Some useful sketchup plugin for architects

In this exclusive sketchup video tutorial, detail information is given on some useful sketchup plugins which can be applied for creating superior architectural design.

Joint push pull - This sketchup plugin is used to extrude faces with several tools which range from normal, vector, joint, extrude, round and follow.

Round corner - This sketchup plugin accomplishes the rounding of the edges and corners of 3D shapes along a 2D profile in 3 modes like round corners, sharp corners and bevel.

RoundCorner also supports concave corners (always rendered as Round) and non-orthogonal edge faces. Corners contains 2, 3, or more edges.

Weld - Choose numerous connected (containing common endpoints) edges, curves as well as arcs, then apply the weld tool to unite them into a single polyline.

Curviloft - Curviloft is a script created for Loft and Skinning. It is used to generate surfaces from contours.

Loft by Spline - Attach individual contours, open or closed, with smooth splines.

Loft along Path - Connects contours, along a prearranged rail curve.

Skinning - Make surfaces surrounded by 4 or 3 contiguous contours.

Eneroth Flatten To Plane - Flatten chosen geometry to horizontal plane. It is best suited for purging imported DWGs where lines may contain various Z coordinates on what should be contained in a 2D drawing.

Artisan - Artisan is a sketchUp extension supported with powerful organic modeling tools. The designer can use this plugin to produce the followings :-

Terrain, Furniture, Characters, Abstract Sculptures, Fabric, curtains, and pillows, Rocks, tree trunks, and plants

ClothWorks - It is a cloth simulation extension for SketchUp that can be used for draping cloth and wires over components of different shapes and sizes as well as for simulating curtains and flags.

To watch live demonstration of the above mentioned plugins, go through the following video tutorial.

Video Source: Designer Hacks