Architectural_Design_with_SketchUp

Chapter 4 Using Plugins Effectively
4. Once you are satisfied with the shell’s shape, left-click the mouse to accept. You should
now have a shell that is smoothly defined by the three guiding arches.
It is actually quite interesting to see
that if you use the Extrude Edges by Loft
tool from the Extrusion Tools plugin for
this, you will get a different lofted shape,
which resembles the image shown here.
Plugins for
Architectural Modeling
1001bit Tools
By Goh Chun Hee—$29 [www.1001bit.com]
This is a large collection of architecture-related tools. It currently comes in a standard and a
Pro version and even has a shadow-analysis tool as an add-on. Tools vary from general modeling
helpers (fillet, chamfer, arrays, etc.) to tools for creating walls, openings, stairs, floors,
roofs (including rafters and purlins), and doors and windows.
BuildingStructureTools
By tak2hata—Free [5, 6]
This plugin helps with creating beams, columns, slabs, and the like. You can customize the
database of shapes that it ships with and add your own profiles.
HouseBuilder
By S. Hurlbut, D. Bur—Free [3]
If you want to model each stud, rafter, and joist in a light-framed house, then give this plugin
a try. It comes in both metric and imperial versions and adds a toolbar that gives you easy
access to all of its tools.
You can use the Wall tool to create a stud-framed wall based on two selected points. To
add a window or a door, select the appropriate tool and pick a location along a wall. The
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