Sketchup

There are 3 ways to manage objects in Sketchup, layer’ object manager, name’ object manager, material’ object manager Tutorial video : Steps by steps : Layer’ object manager is similiar to layiso command in autocad, select by layer click A layer is used many object, you select all Chairs have ‘chair layer’ which is selected […]

Selecting many objects in sketchup is very difficult, select by name tool will solve it Tutorial videos: Steps by steps: Selecting books to hide or delete , you must click on component or group, select books in a group, a component to hide or delete You can’t do it once for all in Sketchup Select

When you create a wall of builiding, you draw line to make faces however it’s slow, auto create faces from edges tool in Sketchup will make it fastly. Tutorial video: Steps by steps: When you create a wall of builiding, you draw line to make faces however it’s slow Face tool – auto make faces

3dshouse’s new door system is divided finish doors and replace panel,When you want to replace the panel, select doors – replace panel table – replace panel click which you like Tutorial video: Steps by steps: The fastest way to change to your favorite panel type is to use replace panel In the table has many

You see a model with nice materials, you want to use it for your model,  material colletion in Sketchup is so easy Tutorial video: Steps by steps: Material collection tool click All materials have been arranged for array, manage and access easily When you use for other models – import this model – pick materials

When your file has a lot of unused materials, use the delete materials tool Tutorial video : Steps by steps: To optimize your files, use delete unused materials tool by click on tool.  Unused materials have been deleted, only default materials and textures is still saved  For default materials and textures have not been deleted,

Remove object’s material in Sketchup default is quite difficult, remove object’s material tool from 3dshouse.com will help you to solve Tutorial video: Steps by steps: Select object’s material – remove object’s material tool click. Object’s material has been removed. Repeat for other object’s material, this tool available for component or group.

Replace the material in Sketchup you use default tool but it’s slow to replace many models on time, new replace the material tools from 3dhouse will solve that. Tutorial video : Steps by steps: Select click the material you want to replace, step 2 – select click the material replaced Repeat for other material.

2 software very cool, Revit for exterior, Sketchup for interior, export Revit models to Sketchup Tutorial video: Steps by steps: Open Revit – file- export- cad formats – dwg click, chose solids – ACIS solids 2 options: ACIS solids (group for one component), polymesh (group for all model) Save file – remember where to save

The following 3 examples of smooth edges in Sketchup Tutorial video: Steps by steps: Right click – softened and smoothed edges – check box smooth normal At zero of smooth value, all planes is rough When value of smooth is increased , all planes have been smoothed