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Mike Brightman
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Hello Daniel!  Unfortunately the CAD style does not show textures.  You could use the Color style to see those patterns/textures in your drawings.

Another option…  Change all of your textures to grayscale/BW.  Then turn on “display shaded using textures”, see below.  This model is pretty interesting too, you could grab the textures.  https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/038d3f2e-7d50-422c-87f3-2dd930a2a2b5/Black-and-White-Textures?hl=en

Personally, I like my model to be in full color and my drawings to be black and white.  This is the “have your cake and eat it too” option.   I have been using Vali Instant Cladding to create siding patterns that show perfectly in the CAD style.  I put the Instant Cladding geometry on the ELEMENT_Trim layer.  This way it shows up in elevation/section/perspective… but not in plan.  https://www.valiarchitects.com/subscription_scripts/instant-cladding

Let me know if that helps!