Category Archive: Geometry

This Plugin allows to draw physically accurate wires and ropes (catenary curves) between two points with only two clicks. Usage: menu Plugins → Draw Wires Type a number + s to change the number of curve segments: 24s Type a … Continue reading →

Profile Builder is like the Follow Me tool on steroids. It has been designed for professionals who want to model intelligent building materials with extreme speed and accuracy. It may forever change the way you model with SketchUp. Compatible with: … Continue reading →

A toolset to ‘Slice’ up a volume – useful in real-model making or finding likely areas in master plan volumes.

Select a Non-Solid Group/Component-Instance and run the tool from the menu. If it contains nested groups or instances you are warned, and given the option to explode these – it will never be a ‘solid’ otherwise. It analyzes the object’s … Continue reading →

Design Tools DrawMetal™ provides plugins (extensions) for SketchUp® for drawing a variety of spirals, curves and tapered shapes (tapered extrusions). Curved tapered shapes are typical in architectural and ornamental scrollwork, and for that application, the plugins also calculate the amount of stock (raw … Continue reading →

MANIPULATOR GIZMO The Gizmo allows for quick manipulations without switching out of selection mode. All its actions can be adjusted by the VCB for final precision adjustments. EXTRUDE EDGES Use the Gizmo to quickly extrude edges from your selected geometry. … Continue reading →

Tensile Structures are fascinating buildings. Everyone who want to sketch such buildings, have the problem of the visualization of a structure. Soap Skin & Bubble is a Tool for the first Design is studies of mechanically and pneumatically strained surfaces.

CutList plugin produces a list of all selected components/groups and their dimensions helping you determine how much of each material you need to produce your design. It also has capabilities to layout these materials on stock sizes of material. List … Continue reading →

It is an extension of Sketchup, that provides a set of tools for advanced geometry creation and manipulation. Installation – download lss_toolbar_2_0_beta.zip – unpack contents of «Plugins» subfolder into SketchUp «Plugins» subfolder – unpack contents of «Resources» subfolder into SketchUp «Resources» … Continue reading →

About It is an extension of Sketchup, which allows advanced copying of groups and component instances. Installation Unpack contents of «Plugins» subfolder into SketchUp «Plugins» subfolder Unpack contents of «Resouces» subfolder into SketchUp «Resources» subfolder Enable ‘LSS Matrix Toolbar’: choose … Continue reading →