Architectural_Design_with_SketchUp

Chapter 3 Using SketchUp to Inform Your Designs
Component Attributes Window
PRO ONLY
If you own SketchUp Pro, you will see another button. This one brings up the Component
Attributes window (Figure 3.18).
Figure 3.18: A component’s Attributes window
In this window you can create attributes and make a “static” component dynamic. You
can also always come back to this window and edit any of the parameters or formulas.
Example 3.3: Adding Dynamic Components to Your Model
This example allows you to start working with Dynamic Components by assembling a small
kitchen. Feel free to use any manufacturer’s cabinets that are in the 3D Warehouse. Just be
consistent—otherwise, things might not fit. This example uses SketchUp’s DC Cabinets, which
you can find here: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=e89fe26ad1304488de650492e4
5fb14f (short link: http://goo.gl/eK4od).
1. Start by assembling the components you need. For this example, I downloaded two base
cabinets and two tall cabinets. Although you can do this from the Component window in
SketchUp, too, finding multiple components might be easier by browsing to the website
in an external browser, downloading them, and then dragging the component files into
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