assets, then I want to save the D5 file as a new version.

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