Here's a trick I always use to find the cases where a tiny or hidden element is breaking up an edge preventing the face from closing: Just go to Styles->edit and check the endpoints option. All the points in the model now appear, including points where a hidden line, tiny segment, etc., is breaking up the face. And then after fixing the problem, you can go back and uncheck the endpoints option. On the other hand, this video gives me a new idea: Often I'm drawing a floor plan or something with closed shapes that I DON'T want filled. in the past, I would just delete the auto-filled face, only to have it automatically appear again after editing another edge on that face (or whatever). In the future, if I have this problem, I'll just insert a tiny line from one edge into the closed area. Auto-fill disabled! Cool! I just have to remember to delete the tiny line when I'm finished editing in that area.

"Colour lines by axis" can show you when stuff is slightly off if a shape will not close.

Excellent tutorial. One could study SketchUp for years and never learn this. Most tutorials are "top down" teaching, which has it's place. This tutorial is "bottom up" teaching, finding common areas of error and showing how to fix them. More please.

Excellent! This video should be required viewing for every Sketchup newbie. Thank you Aaron!

Thanks Aaron, That helps a lot. I've suffered most if not all of these issues and have spent hours looking for the reasons.

This is great! It doesn’t always do what you expect. Thanks for clarifying that.

these solutions are a lot better than the select, delete all and re-create I've done in the past

Thanks so much. I have struggled many an hour over this problem. Now I'm finally learning!

Wow! Talk about bringing clarity to a situation I have a lot. I'm trying to use SU with much more intentionality. This really helps! Thanks Aaron!!

Such a great builder. As an occasional user have often had closure problems, and this suite of solutions nailed it. The Text trick identified the problem.

Hi Aaron, thank you for this brilliant video. I've been using Sketchup Pro for a few years, but only as a hobby. Occasionally, like now, I have issues closing a face on a complex shape. Using the text tool to see which XYZ points were causing the trouble, was a God send. I had 3 points that were 0.02mm in error ! Please keep making these videos, they are a really useful library.

Wow - I never thought about hidden geometry. Thanks for showing those tips in finding it.

Hello, Aaron, awesome tips in this session! Thank you for sharing it.

After many tries to close a face, I watched your video and it closed so fast after I deleted some extra geometry. Boom ! It almost shocked me! These videos have made it easy for me to get going with Sketchup because I can search and find answers for a specific problem and your videos are short and to the point. Thanks very much.

Very cool, just learning and this is a big help. Thank you!

Fantastic video!!! I learned a lot...I've experienced all of these over the years but after taking some time off from SU, many I've forgotten. Extremely helpful

Another good one Aaron - thanks!

I unfortunately have had some of these issues, the worst was the out of plane. Thank you for these resolutions. They will be an awesome reference for future “challenges”😂

This was clear and helpful. Thanks.

Thanks, litterally figured out wtf was going on with my design seconds after watching only half this video.

Very helpful information. Thank you!

I used to do all these things. It gets down to good habits. Inference, grouping etc

Many thanks - frustration now relaxed!

Very helpful and easy to understand.

I think I posted my question regarding this , I found my issue!! Big thank you

End-points all highlit, plus xyz dimensions at corners. Gold nuggets to this old Skp hand. Yes, still not read the manual after these 14 years of hobby use. Thanks all.

Yes it helped. This is one of things I struggle with. Thx!

A revelation. Thanks, Aaron, it's great to have a bit of a checklist when trouble pops up. 9:40

I have a sawtooth roofline with three peaks projecting above and along the parapet. The parapet wall is continuous with the building wall; the rectangle representing the wall and parapet is 4 ft x 37’4.” When I drew the series of lines to be the surface to become a group and then receive texture (vertical corrugated metal) the figure did not close. Then I tried a series of adjacent rectangles and triangles. Then I have seams. I haven’t learned as yet whether seams can be eliminated. (This is in schematics, so that’s not crucial.) I followed you video on manipulating textures with the pins in Texture/Position, but find it difficult to rotate and scale consistently. I tried another idea. I made a large rectangle flush to the building corners at each end and at the right height for the bottom horizontal line (a high watertable) but projecting higher than the sawtooth peaks. I pulled it out less than an inch and then to a foot. With x-ray on, i tried to draw lines on the surface, but the clicks were not staying on the rectangle. No luck. Is there a way to project the roof line onto a surface? Or is there a way to confine the change-of-direction of the line to a surface? As I send, I am using guides to work my way along the parapet and peaks. If this is a problem of interest to others, I would love to see a tutorial, Aaron.

