Components? tell me about them?

Ok, i want to setup a library of components that i will use for 3d kitchen layouts.

i have drawn a 600w 560d 720h LHS cupboard that i have the carcase on its own layer and colour [white] and the door i have on its own layer and colour [blue]

when i bring the component into the new drawing, i use the bucket tool to try and change the colour of the door, but instead some of the carcase edges change colour and the door stays the same. if i explode the component, then i can change the colour of the door.

is there somewhere i can read up about components as google is a bit vague

Have you watched the tutorials here?:

http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html

I find layers in SU cumbersome. I hardly ever use them.

Here's a couple of links to Sketchup tutorials for wood workers:

http://thecadsetterout.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/free-tutorials-sketch-up-for-woodworkers/

http://thecadsetterout.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/resources-sketchup-for-mere-mortals/

got it working

i set the carcase up with parts having white colour and then made into groups, the door was left as default and not set as a group.

then when its dragged into a new drawing, it comes in as a component, and i then use the bucket tool to apply a colour that changes the door only.

happy, so far

looks like i have a bit of work ahead to create my metric library of cabinets

it will be well worth it, and a great visual tool too.