![]() In 2012, Google sold Sketchup to Trimble Navigation. With Quad Face Tool we create figures with continuous edges as topographies or, as we see in the GIF that accompanies this description, give a much more real surface to a helmet that was originally reticulated. You can learn how in 2 minutes with this tutorial on Youtube.Ĭreated by ThomThom, this plugin solves one of Sketchup's major shortcomings: its trouble working with non-flat quad surfaces. As the GIF accompanying this description demonstrates, you can create a spiral staircase by creating a block with two steps and then choosing the number of copies. And there’s a YouTube tutorial!Ĭreated by Kirill B, LSS Matrix allows you to create a sequence of chained components by simply updating the parent block. We think it is quite useful to define seams, seals, springs, tensioners and cables. A dialog window lets you choose numerous parameters to create the final shape. Developed by the user SLBaumgartner, this plugin allows you to calculate and draw angles on the surface of a volume.Ĭreated by 3dalbertsoft, this plugin allows you to create a helical turbine by selecting a curve and a predefined shape in SketchUp. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spend hours and hours in the past modeling doors and windows,and having the ability to simply drop doors and windows into your models is very valuable.It seems so basic that it’s surprising this wasn’t already included with Sketchup, but someone actually took the time to program a plugin to fix it. Overall, I like the simplicity of this extension. When you activate Planview, all FlexTools objects get switched to planview mode, which means that your objects get optimized for use with the section plane tool to create plans in Layout. In addition, FlexTools also comes with several tools for working with components, including Zapper, which removes dynamic behaviors from objects, cleaner, which deletes deeply hidden nested geometry, and Planview, which will turn on and off FlexTools objects in your model which aren’t optimized for 2D plans. At the moment, components can’t cut openings in double walls, though they should be coming out with a tool soon that will within flex tools. You can toggle the option for “Cutter” to turn on components that cut openings in single faces. In addition, new components are being added all the time. The tools in this toolset include doors, windows, trapezoidal windows, slat openings, and a flex panel. In addition, all the objects are fully customizable as dynamic components, allowing you to adjust things like depth, height, frame size, whether doors are open or not, number of window panels, and more! With these dynamic components, only the parts of the component that are supposed to resize, like the door, or the glass in a window.Īll you have to do is take the objects, drop them in the opening, and use the scaling options to size the objects to your opening. The problem with regular door components is if you scale them to fit them in an opening, not only the door, but also the frames will resize and distort. The nice thing about these components is that they resize without any kind of distortion. Basically what that means is that this extension contains responsive objects that scale and adjust to openings automatically. Where can you get it? You can get it by visiting (affiliate link)įlexTools is a series of opening creation tools built on top of SketchUp’s dynamic components engine. Plugin Cost: Around $33 for one component, or around $114 USD If so, please consider supporting me on Patreon (click here to support) or by visiting my Support the Show Page! In this video, learn about FlexTools – the SketchUp extension for creating smart objects like doors, windows, and more! This extension is built on SketchUp’s dynamic components engine and allows you to quickly and easily place doors, windows, louvers, and other objects within openings in your SketchUp models!ĭo you like these SketchUp tutorials and videos? ![]() SMART OPENINGS IN SKETCHUP with Flex Tools ![]()
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