nz_Gradients&Driveways – The newest sketchup extension

Natale Zappia has developed nz_Gradients&Driveways. It is the newest sketchup extension that supports SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018 as well as Mac OS X and Windows platform.

The plugin is suitable for different industries like Architecture, Construction, Education, Engineering, Heavy Civil, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning etc.

The plugin is used to define the necessary gradients & transition zones toward your driveways & vehicular access ramps. This extensions help in computing or transforming gradients into falls (1/distance), % grades or .deg. Visually calculate as well as label a grade among any two points.

FEATURES:

CODE SETTINGS
Facilitates the users to set global requirements in compliance with your Local Authorities
Indicate Local Authorities and Legal Requirements.

USER SETTINGS
Personalize/Override/Elaborate on the CODE settings to meet your specific needs.

DRIVEWAY
This tool can be applied to draw a ramp to the maximum permissible grade.

If the grade surpasses the permissible grade then the tool will automatically compute and draw an appropriate ramp with the necessary transition zones, with reference to CODE and USER settings. Under this situation, it will also relate priorities the Drop(RL) or the Length with regard to your optional preference.

To get more information on this plugin, go through the following link extensions.sketchup.com

For more clarification, watch the following video tutorial.

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How to create a moving animation of a construction site

This is an exclusive sketchup video tutorial presented by Justin Geis. In this tutorial, Justin teaches you how to produce a construction model as well as make a moving construction jobsite animation with sketchup.

The construction jobsite is modeled with PlaceMaker, a powerful sketchup extension and the animation is done with animator, a script used for creating animation of sketchup models.

PlaceMaker – This sketchup plugin is developed by Whaat. It can be used for building 3D city quickly. With this plugin, it is possible to include instant context to your models by importing OpenStreeMap roads, buildings, paths, water bodies, trees and high resolution aerials. It is compatible with SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018.

Link to download the plugin extensions.sketchup.com

Animator – It belongs to a script that facilitates the animation of Sketchup models. Fredo 6 has developed this free sketchup extension. The plugin comes with a parametric, interactive framework to manage the movements of objects and cameras along a timeline. Animator creates videos in different formats.

The plugin is available in extension warehouse under Tools > Fredo6 Collection > Animator

Watch the following video to learn the complete process.

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Eneroth Align Face – The newest sketchup plugin

Christina Eneroth has developed Eneroth Align Face. This newest sketchup plugin is compatible with SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018. The plugin is designed for different type of industries like Architecture, Construction, Education, Engineering, Film & Stage, Gaming, Heavy Civil, Interior Design, Kitchen & Bath, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Woodworking, Other.

This tool arranges faces in a line to provided planes. The plugin will be mostly effective in some cases where the native Move, Rotate or Push/Pull Tools can’t function because of connected faces.

Turn on the tool from Extensions > Eneroth Align face or its toolbar. Click a face to be aligned and then click the face to align it to. Just suppress Shift to lock the orientation if it is required by the face to be plane-parallel to a specific face, e.g. retain its own orientation, but arranged elsewhere.

It is also possible to provide a perfect dimension to offset the plane of the face. Every time, when a face is aligned to a plane-parallel plane, either by providing a perfect distance or by selecting a point in the model, the offset distance is memorized and re-used in a different place with the double click of the mouse. To offset in opposite direction, hold Shift at the time of double clicking.

The plugin is available in extension warehouse extensions.sketchup.com


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Bezier Surface of Revolution – newly launched sketchup plugin in extension warehouse

Jacob Samuel has developed Bezier Surface of Revolution. This newest sketchup plugin supports SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018. The plugin can be used for numerous sectors like Architecture, Construction, Education, Engineering, Film & Stage, Gaming, Heavy Civil, Interior Design, Kitchen & Bath, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Woodworking etc.

This extension is applied to generate generate and edit Bezier surfaces of revolution with the use of Bezier curves, arcs, circles & lines as the profile.

