<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Another Sketchup help thread]]> 2013-09-29T23:54:09Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/4022/another-sketchup-help-thread/ <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> I see Fredo has a new (I think) pluggie, Curvizard.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2447/ 2013-09-29T23:54:09Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37671/#p37671 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> Great, thanks pal.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2447/ 2013-09-29T23:39:18Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37670/#p37670 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> That video was SU8 but most of the plugins work with SU13.

If you go to the actual youtube page for the video it has a spreadsheet linked with the links to all the plugins:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?zd85witj4k19fmf

Round corner and others have updated to work with SU13 if you follow the links to them.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/51/ 2013-09-29T00:36:05Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37580/#p37580 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> Again, lawsy, great video. I think you made this before 2013 arrived since, correct me if wrong, but some like Rounded Corner only work on SU8. And, I think you want to do Rounded Corner the very last thing before you finish the project since it is not wise to go chopping into its geometry. And, it doesn't always intersect well on complex joints. Imagine a Victorian house roof with lots of peaks and gables, not well-suited for that. But, still a nice plug in.

Is that SS on the Wiki?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2447/ 2013-09-29T00:07:18Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37576/#p37576 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> Heartlander wrote:

What would you say would be the perfect toolbox of plugins and tools for SketchUp? I like Clean Up, Joint Push-Pull, Edge Tools and Solid Inspector but would like your thoughts.

Another video in my channel (although I don't use as many any more):

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/51/ 2013-09-28T23:33:37Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37574/#p37574 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> I like fredo's tools (if that's the right spelling), he has a whole series of them.  Bevels, chanfers, curvy lines.. that sort of thing.  Then there is that loft plugin..

I think I found them all in a list of good plugins.

http://www.peterguthrie.net/blog/2013/0 … xtensions/

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2694/ 2013-09-28T22:16:37Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37567/#p37567 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> Thanks for that video, Lawsy. I used the free version for a while but it didn't do me a lot of good. I bought the full version last week and, yeah, it seems to be a serious tool. And I'm the kinda guy that needs serious tools!

What would you say would be the perfect toolbox of plugins and tools for SketchUp? I like Clean Up, Joint Push-Pull, Edge Tools and Solid Inspector but would like your thoughts.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2447/ 2013-09-28T20:37:31Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37560/#p37560 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> The other plugins I've seen show you problems but don't tell you what they are and don't offer to try and fix them for you.

I previously made a video about it:

[video]

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/51/ 2013-09-27T22:24:53Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37499/#p37499 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> The trial of that program saved my butt last night. I will invest shortly. I highly recommend it. I wasted an hour trying to find a problem that took 2 mins with that.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1682/ 2013-09-27T14:12:54Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37463/#p37463 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> For an easy way to unhide, check out the 'Show All' plugin linked in my post above.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/51/ 2013-09-25T21:03:38Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37304/#p37304 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> lawsy wrote:
Hunter Green wrote:

Yeah, you have some internal surfaces.  Tricky to remove them -- K will help sometimes but sometimes you have to erase a surface to get to the internal ones, then rebuild it later.

Much better to right click and hide the external surface, then show it again later when the internal bits are fixed.

Oh, I didn't realize hiding it allowed you to access the things hidden behind it.  Thanks for the tip.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1356/ 2013-09-25T13:41:08Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37282/#p37282 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> It checks for manifold geometry and highlights various problems in different colours.

It does have materials you can assign for calculating weight and yes you can add your own ones with a name and density.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/51/ 2013-09-25T07:57:31Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37269/#p37269 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> Huh, haven't heard of SuSolid.  Does it support custom materials?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2694/ 2013-09-25T05:45:28Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37263/#p37263 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> Looks like I could use that plugin. Thanks for helping guys.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1682/ 2013-09-25T02:18:43Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37248/#p37248 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> I can't recommend the SU solid plugin enough.

http://www.susolid.com/

It does cost a small amount but I don't think I could use SketchUp for solid modelling without it.

Using it it took me about 30 seconds to make the file manifold.

1. You have one group and the rest ungrouped. I exploded the group, selected all and grouped the lot.

2. Run 'analyse' from SUsolid which highlights problems in various colours. Yellow means internal surfaces (screen attached).

3. Double click to edit the group, then right click and hide several of the external surfaces. Delete offending inside surfaces (mainly flat 'discs') (screen attached).

4. SUsolid can be run even when faces are hidden. Here we see the dialogue says solids = 1 and the shape turns purple. Manifold! (screen attached).

5. I have an unhide all plugin to bring back the hidden surfaces. Part finshed! (screen attached)

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/51/ 2013-09-25T02:04:23Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/37246/#p37246