SketchUp version: at Least 7+ (never used any lower version)
Operating system: (should be same on both Win & OSX.)

Answer: What you need is part of SU. Set you viewpoint the way you
want, then on menu, "Window" > "Scenes".  The 'Scenes' Inspector tool
window opens.

If there are no saved scenes:

1) Uncheck "Include in animation" if this is just a View for editing
purposes. (This means you may have scenes for both purposes.[ viewing
only / animating only / or both.])

2) Enter a SHORT 'tag' in "Name" field. This is the label that will
appear on the scene tab above the drawing area. (You must have, on the
menu: "View" > "Scene Tabs" checked to see the tabs appear. You may
toggle them on/off at any time in this way. They may be 'on' by
default.)
  I suggest coming up with a naming convention of your own, such as
prefixes "View:" and "Anim:" followed by a word, to set the purpose of
the tabs apart from each other. (If you don't do animation, well you
don't then need a prefix.)

3) enter a "Description" in the field named as such..

4) change any of the "Properties to save" options you desire.

5) on SU Menu, check and choose your desired "Perspective/Projection"
setting before next step.

6) click the "+" button on the Scenes Toolbar to save the scene/view.
The name of the new view appears in the Scenes listbox. (A new scene
tab should appear at the top of the drawing area, just below the
toolbars.)

To add more Views... (if there are already saved Scenes.)

1) change you view, zoom, perspective, etc. then:

2) start by clicking the "+" button on the Scenes Toolbar to add a new
scene. (A temporary name is given, ie: Scene x, where x is n integer;
the "Description" gets cloned from the previously selected scene.)
Now go back to step 2 above, and continue thru step 5.

3) Instead of clicking "+" (as in step 6 above,) click the Update
button (looks like circular clockwise refresh arrows,) on the Scenes
inspector toolbar. click OK on the "Properties to save" popup (or make
changes.)

NOW.. that you have multiple "Scene/View" tabs above your drawing
area, just click on a tab at any time to change 'views'.

Your NEXT question is: Do I have to do this for ALL my models?
Well... the smart thing would be to set up a custom skp template with
your standard views, unit settings etc. Then when ever you begin a new
model, you have all that already done. ( Menu: "File" > "Save as
Template...")

For existing models... you'd need a "Scenes Import" plugin (if someone
has written it yet.)

I tried making a drawing with presaved scenes and importing it, but
scenes did not come in (nothing did it was a empty model, said "cannot
import empty component" or such. So I tried making a file with a
DeleteMe component (a square,) with 4 views. The square component came
in, but not the presaved views from the file the component was in.

So your left with only the plugin option for existing models, or setup
your template with all saved scenes, save it as a template. Then open
a new model using that template, and try to import all the objects
from an existing model. Repeat.. repeat ... (Sounds tedious! A scene
definition file export/import made from a rubyscript plugin sounds
much easier.)

I've responded in your other topic in the new forum.

Gai...

On Sep 30, 8:05 pm, Dan Rathbun <danz...@earthlink.net> wrote: