"Tools on Surface" is aplugin that gives you the ability to draw lines, circles, and polygons on curved surfaces. Youprobably know SketchUp is limited in this regard using the basic tool set. Have you ever wanted to draw a shape on a curved surface or extrude a shape off a curved face. You should just startbuilding and don't forget, as with all tools, step by step instructions are found at the lower leftcorner of the modeling window if you need help. All the tools in the set work about the same way. Choosing "Add Window" or"Add Door" will open a similar dialog box requesting information related to the rough opening ofyour door or window. When you scroll over "Edit Wall," a sub menuwill open with a number of options allowing you to add doors and windows. With your wall created, select it and right-click. You should trydifferent settings to see how they affect the model. A dialog box will open for you to determine variables such aswall height and thickness (2x4, 2x8, etc.) as well as header height and stud spacing. There is often documentation or instructions forusing the program included in the zipped files and scripts required for the plugins to runcorrectly.Ĭhoose Draw>Housebuilder>Wall tool. If yours does not, right-click onthe zipped file and choose "extract all" from the drop down menu.ĭouble click the computer icon on your desktop and choose your C: drive>Program files on dual core processors>Google>SketchUp (your version, 6 or 7) and locate theplugins folder in the list.ĭrag all the files into the plugins folder. My computer unzips the files automatically. Right-Click on the script name (Save target/link as.) to download. I will walk you through the Housebuilder installto get you started. Most of the files are "zipped" or compressed and must be extracted before you copy or move theminto the Plugins folder of your SketchUp program.
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Once you have located the plugin you want from the list, follow the instructions to download thefile. These range from $4.00 to $20.00 in most cases and in my opinion arewell worth the expense. While a lot of the scripts offered are free, some of the applications onSmustard require you to pay for the download. (That one went right over my head at first.) All of the plugins available here arefree. Separate tools in the set allow you toinsert door and window rough openings into a selected wall.įirst step with any of these plugins is to get them installed in the right location on yourcomputer. The most exciting ones were some applications known as "ruby plugins."Īs the name suggests, Housebuilder provides you with a set of tools for creating typical framingcomponents like walls, gabled walls, floors, and roofs. There I discovered several new techniques andapplications.
Last summer I was fortunate enough to attend a seminar called "3D Basecamp." It was a 3-day seminarfor SketchUp users from novice to expert level. Take SketchUp to the Next Level with Ruby Plugins
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