Rendering in SketchUp

reset Color
This button restores the original texture color, removing any color adjust-
ments. It will not reset scale. 
Opacity 
Opacity allows you to control how transparent a material appears. The opacity is set using a 
slider. A zero (0) value indicates the material is fully transparent; a value of 100 makes it 
100 percent Solid. (Fig. 8.22, Fig. 8.23).
Fig. 8.22: 
The window texture is set to 100 percent opacity, making it completely opaque.

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Fig. 8.23: 
The opacity for the window texture is lowered to 53 percent, making the material transparent and reveal-
ing the model detail behind it.
The Styles Menu
The SketchUp Styles menu controls how surface colors and texture are displayed. The options 
range from x-ray views peering through model surfaces to wire frame, displaying the edges 
and lines composing surfaces (Fig. 8.24). 
Fig. 8.24: 
The Styles 
menu with options

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Shaded and Shaded with Texture are the two most important options because they affect 
performance. They are the two primary settings used for modeling. 
To access the Styles menu, select View 
F
Toolbars 
F
Styles. Don’t confuse it with the 
Window 
F
Styles menu, which has very different functions. The Styles menu options are 
described from left to right as they appear in the menu bar. 
X-ray
The X-ray button can be toggled on and off. Once turned on, it will work with the 
other options listed here. X-ray turns all faces in the model transparent, allowing you to 
see objects normally hidden by other geometry. Furthermore, X-ray allows you to select 
lines and faces through the transparency. The X-ray button needs to be toggled off (clicked) 
to turn the x-ray off.
Back edges 
Back Edges displays dashed lines through geometry illustrating the back lines 
that compose a volume or 3D object. Like the X-ray style, it can be toggled on or off and will 
work with the other style options listed.