This extension includes items to the Right Mouse Button Context as well as Draw and Edit menus with tools to generate and edit different types of surface of revolutions including spheres, hemispheres, domes, cones, torus etc.

The draw tool, "Bezier Surface of Revolution", is available in the Right Mouse Button Context and Draw menus on choosing a Bezier curve(nonrational or rational), arc, circle or line on the XZ/Red Blue/Front/Back plane as the profile curve. As soon as the surface is formed, the tool brings you in the editing tool for the surface drawn afresh.

If required, the surface will be editable for customizing it according to your choice by shifting the points or lines of the resulting control net or modifying the "weights" of the control points. The edit tool will be turned on subsequently by choosing the surface and "Edit Rational Bezier Surface" from the Right Mouse Button Context or Edit > Group menu.

Download the extension from the extension warehouse extensions.sketchup.com



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www.sketchup4architect.com
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How Sketchup Pro 2016 can be used to make face & resolve issues with faces

This sketchup tutorial is made in spanish language. The tutorial briefly shows how to use Sketchup Pro 2016 to generate faces and resolve all the crucial issues associated with faces.

N.B. There is a useful plugin called Makefaces.rb that facilitates the users to produce a face or multiple faces out of existing linework.

Download Sketchup 2016 Pro

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Rajib Dey

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An exclusive sketchup seminar for intermediate sketchup users by ASID California North Chapter

American Society Of Interior Designers California North Chapter will be organizing an exclusive seminar for sketchup users. This sketchup seminar will be held on August 20, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (PDT) in Riggs Distributing, Inc. - 1755 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010, United States.

The seminar is specifically designed for Intermediate Sketchup users to gather knowledge on the following topics :-

Learn how to organize model efficiently with various groups, components and layers.

Gain knowledge on how to generate, apply and manage material textures. Delve into the advantages of 3D Warehouse to provide manufacturer-specific building product components and materials for any project.

Be familiar with the reporting tools which can be used to produce schedules and BOMs from sketchup.

Experiment with lighting and shading options in sketchup together with out-of-the-box options as well as be acquainted with photorealistic rendering extensions for sketchup.

All participants have to carry their laptops completely charged with power cord, wireless capability and SketchUp Pro (trial version) pre-loaded. Go through the following link to download the trail version of SketchUp Pro. www.sketchup.com

ASID California North is providing following exciting offers for the participant :-

One lucky participant will get one year complete professional license for Sketchup Pro 2016.

All the participants in the seminar will get reduction of $100 toward the subscription of Sketchup Pro.

In order to get more information, send mail to Christopher Shields at chris.m.shields@gmail.com

Buy tickets online eventbrite.com

Image Courtesy: eventbrite.com

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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How to create realistic pool water material in sketchup, vray and photoshop

Go through this exclusive online sketchup vray course that teaches you how to create realistic water material for a pool with sketchup, vray and photoshop.

Besides, learn how to modify the properties of the water material to obtain the best output. The model for the pool is designed in sketchup pro 2016, rendering work is completed through vray and post-production is done with photoshop.

Reference article : Vray pool water caustics effect www.archvizcamp.com

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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How to use IES light in vray sketchup to a sketchup scene (pool)

This sketchup video briefly explains how to crate & apply IES light in Vray sketchup to a sketchup scene developed with Sketchup Pro 2016.

Process for applying IES Lights :-

• Click on the IES light icon to include a V-Ray IES light to any sketchup scene.

• In order to choose the location of the IES light, click on the scene

• Click right on the IES light then choose V-Ray for SketchUp and "Edit light"

• In order to load an IES file from the hard drive of your computer, click on "File"

• At this moment, the setting of the IES light can be modified to obtain the desirable effect. As for instance, while applying the Physical Camera, the power should be enhanced. The filter color option can also be adjusted to manage the color of the light.

• Render your scene.

