All Entries in the "Tools" Category
Align Tool Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Align Tool plugin created by Didier Bur on SketchUcation.com is an essential tool to help you with aligning objects and components in your model. With just a simple right click and then defining a few points you can align objects precisely and quickly.
The Align Tool works really well, but it does take a few [...]
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 [...]
Windowizer Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Windowizer plugin (version 3) created by Rick Wilson on Smustard.com is a simple tool to create windows for your SketchUp model. It gives you many options such as trim colors, glass styles and arrangements.
Using the plugin is simple but not really that intuitive. You need to make sure that you select a single face [...]
Smooth Step Animation Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Smooth Step Animation plugin created by user Whaat on SketchUcation.com is a simple plugin allowing you to create smooth scene transitions from one scene to another. It is quick and easy to use and works very well. You will need a program to stitch the images together in an animation.
The Smooth Step Animation gives [...]
Door Tools Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Door Tools plugin created by Tomot on Ruby Library Depot is a great set of tools to create custom doors. These tools allows you to create doors, frames and trims with different styles.
Each of these tools in this set works by using the 3 click process, click the top two corners and then specify [...]
Phlatscript Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Phlatscript plugin created by Mark and Trish Carew of Phlatboyz, LLC is a plugin allowing you to turn SketchUp models into a real life physical model. The plugin converts the SketchUp project into gcode to be produced in a cnc (computer numerical control) plotter. It allows you to create inside and outside cuts, tabs, [...]
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 [...]
Round Corner 2.1 Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The RoundCorner 2.1 plugin created by Fredo6 on SketchUcation.com is a useful tool to create round corners in your SketchUp model. It comes with three main functions, the “Round Corners in 3D”, “Sharp Corners in 3D” and “Bevel Edges and Corners”.
The round corners does just that, create rounded corners from selected faces. The sharp corners [...]
Model Location Google SketchUp Plugin Review
*Updated 5/6/10
The Model Location plugin created by Jim on the Sketchup [Plugins] Blog is a simple plugin to specify the location of your model. It seems to work well, though we do not have the tools to test it’s accuracy. The plugin does not really come with any explanation and can be a little frustrating [...]
LSS Toolbar Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The LSS Toolbar created by created by Kirill is a great toolbar that combines many of Kirill’s plugins in one easy to use menu. It has been slightly overdue but now that its here it is a great addition! Kirill’s famous plugin is the SU Blend plugin that will blend or morph two faces [...]
