The Sketch Up Essentials Extensions For Architecture PDF

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Extensions needed for architectural purposes to maximize your skills in sketchup...

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20 BEST Extensions for Architecture in SketchUp 1001Bit Tools Cost: Free 1001Bit Tools contains a collection of tools useful for architectural modeling, including walls, stairs, windows, roof framing, and much more!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/1001BitTools .

Profile Builder Cost: $79 Profile Builder is a fantastic tool that creates smart assemblies. These assemblies do things like automatically filling in stair pickets, generating wall framing, and much more!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/ProfileBuilder

Flex Tools Cost: 99 Euros Flex tools is a SketchUp extension that allows you to quickly create dynamic doors, windows, stairs, and much more! These objects can be adjusted to fit openings, add mullions, and many other things!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/FlexTools

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20 BEST Extensions for Architecture in SketchUp Instant Architecture Cost: $118/Year Contains a number of very helpful architecture tools, helping you create doors, windows, roofs, walls, fences, terrain, and much more. Probably the most feature packed extension in this list!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/InstantArchitecture .

Lattice Maker Cost: Free This extension is designed to create lattices in SketchUp. Practically, this means the extension offsets and push pulls faces, making it perfect for fast windows in your models!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/latticemaker

Bezier Spline Cost: Free Sometimes you need to draw more complex curves than the native tools in SketchUp will allow – this amazing toolset from Fredo6 adds a number of powerful curve creation and editing tools to SketchUp!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/BezierSpline

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20 BEST Extensions for Architecture in SketchUp Placemaker Cost: $199/year – In App purchases for High-Res images One of my favorite extensions, Placemaker creates entire cities with a single click inside your models, including roads, water, buildings, and more. Also has a high-res satellite imagery import option!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/placemaker .

Animator Cost: Free One of the limitations in SketchUp is you can only animate camera movement, not object movement. This extension allows you to animate actual objects moving inside of SketchUp!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/Animator

Angular Dimension Cost: Free This extension allows you to add the dimensions of angles directly inside of your models! Very simple, but very helpful!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/AngularDimension

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20 BEST Extensions for Architecture in SketchUp Selection Toys Cost: Free Everyone needs this extension – allows you to filter your selections by edges, faces, groups, components, and much more. Things like selecting all edges in an object are a breeze for this extension.

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/SelectionToys .

DropGC Cost: Free DropGC does one thing – it takes objects and drops them on a surface below. This can be VERY helpful for placing objects on sites and terrains!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/DropGC

TopoShaper Cost: Free This extension from Fredo6 contains a suite of tools for creating terrains from either contours or points. VERY helpful for creating surfaces and sites

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/TopoShaper

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20 BEST Extensions for Architecture in SketchUp Edge Tools Cost: Free This tool from Thom Thom is absolutely vital for editing imported CAD files! Fix gaps, simplify contours, and more with this extension!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/EdgeTools .

Joint Push Pull Cost: Free Ever have SketchUp tell you you can’t push pull a curved or smoothed surface? With this extension, you can! Push pull curved surfaces and multiple faces at once!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/JointPushPull

Curviloft Cost: Free Curviloft is THE organic modeling tool you need for SketchUp. It creates objects and skins by lofting, or creating faces between edges. If you’re modeling complex shapes, you NEED curviloft!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/curviloft

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20 BEST Extensions for Architecture in SketchUp JHS Powerbar Cost: Free JHS Powerbar is a collection of some of the most powerful SketchUp extensions by the best extension developers in the world!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/JHSPowerbar .

Medeek Suite Cost: Full Suite $150 – Individual Extensions Vary These three extensions create very detailed trusses, walls, and foundations – just about every aspect of these extensions is editable and very accurate!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/MedeekWall

TIG Roof Cost: Free This extension from TIG allows you to quickly create roofs on your buildings in SketchUp. MUCH faster than trying to create them with the follow me tool 😊

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/RoofByTIG

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20 BEST Extensions for Architecture in SketchUp PlusSpec Cost: $750/Year PlusSpec is THE BIM Extension for SketchUp. All assemblies contained in PlusSpec are parametric and easy to edit. Excellent support and contains tools to automate the plan creation process!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/PlusSpec .

GKWare Cabinet Maker Cost: Free Ever have SketchUp tell you you can’t push pull a curved or smoothed surface? With this extension, you can! Push pull curved surfaces and multiple faces at once!

http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/GKWareCabinetMaker

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