The Sketchup Show #2: Three Great Plugins (Pt.2)

In this episode, Mike and Alex show how to download and install a plugin or ruby script. They also discuss and try out 3 great Sketchup plugins: Make Faces, Simplify Contours and Drop.

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[drumncoasters247]

I like the vid. I have a quick random question. I am brand new to google sketchup and still learning. Whenever I try exporting one of my files to another program some of the textures or images become glitched. Is there any way to fix this? Please reply thanks.

[4sketchupgo2school]

there are a few things that may have caused those issues. first things i would check are: 1) are any of the faces inside-out? go to View > Face Style > Monochrome to check it out. orient faces properly before applying textures. white side = outside, blue side = inside. 2) did you apply textures to entire groups/components. groups and components should be colored with the default white/blue material. textures should be applied to individual faces within the groups/components.

[4sketchupgo2school]

there was a question here about finding the make faces plugin that accidentally got erased. sorry about that. here's your answer:

you can find the make faces plugin on the Smustard website or the Ruby Library Depot website (google it).

[roobaheba]

I have sketch up pro and i don't have half of the tools that u guys are using here.

this is craz . that's why i bought pro and now i just realized i don't have 50% of the things on there.

[4sketchupgo2school]

smustard and the ruby library depot are 2 of our favorite sites for finding more tools and plugins for SKP, which is why our toolbars have so many icons. you may also need to turn on some of your tools by going to your SketchUp Preferences pane > Extensions > and check on the tools. we've also customized our toolbar which you can do on a PC by going to View > Toolbars, or on a MAC by right-clicking on the toolbar and choosing the 'customize' option

[ktmracer197]

How do you download the make faces plugin, i went to smustard and downloaded the progress bar then i downloading make faces, and both of the downloads say that they arent sketchup plugins Help please!!!!!!

[shibbertymonkey]

hey very helpful, although i cant use the makefaces tool,

im trying on an old project plan.

it only takes 7seconds to complete as it's quite a simple layout but then when the box with the details comes up, i click "ok" and it just freezes, any ideas why?

[ssoheils]

thank you..very helpfull

[vonijoe]

Some plugins come with many extra files (.png images, etc.). If you want to install these in their own subfolder within the main Plugins folder, how do you make sure SU will find and load them? Thanks!

[paucookie]

hi! .. thanx for showing the makefaces pluggin .. i have been spending a lot of time closing the lines .. is so annoying .. u are a life saver

[4sketchupgo2school]

also, see the comment below about the IDX Renditioner