Architectural_Design_with_SketchUp

Architectural Design with SketchUp
PathCopy
By R. Wilson—Free [4]
Whenever you need to copy objects along a path (rather than orthogonally), you need to
use this plugin. It places a component regularly along a curve either at its vertices (endpoints
of line segments) or at specified distances. The image here shows streetlights copied along
a spline at 10f increments.
Pen Tool +
By R. O’Brien—Free [5, 6]
This plugin adds a toolbar from which you can use various pen-based functions. They help
you modify meshes manually and add soft lines, hidden lines, guidelines, and others.
Randor
By TBD—$3 [4]
This plugin randomly rotates and scales a selection of components. This is especially helpful
for making landscape objects like trees look more natural, because when they are initially
placed in SketchUp they all appear with the same size and orientation. The “Randomizing
Everything” example in Chapter 6 creates a similar result.
Round Corner
By Fredo6—Free [5, 6]
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The lack of classic CAD-type chamfer and fillet
tools in SketchUp has spurred several plugin
creators into action. While there are also 2D
versions available that can operate on a face
or polylines, this 3D-version cleanly rounds (fillets)
or breaks (chamfers) all connected edges
in your model. Use it to give materials a more
realistic appearance for rendering (no edge in
real life is as sharp as a computer-produced
edge) or to connect pipes realistically.