Red (Rapid Easy Design) - An exclusive plugin for sketchup

This plugin is compatible with sketchup 8 and sketchup 2013. The plugin will be useful to aid with the specification of three H furniture system products. By applying a series of programs it creates an model of individual product family.

It contains a set of tools to set up, layout and price an office furniture layout involving Three H Furniture Systems products.

RED can produce product models, assist with the arrangement and create a bill of materials containing pricing.

A series of toolbars arranged with product line that contains a tool for each of the products in the line. The tool unveils a dialog box which empowers the user  to set up the product according to their specifications. There will be a series of assistants to aid in positioning the several products into an arrangement. After the arrangement is finished, colors are attached applying Three H laminate and fabric selections.

Downloadable link
http://www.three-h.com/RED/support/

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LaunchUp for sketchup

LaunchUp for Sketchup

It is a free plugin and compatible with SketchUp Versions: v.8 M3, v.8 M2. 

This plugin acts as a quick launcher to explore and carry out features of SketchUp plugins which are already been installed.

The Sketchup users can look for native SketchUp features along with plugins and choose them with the help of mouse or keyboard. Inapplicable features in the existing context will not be executed and will be visible as grayed out. 

It a user click on the clock button it will take him to the huge lists of recently applied features and the user don't have to further search it. The user can apply this list similar to a dynamic toolbar.

This plugin will be workable if the user adjust (intercept) SketchUp API methods as the API does not contain any methods (UI::Command.proc). If any sketchup user experience any complicacy, just eliminate this plugin and restart SketchUp.

Operation:

Menu ‘Plugins‘ → ‘LaunchUp – Tool Launcher‘

or apply a shortcut with ctrl+space

The push pin icon toggles if LaunchUp remains open all the time, or whether it hides when a command is given.

The clock icon toggles the history of currently utilized features.

Explore “LaunchUp – Options” to alter settings.

Downloadable link

http://sketchupplugins.com/plugins/launchup/

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View your sketchup models in iPad or iPhone/ iTouch with Visco3D

Cadalog, Inc, the leading developer of SketchUp plug-ins, recently introduced Viso3D. It consists of two individual programs. One is a SketchUp plug-in which can export a SketchUp model containing faces, textures, scenes, sunlight and shadows to a IOS supported file format known as .xcs. The exported file consists of the SketchUp geometry, colors, textures, scenes and shadows. The users can convey the converted .xcs file by e-mail or download the files with the help of Dropbox for iPad. On the other hand, the users can apply iTunes to transmit the .xcs files from your computer. 




This sketchup plugin also contains a lightmap option having the ability to bake SketchUp shadows into textures involving SketchUp sun, shadows and indirect lighting.  

The iPad app supports walk-through motions, orbiting, panning, lines for edges, moving forward and backward (walk thru) and SketchUp scene camera positions.  

The Viso3D SketchUp exporter plug-in is priced at $49.00 (USD) having an introduction price of $19.95. Presently it is only compatible with SketchUp 8, 2013. The windows version is in full release. Mac version is in public beta.

A free 30 day trial of the Viso3D SketchUp exporter plug-in is available at www.viso3d.com

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Google SketchUp 13.0

It is compatible with Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Vista, Windows XP. This newly launched version can be applied to design and generate a new extension to your house and then provide the design to the architect for making corrections.

SketchUp (Free Edition) is a simplified 3D modelling program which facilitates users to make various types of 3D models ranging from houses, sheds, decks, home additions and woodworking projects and provide the visual images. 

The users can also include details, textures and glass to their models, design with precise dimension and even share models with others by placing them to the 3D Warehouse, or just print a hard copy.

It is the new v7 which consists of a few new feature like a collaboration tools to facilitate other working on your diagrams and more.



Download now

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Michael Brightman presents an exclusive ebook known as "The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture"

Michael Brightman has written an exclusive book on sketchup focusing on how sketchup pro and LayOut can be applied for modeling buildings, visualizing design, and making construction documents.

The book is written in English language and contains 400 pages.

The book provides useful guidance to apply SketchUp to all your design stages. Michael Brightman has outlined a workflow through this book to utilize sketchup from initial stage to finish covering preliminary schematics to construction documentation and everything in between. The sketchup users can get useful techniques, valuable tips & tricks as well as advanced practices to make their design process more superior and easier. Besides this book also facilitates the users to export their models into BIM programs efficiently.

Free Download 

Buy: The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture

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SketchUp 2013's built-in Extension Warehouse browser

It facilitates sketchup users to set up extension by following some easy processes.

Download and launch Sketchup 2013
Open the extension warehouse tab from window menu.

After finding an extension as per your choice, click on the install tab.

Sketchup Pro 2013 is an insightful tool for making and documenting detailed 3d models. This newly launched software is ideal for generating professional presentations and construction documents. It can easily interchange CAD, models as well as other data files with various 3rd party softwares. Sketchup Pro contains licenses for executing commercial projects. Apply Sketchup Pro for endless application and then purchase a license that will never expire.

Download Sketchp Pro 2013 for Professional and Personal projects as well as educational application. 

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