ConDoc Tags were created to solve a core limitation in SketchUp: you can only assign one tag to a given entity. In past workflows, this forced users to create deeply nested groups—each with a different tag—just to achieve flexible visibility control. It worked, but it was rigid, time-consuming, and hard to modify.

In ConDoc 5, we introduced a tagging system that lets you assign multiple tags to a single group or component. Visibility is still controlled through the SketchUp Tags dialog, but the tagging process is handled through the ConDoc Tags dialog. In practice, it feels like you’re assigning multiple SketchUp tags to one entity.  This was a game-changer for model organization and speed in SketchUp.

Multiple ConDoc tags can be assigned to one entity—no nested groups required.

Why Use ConDoc Tags?

Any designed space—interior, architectural, or landscape—can be described using four core attributes:

• LEVEL (e.g., Level 1, Level 2)
• ELEMENT (e.g., Wall, Door, Window)
• LOCATION (e.g., Interior, Exterior)
• CONDITION (e.g., Existing, New, Demo)

Assigning one tag from each category gives you total control over visibility. This allows you to:

• Organize your model in a logical, searchable way
• Quickly isolate geometry by type or design intent
• Create precise viewports with different line weights
• Generate clean, well-stacked drawings in LayOut
• Speed up your modeling process with smart tag toggles

The good news is, ConDoc automates all of this. You don’t need to manage layers and visibility manually—this system does it for you.

Assigning Tags Using the ConDoc Tags Dialog

The ConDoc Tags dialog can be opened in several ways:

• Click the ConDoc Tags button on the ConDoc Express Tools Toolbar
• Click the ConDoc Tags icon in the ConDoc System HUD
• Use the menu: Extensions > ConDoc > ConDoc System > ConDoc Tags
  

• Click a tag to assign it to the selected geometry
• Click again to remove it
• Assign one tag from each category (LEVEL, ELEMENT, LOCATION, CONDITION)

This gives you the most foolproof, consistent tagging method.

You can assign multiple ConDoc Tags to one entity.

How Visibility Works

Although you assign tags in the ConDoc Tags dialog, visibility is controlled through the SketchUp Tags dialog.

Within the SketchUp Tags dialog, you’ll find a tag folder called ConDocTools. All ConDoc Tags appear here. When you toggle visibility for a tag off in the SketchUp Tags dialog, any entity assigned that tag in ConDoc will be hidden.

Behind the scenes, the system uses SketchUp’s native hide function to achieve multi-tagging.

Tag visibility is controlled through the familiar SketchUp Tags dialog.

Best Practices for Tagging

• Tags can only be assigned to groups or components. Edges and surfaces are not supported in the ConDoc Tags dialog. This limitation improves performance by avoiding tag scans on millions of small entities.
• Always draw with “Untagged” as the active tag. This ensures that all edges and faces stay untagged.
• After modeling geometry, group it, then assign tags at the group level.
  
• Right click on a selection and choose "ConDoc Tags > Clear All" to remove all tags applied to selection.

If you switch the active tag to anything other than Untagged, you'll see a warning in the ConDoc System. Just click the Reset button to set Untagged as the active tag again—this keeps you on track and ensures proper tagging behavior.

ConDoc Tags vs SketchUp Tags

In essence, the ConDoc Tagging system sits on top of SketchUp’s native tag system. You’re using the ConDoc Tags dialog to assign multiple tags to a single object, and you’re using the SketchUp Tags dialog to control visibility.

This layered system makes complex organization effortless—while staying compatible with how SketchUp works under the hood.

If you assign CONDOC_3D Object to an entity, you will usually also need to create a 2D version of that object with the CONDOC_2D Graphic tag. Otherwise, it won’t appear in plan views.