<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/4022/another-sketchup-help-thread/ Sun, 29 Sep 2013 23:54:09 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37671/#p37671 I see Fredo has a new (I think) pluggie, Curvizard.

]]> Sun, 29 Sep 2013 23:54:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37671/#p37671 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37670/#p37670 Great, thanks pal.

]]> Sun, 29 Sep 2013 23:39:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37670/#p37670 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37580/#p37580 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.

]]> Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:36:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37580/#p37580 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37576/#p37576 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?

]]> Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:07:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37576/#p37576 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37574/#p37574 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):

]]> Sat, 28 Sep 2013 23:33:37 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37574/#p37574 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37567/#p37567 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/

]]> Sat, 28 Sep 2013 22:16:37 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37567/#p37567 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37560/#p37560 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.

]]> Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:37:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37560/#p37560 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37499/#p37499 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]

]]> Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:24:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37499/#p37499 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37463/#p37463 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.

]]> Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:12:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37463/#p37463 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37304/#p37304 For an easy way to unhide, check out the 'Show All' plugin linked in my post above.

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:03:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37304/#p37304 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37282/#p37282 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.

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:41:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37282/#p37282 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37269/#p37269 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.

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 07:57:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37269/#p37269 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37263/#p37263 Huh, haven't heard of SuSolid.  Does it support custom materials?

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:45:28 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37263/#p37263 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37248/#p37248 Looks like I could use that plugin. Thanks for helping guys.

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:18:43 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37248/#p37248 <![CDATA[Re: Another Sketchup help thread]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/37246/#p37246 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)

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:04:23 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/37246/#p37246