SketchUp is 3D modeling software for professionals. SketchUp is easy and intuitive, allowing anyone to model in 3D quickly and accurately. Using 3D models, designers can make more informed decisions, communicate project details, and share ideas with colleagues and customers to reach a common goal.
This sketchup video provides brief demonstration on Enscape 3D, a powerful rendering plug in for sketchup that can make your visualization process smarter. This plugin is still in beta testing phase. The users don?t require any additional plugin for their project. Just install the Enscape plugin and walk through your projects with simple mouse click. In conjunction with the Oculus Rift, it is possible to virtually walk trough your project in Enscape. Experience your work as it was developed previously.
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This sketchup video provides brief demonstration on Enscape 3D, a powerful rendering plug in for sketchup that can make your visualization process smarter. This plugin is still in beta testing phase. The users don’t require any additional plugin for their project. Just install the Enscape plugin and walk through your projects with simple mouse click. In conjunction with the Oculus Rift, it is possible to virtually walk trough your project in Enscape. Experience your work as it was developed previously. Read Continue
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In this sketchup tutorial video, you will learn how to use Axes Tools sketchup plugin to reset groups or component axis to their bounding box centre or corners. This sketchup plugin is developed by Thomas Thomassen. It is compatible with SketchUp 6, SketchUp 7, SketchUp 8, SketchUp 2013, SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018, SketchUp 2019. This sketchup plugin is effective for annoying DWG imports where the insertion point of the blocks are really very far, leading to jitter of the components. Menus & Toolbars • Plugins » Axes Tools Requirements • TT_Lib2 — 2.7.0 For online demonstration, go through the following video tutorial. To download the plugin, click on the following linksketchucation.com
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Lumings belong to a video projection design tool that facilitates video mapping study. Besides, it can be used for the design and 3D modeling application in Sketchup. Lumings is compatible with SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018, SketchUp 2019. It’s main objective is to simulate in the most naturalistic for the technical rendering side of video mapping. Lumings expansively incorporates the technical characteristics of all prevailing professional projectors. Lumings obtains, verifies and measure the required data to properly for any set of projectors with the following information: 1. The illuminance 2. Positioning 3. Pixel size 4. Energy consumption 5. The impact of shadows 6. Pixel distortion 7. Heat release ... 8. ... and other features. With Lumings, it is possible to design complete scenography with correct and models and information before entering the site. The users can avail a subscription-free version of Lumings. It disallows “manipulation” of the project, revision of the layout of the projectors, but provides the same visualization possibilities as the complete plug-in. This sketchup extension is available in extension warehouseextensions.sketchup.com
A free version for academic entities is also accessible on request. To get more details, send mail tocontact@lumings.io
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Vertex Tools (1.3.2) is another useful sketchup extension developed by Thomas Thomassen. It is well suited with SketchUp 7, SketchUp 8, SketchUp 2013, SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018, SketchUp 2019. It is a strong vertex editor for sketchup that can take the lead over every vertex. Soft selections are inevitable for organic modeling and the manipulator gizmo facilitates you to keep control at the time of modeling. A 30 days trial version is available for vertex tools (registration required). Once the trial period is completed, a license should be brought to continue to use it. SketchUcation Premium Subscribers will obtain 20% discount if they purchase via SketchUcation Store. Menus & Toolbars: Tools » Vertex Tools Context Menu » Vertex Tools Toolbars » Vertex Tools Requirements: SketchUp 6* or newer Windows XP or newer (Internet Explorer 7 or newer) OSX 10.4 or newer. (Intel or PPC) This sketchup extension is available in extension warehouseextensions.sketchup.com
Watch online demonstration of this sketchup extension.
