Editing Components
Last updated: Apr. 10, 2026•1 Min. read.
When you edit a SketchUp component, you can edit the component definition or the instance, or both. Editing the definition changes every component instance in a model. Editing just the instance makes that component unique and creates a definition separate from the other components in your model.
Check out the following articles for more information:
Basic Edits - Learn the basics for editing components.
Editing All Instances of a Component - Learn how to edit a component’s definition, editing all instances of that component.
Changing a Single Component Instance - Use Make Unique to edit a single instance of a component.
Editing a Component with Solid Tools - How to use the solid tools to identify gaps and clean up your components.