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FiG 2.5 A component and its
instances reloaded.
I would recommend using the Outliner for the above steps, since you will
always be aware of the overall file hierarchy of the model, and it even shows
the status of hidden or locked components.
Step 6: Editing Submodels as a Whole 1/Proportional
Modiications
Goals : Manipulate proportional modifications of component instances.
Inputs : One of submodels created in the previous steps.
Tools : SketchUp, component instances, and the Scale tool.
Our scheme for the competition consisted of eight separate bridges, rather
than just the one.
These bridges were formally similar, but slightly different in their lengths.
Instead of modeling all eight of them one by one, we used scaled component
instances to carry out quick design evaluations.
Tips
The rule of thumb is that modifications done to a component instance as
a whole affect only the properties of that particular component instance,
whereas modifications done to individual entities within a component
(i.e., component definitions) affect all other component instances.
So, if I scale four component instances as a whole to varying degrees, modi-
fications to the component definition of one of them will be proportionally
reflected in other component instances.
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