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The Sandbox Bonus Tools is developed by Cadman to include the functionality of the Sandbox tools. It simplifies the process for working with terrain all through the design stage. This newest extension is compatible with SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018, SketchUp 2019. The Project Mesh tool shows a regular surface grid onto a selection. The new surface grid belongs to a quad face mesh and is well matched with quad face tools. Choose the surface or objects upon which a grid mesh should be arranged. 1. Provide the size required for each square of the mesh grid. Put a negative number (except units) to subdivide the extents of the grid by that number. 2. Indicate the direction, the mesh is required to be projected onto (Top, Bottom, Front, Back, Left, Right). 3. Provide a number for a shard factor. Since a grid is draped over an unequal shape, the length of each triangle is expanded greater than the base square size indicated in step #1. With more stretch the projection surface or objects become steeper. The shard factor specifies a multiplier of the base square size away from which the triangle will be removed from the draped grid. The default is 0 (no triangle should be removed despite of edge length). A number of 2.5 is a standard limit for steep slopes. For most landscape drapes, depart the shard factor at the default of 0. The Foam Core tool performs sequential push pull operations upward on selected faces, increasing each following push-pull with the user specified increment distance. When a negative number is provided, the tool will push the contour surfaces (levels) downward. This tool forms a ‘layer cake’ version of terrain out of contour surfaces. The Hoola Hoop tool forms Contours around a selection set of surfaces and objects. Choose the objects or surface, then 1. Put the type of contouring to be executed: either Interval or Number. Interval belongs to the contour interval. Number sets the total number of contour lines to produce equally across the entire depth of the surface or objects. To get more details or purchase the extension, go through the following link extensions.sketchup.com
2. Put a Value. For Interval put a distance, for Number put the total number of contours required. The Drop Downward tool places (drops) every item of a selection of groups and components downward in the blue direction onto the model. Choose the objects to drop downward. All through the drop, the elected objects will not drop onto one another. The objects will land on the first part of the model they run into. The Set to Elevation tool shifts all objects in a selection to a symmetrical elevation. Choose the objects to shift. Then provide the elevation value to where it is required to shift them.
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This sketchup video tutorial provides the demonstration of Curic Section Veiw, an exclusive sketchup plugin.
Curic Section View can be applied to check views and observe everything in the model. Besides, it can automatically locate and manage section planes in the model to instantly interchange to next or previous.
This sketchup plugin is compatible with SketchUp Version: SketchUp 17, SketchUp 18, SketchUp 19 as well as Windows and Mac platform.
Point Gadget 2 (2016+) is the newest sketchup plugin available in extension warehouse. It is an upgraded version of point gadget. The newest version is compatible with SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018, SketchUp 2019. Point Gadget 2 (2016+) comprises of several tools like Point Creation Tools, Line Creation Tool, Modification Tools, Importer & Exporter tools etc. Point Creation Tools: Set Location – This tool can be utilized to set the xyz of the station location or model origin. Trick: With the help of the SketchUp model axis, precisely align imported data (images, cad info, etc) prior to shooting points. The green axis is taken as the North / backsight Shoot Tool – This tool can be applied to set point markers with the mouse. The markers, and the points to be demonstrated, will be attributed ID numbers automatically. Tip: While applying the Shoot tool, it is a good idea shoot onto an actual surface. Tip: The point markers applied via this plugin are components. If the users are reluctant to apply the Point Gadget tools to set a point marker and as an alternative apply the Component Browser to set your point, ensure to employ the Point Gadget UPDATE tool to register them with the plugin. XYZ Tool – This tool can be used to arrange point markers simultaneously with specific XYZ coordinates. To get the details about other tools, click on the following linkextensions.sketchup.com
Watch online demonstration of Point Gadget 2 (2016+)
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This exclusive v-ray for sketchup video tutorial, Alex Oliver, lead instructor at Sketchup School, provides some useful tips for the user so that they can’t omit some vital steps while rendering with v-ray for sketchup. The users always miss these vital steps and waste huge time for recreating the rendering. The video focuses on the following crucial points :- 1. How to place the Sun in SketchUp in order that V-Ray can perfectly shine sunlight into your model 2. Guidelines for applying Groups, Components & Layers in SketchUp to transform your rendering workflow more effective in V-Ray 3. Guidelines for arranging your materials to simplify them to perform with in V-Ray 4. The variation in how V-Ray renders details, and why it is necessary to add more of them in SketchUp to improve the quality renderings remarkably. 5. How to maximize your polygon count in SketchUp for rapid, superior quality renderings in V-Ray. The first important step is to ensure your model is render-ready. Render-ready checklists comprise of the following five important steps :- a. Orient your model b. Optimize Your File c. Arrange your materials d. Include realistic details e. Recall your polygons To get detail explanations about these important steps, go through the following video tutorial. Video SourceArchitecture Inspirations
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In this sketchup tutorial video, the demonstration is given for sketchup slicer plugin. Slicer plugin is developed by TIG. With the Slicer Plugin for Sketchup, it is possible to cut your model into pieces. Just choose any solid object and slice it up into pieces. If any hole exists in your model, the plugin will not work. The plugin is very effective for repairing your model. For application, just select a group of geometry and choose the axes to be sliced along together with the spacing and thickness of your slices. Slicer facilitates the users to slice a model along the X,Y, and Z axes, together with custom axes. Export those slices to like a CNC router to develop these models in real life. Besides, slicing your model, but if the flatten object is chosen, slicer will actually set all the different pieces it produces as components. These pieces can be exported to a CNC router if it is required to generate your objects in real life. The extension can be downloaded from sketchUcation store. To get more clear ideas, go through the following video tutorial. Video SourceTutorialsUp
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This is another useful sketchup video tutorial presented by the renowned sketchup trainer Justin Geis. In this video tutorial, he shows how to apply TIG’s extrusion tools to generate faces from edges by extruding them along an arc. The plugin comprises of a set of useful tools.
