Flux for sketchup 1.1

Flux for sketchup 1.1 is just released. Flux is compatible with SketchUp Make or Pro 64-bit, 2015 or 2016 for Windows.

Flux allows the users to combine with other SketchUp users as well as associates SketchUp with other leading design tools like Grasshopper, Dynamo, Revit, and Excel to unite and design more adjustably. Save significant time by producing lively workflows from concept to production.

General Features :-

• Deliver quantity take-offs from any SketchUp model to Excel

• Control third-party Flux applications to draw perfect topography, road, and building data into your SketchUp scene (www.youtube.com).

• Walk through your massing and site context to a facade designer who is using Grasshopper or Dynamo.

• Live link your interior and landscape designs straight with Revit.

• Envisage any SketchUp model in virtual reality with live link integration with Unity www.youtube.com lash detection.

• Amalgamate structural, MEP, and architectural SketchUp models into a central model for conflict resolution

For more information visit, flux.io

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Published By

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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How To Transmit Landscape & Interior Designs From Sketchup To Revit By Using Dynamo

It is possible to easily connect your landscape or interior designs in SketchUp with your model in Revit with the use of the Flux plugins (flux.io/downloads) for SketchUp and Dynamo. You can get rid of recreating your sketchup model in Revit manually.

Given below the detailed processes for executing the same :-

Step 1: Generate a point in SketchUp

Revit develops families on the basis of point coordinates. So, you have to connect a point in SketchUp containing each tree to identify its location.

In order to make a point in SketchUp, draw a circle and delete the center, then right click on the edge of the circle for choosing “Find Center.” A point will be visible at the midpoint of the circle. The circle edge can be removed and the point can be applied directly.

Step 2: Connect the point with the base of the tree

Suppose to have a slew of trees modeled as components in your SketchUp scene, edit one of the components to include a point to the base of the tree.

Step 3: Transmit your trees to Flux

Now that each tree contains a reference point at its base, dispatch the trees to Flux.

Step 4: Draw Out the points in the Flow

Inside the Flow, dispersed the points from the trees by maintaining the following philosophy. The Get block is arranged to Lacing > Longest. Put in the output into a new data key so that it can be accepted in Dynamo.

Step 5: Obtain the points in Dynamo

Apply the Flux nodes to acquire the points from Flux.

Step 6: Generate a Family Instance at each point

Supply the points directly to the “point” input of the FamilyInstance.ByPoint node. Choose a tree Family Type out of the dropdown menu of the Family Types node and supply it into the other input of the FamilyInstance.ByPoint node.

Your trees will be shown in Revit.

This workflow can be easily rectified for other Planting and Furniture families by choosing a dissimilar Family Type in the Dynamo dropdown menu.

Ref.: community.flux.io

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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Learn to include Thea Render settings with sketchup scenes/pages

Go through following live presentation by Thea Render which shows how to include Thea Render settings inside sketchup scenes/pages. It offers the same functionality as it is performed through sketchup by setting scene manually through “Load” button. In order to save settings pick a scene name from the list, provide types of setting to be preserved and click on the 'Save' button. Here available options range from Camera Settings, Display Settings, Sky/IBL Settings, Render Settings.

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Published By

Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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Design, Bill of Material and Shop Drawing With SketchUp

Design, Bill of material and shop drawing with SketchUp – an amazing video, compiled by Warunyoo Songkran.

How does a designer extract/ show information and drawings needed in the shop ?

For this designer needs to know about SketchUp "Scenes" which allow you to define, capture, and save multiple views and details that, when printed, provide a comprehensive document for use in the shop. As an example, I will show the development of a shop documentation package for a Connecticut Stool as shown below is the above-assembled view of the stool as displayed on my computer.

The designers have cropped the screen picture so you can see the horizontal set of multiple tabs just under the Toolbar. These tabs are labeled Cutting Diagram, Scan, Orthographic, Assembly, Exploded, Leg, Front Stretchers, and Lower Edge on Stretchers, Side Stretchers, Top, and Edge Molding on Top.

To create a Scene, follow these steps:

1. Orbit, zoom, and pan to set up the desired view of the model or component.

2. Click on the minimized Scenes' bar to open the dialog box.

3. Click on the plus sign icon to add a new scene.

4. Type the name of the scene in the Name text box. You can also add a description, however I generally skip this.

5. Save the scene by clicking on the update icon with the "circular arrows".

After following this process, a scene tab will appear just below the toolbars. No matter where you are in the model, clicking this scene tab will adjust the camera to retrieve the exact previously saved view.

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Published By

Rajib Dey

www.sketchup-ur-space.com

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