Organizing a Model

Last updated: Apr 11, 2026•1 min read.

SketchUp provides all the tools needed to keep everything organized. An organized model makes it easier to manage entities and control visibility. To get started, take a look at the following organizational features and techniques available in SketchUp:

Grouping Geometry – Groups gather up multiple entities into one Object. Learn how to make a Group work in a model.
Working with Hierarchies in Outliner – The Outliner is like a map to all the Groups, Components, and section planes in a model. The Outliner can help navigate around and identify Objects in large models, control visibility of Objects, and much more.
Controlling Visibility with Tags – Tags are a way to manage the visibility of multiple Objects in a model.
What Happened to Layers? SketchUp’s Tags are an updated form of what was called Layers in older versions. Tags provide the same functionality that Layers provided and more.
Adding Dashed Lines to Tags – Further customize your Tags with dashed lines, changing all lines in the tagged Object from solid to dashed, giving that geometry a more specific meaning.
Using the Credits Feature – Learn how to use Credits to make sure you are credited for the designs you create.