These tools can be used for extruding on the basis of the edges, rails, and more. The plugin makes the process simple to extrude edges into meshes.
The purpose of this exclusive sketchup extension is to produce faces and objects in sketchup with extrusions.
One can download the plugin by clicking on the following link.sketchucation.com
To get more clear ideas, go through the following video tutorial.
In this exclusive sketchup video tutorial, Justin Geis briefly explains the significance of modeling along the axes in sketchup. The sketchup axes can be used to settle your inferencing, align the scale tool, generate location based models and lots other. Drawing axes are vital to understanding how Google SketchUp functions. The drawing axes in sketchUp are used to determine where you are (and where you want to go) in 3D space. Axes help in creating modeling in SketchUp rapid, perfect, and comparatively intuitive. In sketchup the global axis lines belong to the red, green and blue lines which are usually demonstrated in the drawing window. The point where these lines are intersected is known as the origin. The red line stands for the X-axis, green for the Y-axis and blue for the Z-axis. The Z-axis is the vertical one. Components obtain their own axes. The solid axis lines remain to the positive direction whereas the dotted axis lines remain on the negative side.
To get more clear ideas, go through the following tutorial.
Maciej F is the developer of the newest sketchup plugin alias VR Sketch. It is well matched with sketchup 2017 and sketchup 2018. It is only compatible with windows platform. It can be used for editing and visualizing architectural models from SketchUp in virtual reality. HTC Vive with SteamVR installed should be necessary for present setup.- The trial version of the plugin functions for 2 weeks. After that a paid version is required with free access for 2 weeks. The current version allows the users to view and edit directly in VR and the users can use it to deal with large models. The link from SketchUp files is instant and it is possible to edit both on the monitor and in the VR simultaneously. The present version is not intended for photo realism and rather features on having a cartoonish but well performing mode that allows you to edit SketchUp files 100s of megabytes in size. To get more information, go through the following link vrsketch.eu
Go through the following sketchup video tutorial to learn how does it function.
The sketchup users can utilize this newest extension to conceal the seam among groups/components where they meet. Now, the users don’t have to face problem for unpleasant edges among slab and a wall.
The purpose of this plugin is to visually merges groups/components by concealing the edges and faces where they meet devoid of modifying their shape.
Not alike a solid operation these modifications are only cosmetic on the surface and doesn't change the shape of the objects by any means. The meaning of the original geometry (e.g. what is a slab and what is a wall) is maintained and the visual merge is reset with just two clicks of the mouse.
Also quite dissimilar solid operations of all groups and components are supported, whether they are solid or not.
InContext
Solutions has developed ShopperMX™ that is compatible with SketchUp 2013,
SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016 and SketchUp 2017.
This extension facilitates you to upload custom SketchUp models
directly into ShopperMX™.
ShopperMX™
applies virtual simulations to produce an unrivalled in-store viewpoint of new
shelf, signage, display and store designs. These are utilized for category
management, Marketing, Store Design, Promotions, Merchandising, Sales and
Executive teams for internal planning, top-to-tops and on-going retailer and
manufacturer collaboration.
ShopperMX™
offers a wide array of benefits for retailers and manufacturers - significant
savings in operational costs, the perception to instantly remove losing
executions and alleviate investment risk, and finally reach to market quicker
and more efficiently as compared to customary methods.
The users can
avail ShopperMX™ from a computer, mobile device, or with a head-mounted device
via ShopperMX™ HIVE (Hi-Immersion Virtual Experience.)
This sketchup
video tutorial is a part of sketchup skill builder series.
In this video, Aaron walks you through the method for adding his
own watermarks and producing mock rendering quickly within sketchup with few
tools devoid of applying any third party rendering software.
