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The Building Structure Tool Google SketchUp Plugin Review

The Building Structure Tool Google SketchUp Plugin Review

The Building Structure Tool plugin created by Tak2Hata on SketchUcation.com is a useful tool for design professionals such as structural engineers and even architects. A note that I would like to bring to your attention early in this post is that the developer is from Japan and is offering this plugin FREE though please consider [...]

Lattice Maker Google SketchUp Plugin Review

Lattice Maker Google SketchUp Plugin Review

The Lattice Maker plugin created by TIG on SketchUcation.com is a simple plugin allowing you to make lattice style arrays and frames. The plugin works great to create skylights, sculptures, mosaic glass tiles, greenhouses and much more. This plugin is great for architects and contractors to create works simply and quickly. The plugin allows you [...]

House Builder Google SketchUp Plugin Review

House Builder Google SketchUp Plugin Review

The House Builder plugin created by Steve Hurlbut and D. Bur on the Ruby Library Depot is a very efficient tool to create a home wood frame construction processes with studs and joists. The plugin allows you to create doors, windows and even roof pitches automatically. If you are an architect, builder, general contractor or [...]

Balustrade Google SketchUp Plugin Review

Balustrade Google SketchUp Plugin Review

The Balustrade plugin created by T. Marek and D. Bur on Ruby Library Depot is a clever plugin that allows you to create your own balusters (also known as hand rails). This plugin allows you to create your own baluster using the menu to control the styles of the posts, handrails and panels. And you [...]

Slab Tool Google SketchUp Plugin Review

Slab Tool Google SketchUp Plugin Review

The Slab Tool plugin created by Last Software on the Ruby Library Depot is a simple yet useful tool. It does what it sounds like, it creates square slabs for your model. I know this isn’t the fanciest tool but it does offer a solution to creating those slabs. The best part of this plugin [...]