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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Illustration of some of the best sketchup plugins

This sketchup video is based on the illustration of some of the most recognized sketchup plugins :-

The tutorial covers the following plugin lists :-

1. MAKE FACE

2. CURVILOFT

3. JOINTPUSHPULL

4. TOOLS ON SURFACE

5. SHAPE BENDER

6. 1001 BIT TOOLS

7. BEZIER SPLINE

8. COMPONETS STRINGER

9. FREDO SCALE

10. ARC 3D STUDIO

This sketchup turorial is created with Sketchup Pro 2016.

In order to install the plugins easily, go through another sketchup youtube video that will provide you step-by-step guidelines for installation.

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www.sketchup4architect.com

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How To Use Solid Tools In Sketchup To Design A Table

This sketchup tutorial will show how to create a table in different way by applying solid tools in Sketchup Pro 2016. The tutorial is a part of sketchup skill builder series.

The Solid tools in sketchup will produce new shapes with the integration or cutting one shape with another that simplify the process to model an outer shell or joinery.

SketchUp’s Solid tools can only perform on SketchUp solids. In SketchUp, a solid belongs to any 3D model (component or group) that contains a finite closed volume. A solid in sketchup does not include any leaks (missing faces or faces that do not come across at an edge).

In order to verify either your group or component is a solid entity or not, right-click on it and select Entity Info. When the Entity Info dialog box will appear, the upper-left corner points out if the selection is a solid or not. If it becomes difficult to recognize leaks that resist your model to be functional as a solid entity, explore through the Extensions Warehouse to obtain a third-party plugin useful for resolving the issue.

To get more information on sketchup solid tools, go through the link

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www.sketchup4architect.com

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How To Model Panels In 3D With Sketchup

This sketchup tutorial presented by Phan Thuc provides detailed guidelines on how to develop 3d panels with sketchup. The tutorial is made with Sketchup Pro 2016.

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www.sketchup4architect.com

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Curve Scale Plugin for Sketchup

Egypt Sketchup Community presents another useful sketchup video tutorial demonstrating the functionalities of Curve Scale Chinese Plugin. This sketchup plugin supports Sketchup Pro 2016.

There are various options within this sketchup plugin which range from maximum scale, minimum scale, the minimum ratio of distance, the largest proportion of distance, Curve disturbances (near the far smaller, near little grand), object scalling center (the center of gravity of objects at the bottom center of the component axis), object rotational angle.

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www.sketchup4architect.com

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How to develop a painted panel dome structure with Sketchup Pro 2016

Egypt Sketchup Community has published this awesome sketchup tutorial that is created with Sketchup Pro 2016. The sketchup tutorial will provide you the different steps to develop a painted panel dome structure with sketchup.

During the design process, some basis sketchup tools like pencil, rotate, move, orbit etc. Besides, Fredo 6 tools are used in this tutorial. This toolset is useful for scale, taper, shear on a plane, stretch, twist, radial bend and rotate in various ways.

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www.sketchup4architect.com

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How sketchup is used to generate curved road texture

Egypt Sketchup Community demonstrates an exclusive sketchup tutorial to teach the users how to generate curved road texture with sketchup. This video is made with Sketchup Pro 2016.

There are various sketchup plugins & other tools like 1001bits toolset, shape bender, follow me and keep, Bezierspline tool to make the process smooth.

Download Sketchup 2016 Pro

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Advanced sketchup tutorial for modeling terrain efficiently in Sketchup

This sketchup tutorial belongs to the advanced sketchup training series useful for advanced sketchup users. The initial set of exercises focus on various aspects of terrain and terrain modeling. To make this sketchup tutorial, various sketchup plugins and keyboard shortcuts are used. The tutorial is made with Sketchup Pro 2016.

Modeling Terrain is the most vital factor for sketchup modelers. The simplest way for producing terran is importing preexisting terrain in sketchup. Sketchup’s sandbox tool is also very useful for terrain modeling. It can be used to develop forms totally irrelevant to terrain.

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