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Sketchup free

Started by John Sayers on 27 April 2006. 94 replies, 2006–2020. In the Library under Measurement and tools.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 6109.

RedWallStudio
Does anyone know of this or similar software for us Mac users?
giles117
Yeah the paid version of sketchup is available for Us Mac Users. BUMS!!!. LOL
RedWallStudio
Thats okay, we've been systematically trained to pay higher prices since the inception of the Mac. :cry:
OldDog
RedWallStudio wrote:
Thats okay, we've been systematically trained to pay higher prices since the inception of the Mac. :cry:
They are going to release a free Mac version, it just isn't out yet.
giles117
Like I said Old Dog. Typical. We are forever waiting on a release for mac. Its funny when the shoe is on the other foot though. :)
nukmusic
Some of you are just too dam good with the designs in Sketchup. Any other tips. I saw the videos on the Sketchup site. how do you get the designs in so much detail? to show studs and sheets of drywall, etc, etc? Practice makes Progress? :lol:
John Sayers
Practice makes Progress? yes DoctaJ - make sure everything you create is a group!! very Important.
nukmusic
Group? I have seen that on one of the menus. But I dont fully understand what you mean. Do you mean all the small objects? I just thought there might have been and easier way to draw a full wall showing the 2x4 studs. I guess I woul dhave to draw each stud one by one. or maybe copy and paste...then made the whole wall into a group. :lol:
John Sayers
Nuk - lets say you make a box by making a square and pushpulling it vertically. Once you 've done that select it all and right click make group. You can then moveit, rotate it etc. If you want to change it you double click it and you can alter it. For studs etc there is a Ruby Pluggin called Housebuilder. One of the neat aspects of sketchup is the ruby scripts others have written for it. Go to the sketchup forum http://forum.sketchup.com/ and download housebuilder http://forum.sketchup.com/showthread.ph ... builder.rb and install it into you plugins folder in the sketchup root directory. Then reboot sketchup and it will appear as a set of icons. In house builder you can stipulate the wall height, stud size etc. When you click on the make wall icon you can then draw where the wall goes and bingo - a stud wall is made. You can then select door maker, state the height etc and it will automatically insert a doorway with a top plate etc. similarly with inserting a window. There are various other ruby scripts and they are adding new ones all the time. cheers john
nukmusic
u r the man
bassman
ok, that sounds totally kewl..... wall builder.... Me likey.... thx, ashley
Xabiche
I can't find the free version of sketchup on their site. They have a free version for educators, but that's it.
Xabiche
Ah, thanks. That's a dead link in the original post for this thread.
natas
how do I upload a sketch from "sketchup" ?
John Sayers
save it as .skp file and add as an attachment when posting - the file size limit is 500k. cheers john
stupot
Ive downloaded the house builder plugin, but have a quick question. How do I add the drywall to the framing? thanks Stupot
John Sayers
Stu - either make a separate object for the drywall or resize the fill that housebuilder creates - you'll notice it puts it on it's own layer. cheers john
Nappe
Anybody know where to find the housebuilder or know of something similar? I cant seem to finde anything
jcklein
Here you can download the Housebuilder plugin: link I'm not sure it's a current version, because that's the only place i found it myself. It would be nice if someone could prove this.