Have you tried SketchUp’s new Tag 
tool?
Choose a listed Tag Click the icon Click the object you’d like to assign to that Tag.
What are Tags? They help us control the visibility of entities in our SketchUp model. It’s helpful for:
Showing a client different options. Momentarily “hiding” something.Help our model run more quickly when objects are weighing down the performance.
A few more tips:
It’s a good idea to only Tag Groups and Components for good model organization (instead of individual faces and edges.) Leave the active Tag as Untagged. Meaning…don’t move the pencil. (Unless you are being very intentional about the purpose of moving it.)
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