In
the video, Aaron shows in detail how to visualize a log cabin with more
realistic setting. Aaron explores some options with his render styles
particularly watermarks. In styles window, the watermarks are located on the
second to last tab.
Watermarks
can be used to mark your render with a logo or name, so that others find it
difficult to copy the image or identify who has created it.
Watch the
following sketchup video tutorial to learn the complete process.
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The newbie sketchup users will be greatly benefitted by watching
the following sketchup video tutorial presented by Justin Geis. In this
sketchup tutorial Geis will introduce you with top 10 sketchup tips.
1.
Apply Keyboard shortcuts: Every tool in SketchUp is supported with keyboard
shortcuts. You don’t require to click on icons to obtain different types of
tools in sketchup through these shortcuts. Beside, these shortcuts can reduce
your modeling time significantly.
2. Move along axes: It is frequently required to shift objects
both up and down and left and right concurrently. While trying to shift an
object in both directions simultaneously, your object may not proceed at the
desired location. Therefore, it is suggested to shift your objects along the red
and green axes initially, then along the blue axis (or alternatively), so that
you can get your objects to shift according to your choice.
3.
Move with inferencing (Kitchen Example): While moving objects throughout
SketchUp, sometimes it become complicated to procure objects to go in the exact
position in a 3D space as per your choice. To make this process simple, apply
inferencing to shift objects around. Inferencing is SketchUp’s way of helping
you move objects around. As for instance, when you prefer to move a table and
chairs with the purpose of aligning them with the end of a cabinet – you can
choose and shift your objects by holding the shift key to lock along an axis,
then move the mouse over the cabinet end and click to set your objects in your
desired location.
4.
Utilize the 3D Warehouse: SketchUp contains an extensive library of free models
which can be imported into your model instantly. Highlight your modeling time
on modeling spaces, and download furniture and other interior objects from the
warehouse as much as possible to save significant modeling time.
5. Model with groups: When objects do not remain in groups, faces
are merged, you have to face problem. If you group your geometry, your objects
will not be merged with other objects and you will be able to make
modifications instantly and efficiently.
6.
Model with components: A component belongs to an object and when you copy it,
any modification occurred in one copy will be updated in all the other copies
as well. If you wish to have more than one of something in a model, create it
as a component. If it is not required to create a copy of something, it will be
a group.
7. Use Copy Mode: The move tool and the rotate tool can be
utilized to generate copies of geometry. By clicking the control key with these
tools active, the copies can be produced.
8.
Generate multiple copies simultaneously: Besides, producing single copies, the
move and rotate tools can also be applied to generate multiple copies. While
making a copy of an object, just type “*” and the number of copies to be
produced, then press the enter key to generate that number of copies. It is
possible to modify the number of copies by hitting “*” and a new number, then
the enter key provided that the tool is still active.
Watch
the video, presented by Justin Geis.
9. Generate equally spaced copies among two points (Fence Posts):
Besides, producing multiple copies, it is also possible to set an end point,
then hit the divided by key and put a number of copies to generate equally
spaced copies among two points
10.
Apply extensions: SketchUp and SketchUcation both contain extensive warehouses
of extensions which can be set up in SketchUp to make its functionality
superior. Use new extensions in spite of native tools, to extend your modeling
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By watching this exclusive sketchup video, you will be familiar with importing, scaling and orienting your reference image. You will be able to produce your own scale figure. To perform this, initially you have to import your new image into sketchup so that you can apply it and create a new face me. After clicking on import button, check that all imported image types and use as image options are selected to get texture match photo. To learn the complete process, go through the following video.
This sketchup video is presented by renowned woodworking professional Ron Paul. While designing plans for trailers or a remodeled or a complete house, it become very problematic to obtain the information on paper for dimension and notes. This sketchup video will show how to organize everything in sketchup properly. Learn how to apply dual dimension to all your drawings in sketchup layout.
Egypt Sketchup Community presents a useful sketchup video that describes the detailed process for performing simple fronton modeling with the use of sketchup. The elevation drawing is done with AutoCad 2017 and it is imported to sketchup pro 2017 by going to file Import option.
Prior to import a CAD file into SketchUp Pro, it’s essential to have clear idea on what CAD elements SketchUp Pro can and can’t import. After that, it becomes easier to prepare your CAD file and work with the elements that should be required in SketchUp Pro.
If you don’t require to lose details in the original CAD file, just produce a copy of the CAD file and get that copy ready for importing into SketchUp Pro.
Get help from the following article for importing cad files to sketchup.