I also have made geometry where one side is comprised of more than one slightly unparalell lines, and the inner one not connecting at the corner. Its a variant of the "edge sticking into the area where the face is supposed to be" , but the problem is more difficult to find, as there is no broken sides. A working view with lines colored by axis solves this for me.

Awesome... Needed to see this!

Thanks, Aaron. This issue frustates me all the time.

Excellent video

Very handy - I seem to draw and cut stuff that's off axis (because I can do the diagonal connecting)... I need to work out how I'm drawing off axis (although I do weird stuff, so that's probably a big indicator).

great tips! I needed this one :^) Thanks for posting!!

Hello guys You are awesome Thank you for sharing these items GOD bless you

They oughta have a gap detector..something that would blink red if not connected within a certain settable value. You could adjust this or turn it off.

Great one bro. Thank you.

Aron...Great Tips!!!

Well, this is where I draw the line!

Awesome, Hit every one of the ways I've messed up a drawing.. Thanks Aaron Still have a few times where It has stumped me to the point I've had to start over.. Still don't know what happened. ???

thank you, Aaron. something I tore my hair for.

do u have a solution for diagonal geometry that wont fill up?

Thank's for this.

Hi, can you explain how do you to make that precise and optimized movements visualizating the model? it seems like a zoom combinated with orbit. Thank you.

Yeah okay - 1 min of this video saved me from going mad and using another 1 hour to fix something that takes now 1 sec... Thanks :D

very useful - thanks!

Thanks a lot, its been a great help!!!

Very helpful!

Good tutorial!

Thank you very helpful!

Again, I learned something new. 👍

Helpful. What would also be helpful would be some features/extensions that can show you loose geometry. Ideally the outliner would do this.

definitely helped Thank You 😃

Your last example is often overlooked in diagnosis, if a shape won't close, the common fix is to redraw each line in turn believing that one of the lines didn't make contact. Remaking the existing 3 lines OUTSIDE of the group will complete the shape & create the face , obviously connecting with your drawn 4tn line!

excelente explicacion, gracias por eso, feliz dia

So helpful sir thankyou

thanks a lot

Thanks a lot for the videos...

Why does SketchUp sometimes form a new face even when you draw over previously existing lines? I am going insane trying to fix it.

good video, cheers

My worst nightmare: Making a 3D site plan model based on a dwg file which isn't closed properly at all when i place all those lines on a surface

Thanks

Can you clarify your point in the last example. As a novice, this one is an area that I struggle with a lot. You said instead of exploding, "you can click into it and keep them separate." Are you editing the group at that point or is the new line still somewhat separate?

Nice, but what's the matter with those reverse faces showing as top surfaces ,any fix to this,i face it a lot

Does SketchUp have a planarize tool? Is there one available with an extension? And while I’m in the asking mode, how about an extend line tool? And thanks again for this one!

Selecting all lines > right click > intersecting faces > with model - This will solve your issue if you're working in 2D on a single plan.

I'm having an issue closing my face on a curved surface. Any tips for that?

Often I start with a solid; then add a feature to it and it is no longer a solid. Even the simplest of features can cause a "leak". Any basic techniques you can demonstrate? Thank You I find your Skill Builder tips valuable.

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6:06 Nice trick !

You did NOT explain how to get the label tool to show the XYZ dimensions.

Nice video but did not cover my issue. Open Sketchup today and whenever I draw a rectangle or circle it does not fill in. Worked fine yesterday. I had to log back into Sketchup this morning, hmmmm.

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it was life hack for me

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Great video! I do something similar with my middle school class. I considered sharing it with my students until I saw your t shirt. It is funny to adults, but I am certain some parents would complain. fyi

Probably the biggest cause of wasted time in my SU experience- chasing ones tail. It's almost always due to using 2d dwg info which is a shame as autocad is still my preferred way of making a living.

I was today years old when I found out that a stray line touching an edge in your loop will prevent a face! WHAT???

this situation make me give up to learn Sketchup, really.

At 2:12 is exactly why i watched this video, why would you "take the easy way out" I'm watching the tutorial to learn the right way....

6:49 Okay, you just scared me off of using tags.... [Pro-newb]

Stl files are the worst at editing because of so many faces or bad modeling

the problem is that this program is not very accurate.. so skewing lines and non-closed gaps is the new normal for Sketchup - i hate this program --- alot

Sketchup sucks !

Could someone explain how to get good faces when importing the IFC file to Sketchup? All faces are not uniform and full of hidden geometry what distorts every surface?

Thanks