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Showing posts with label plugins. Show all posts
3D Scanning Extension for SketchUp
Chaos Group Ships V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp
With today’s launch of Chaos Group’s V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp, the access designers have to faster rendering, better lighting tools, and more detail in complex scenes has reached new heights. It’s the biggest expansion to V-Ray for SketchUp’s rendering capabilities yet, and it’s all thanks to the help of a vast and very dedicated group of beta testers.Phlatscript Google SketchUp Plugin
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, folds and more. We do not have much experience in CNC plotting but from what we can see, if you have one of these printers than this plugin works really well.Organic modeling with the Artisan plugin
SketchUp plugin wizard Dale Martens (a.k.a. Whaat) recently released an amazing and incredibly useful organic modeling toolset called Artisan. Based on Dale’s popularSubdivide & Smooth tools, Artisan is perfect for people who want to use SketchUp to model organic shapes and terrain features. Artisan includes a set of “deformation” tools that allow you to sculpt, smooth, flatten, pinch and apply textures just like you would with a brush.
The toolbar for Dale Martens' Artisan Organic Toolset for SketchUp
Eric Lay modeled Patrick Beaulieu's "Bobby Bubble" character, then rendered him (her?) with Twilight Render.Regular Polygon Keyframe Animation Plugin (Video)
Regular Polygon has published a keyframe animation for SketchUp version 7 & 8, Free or Pro.
Main Features include:
Main Features include:
- Keyframes are easily added, deleted, renamed, and reordered.
- Any group or component can be animated.
- Animated groups (components) can be nested.
- Animated groups (components) can be nested inside of non-animated groups (components).
- Animated groups (components) are interpolated between keyframes by translation or rotation.
- The interpolation lasts for the entire keyframe transition time.
- Keyframes can have independent transition times.
- Keyframes can have independent delay times.
- The keyframes can be converted to a slideshow of ordinary (non-animated) scenes, called tweens.
- The number of tweens depends on the frame rate you set.
- The tween slideshow can be exported to an AVI movie, or to image files (PNG, JPEG, TIF, or BMP)
Plugin: Instant Roof, instant productivity
Instant Roof, by Chuck Vali of Vali Architects, is a truly great SketchUp Ruby script. Its purpose is simple – you use Instant Roof to quickly create gables, hips, sheds and trellises anywhere you need them. This script has everything going for it:
It's easy to install. Pop one file into your plugins folder and you're done.
It's easy to learn. Chuck (the script's author) has put together a huge pile of fantastic instructional PDFs and videos on his website. The in-product help is also comprehensive and well-placed.
It's easy to use. Everything's right there in the Plugins menu, so you don't have to memorize and keep track of a bunch of little tool icons. The input method for telling the script where to put gables and sheds couldn't be simpler.
Making your rounded models look better
When you're working with rounded objects whose edges have been smoothed, it's sometimes hard to make things look good. That's because curved surfaces don't automatically produce a profile edge that helps to differentiate them from the background. You can see what I'm talking about in the images that follow; notice the (what I consider to be) unsatisfying outline of each of the rounded objects below?
Without Profiles turned on, rounded objects don't stand out.Interesting plugins for sketchup from sketchyphysics
Jim has released Find Shadow Window which resets the Shadow dialogue box when it decides to vanish off screen. A real handy Plugin to have for those who move their windows around the workspace. Currently it’s PC only.
OpenStudio Plug-in for Google SketchUp
OpenStudio Plug-in for Google SketchUp makes it easy to create and edit the building geometry in your EnergyPlus input files. This free plug-in also allows you to launch EnergyPlus simulations and view the results without leaving the Google SketchUp 3D drawing program
OnTime5D plugin tested on newly released Sketchup 8
I just tested the OnTime5D plugin on the newly released Sketchup 8, and it works without a problem. Sketchup 8 was recetly released by Google and can be found on http://sketchup.google.com/.
SYCODE Plug-ins Are Ready For SketchUp 8
Google released SketchUp version 8 today and I am pleased to announce that each of our 13 data exchange plug-ins for SketchUp have been tested to work with this new version. Our subscription customers can download the latest installers from the SketchUp section of our web site and request permanent keys.
SketchUp 8 Upgrades & Features
Did you realize that SketchUp has been around for some four years? Time really flies, and over the years we’ve noticed that the number of user-generated 3D buildings springing up in Google-Earth has increased dramatically, so it’s about high time a new version of this program came out which is geared toward the production of Google Earth-ready models. Google has obviously noticed that this is a popular pastime among SketchUp fans.What's New in Google SketchUp 8
What's New in Google SketchUp 8
We've stuffed SketchUp 8 full of new and improved features:
Google Launches SketchUp 8 3D Modeling Software
Google on Wednesday announced a new version of its 3D modeling software, SketchUp 8.
New features include model geo-location integration with Google Maps, more accurate terrain and color aerial imagery, improved photo matching for model building, and integration with Google Building Maker, a 3D modeling tool for adding buildings to Google Earth.
IES VE SketchUp plugin
The Integrated Environmental Solutions VE SketchUp plugin allows you to assign important information like location, building type, room type, construction types and HVAC systems to a SketchUp model and then import it directly into an IES tool for analysis, without having to re-build any geometry.
Key features:
1.Export groups and components from Google SketchUp™
2.New Toolbar icons
3.Color code rooms on 3D model to visualize results and input data
4.Ability to view weather data as wind rose
5.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
6.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
1.Export groups and components from Google SketchUp™
2.New Toolbar icons
3.Color code rooms on 3D model to visualize results and input data
4.Ability to view weather data as wind rose
5.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
6.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
IES have come up with a plug-in for SketchUp that allows you to run an energy analysis right within your SketchUp model. And the plug-in is completely free! Join Mike in this first part of a 2-part series as he shows you how to run an energy analysis on a massing model using the IES plug-in for SketchUp.
CMSH Tripod IESVE
Museum
