Select an entity and either context-click on the entity or select Window > Entity Info to view and change the entities attributes. All of the Entity Info dialog box fields for all entities in SketchUp follow.
Align to screen
The Align to screen button allows Dimension entities to rotate as you orbit the model (always face the camera).
Align to dimension
The Align to dimension button to allows dimension text to align vertically to the dimension line instead of the camera. As you orbit your model, the text will remain vertically aligned with the dimension lines.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Dimension entity.
Above
The Above menu item places the dimension text above the dimension line.
Centered
The Centered menu item places the dimension text in the center of the dimension line.
Outside
The Outside menu places the dimension text on the opposite side of the dimension line from the dimensioned points.
Text position
The Text position options allow dimension text to horizontally to the dimension line.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Dimension entity.
Outside start
The Outside start menu item places the dimension text at the start of the dimension line.
Centered
The Outside Start menu item places the dimension text at the center of the dimension line.
Outside end
The Outside end menu item places the dimension text at the end of the dimension line.
Endpoints
Select the end point style for all of your end points from the 'Endpoints' drop-down list. These styles are None, Slash, Dot, Closed and Open.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Dimension entity.
Area
The Area field displays the area of the selected entity. Use the Area > Selection context menu item to calculate the area of multiple selected entities.
This dialog box item is available for the Face entity.
Arrow
The Arrow drop-down list contains a list of arrowheads permitted for the selected Text entity.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Text and Dimension entities.
Cast shadows
The Cast Shadows menu item allows the entity to cast a shadow.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Arc, Circle, Component, Curve, Face, Group, Image, Line, Polygon, and Surface entities.
Definition Name
The Definition Name field can contain the name of the component definition.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Component entity.
Font
The Font button is used to select a new font for the selected Text or Dimension entity.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Text and Dimension entities.
Hidden
The Hidden check box is used to hide or unhide the entity. Hidden entities are displayed in a ghosted pattern, allowing you to select them, if View > Show Hidden Geometry is enabled.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for all entities.
Layer
The Layer field displays the layer of the currently selected entity. Select a new layer to move the entity to that layer.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the all entities.
Leader
The Leader drop-down list contains a list of leader-types permitted for the selected Text entity.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Text entity.
Length
The Length field displays the length of the currently selected entity.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Arc, Circle, Curve, Line, and Polygon entities.
Locked
The Locked check box is used to lock the component so that it cannot be moved or edited. However, additional copies of the component can be dragged into the work area from the Components Browser.
Deselect the Locked check box to unlock the component so it can be edited.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Component and Group entities.
Material
The Material swatch displays the material used on the currently selected entity. The default material for an entity is represented by a gray/blue box. There are two default material swatches for faces and surfaces because faces and surfaces have both a front and a back side. The left swatch represents the front-side material. The right swatch represents the back-side material.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the 3D Polyline, Arc, Circle, Component, Curve, Dimension, Face, Group, Line, Polygon, Surface, and Text entities.
Name
The Name displays the name of the currently selected component instance or group. Image entities also have an un-editable name field in the dialog box.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Component, Group, and Image entities.
Radius
This Radius field displays the radius of the selected entity. Type a new value in this field to change the radius of the entity.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Arc, Circle, and Polygon entities.
Receive Shadows
The Receive Shadows menu item allows the component to receive a shadows cast by other entities.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Component, Face, Group, Image, and Surface entities.
Segments
The Segments field displays the number of segments in the selected entity. Type a new value in this field to change the number of segments for the entity.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Arc, Circle, Curve, and Polygon entities
Size in pixels (Microsoft Windows) or Size (Mac OS X)
The Size in pixels (Microsoft Windows) or Size (Mac OS X) field displays the pixel dimensions of the currently selected image.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Image entity.
Soft
The Soft option is used to render the edge as a soft edge.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Line entity.
Smooth
The Smooth option is used to render the faces connected to the edge with a varying tonal value.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Line entity.
Text
The Text field contains the text string for the selected Text entity. Click in this field to modify the text. Click in the drawing area to update your changes.
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Text entity and Dimension entities.
Width and Height
The Width and Height fields display the dimensions of the currently selected image. Type in a new width or height to proportionally rescale the Image entity. Or, click on the lock icon to rescale the Image entity's width and height independently (non-proportional scale).
This Entity Info dialog box item is available for the Image entity.