The skin for the façade can be made by using Perforated Screen, this can be an important part of some projects. To create windows and door Frame use the tool with same name, here you have to create a face at the opening prior to be able to apply the command to it.

To create stairs, use the stair tool, which will allow you to create 12 different kinds of stairs whereas the Escalator is meant for creating mechanical stairs. It is extremely helpful as you can quickly made anything from pad footing to strip footing. One of the tools for Structural Models is to create Foundations. By using a dialog box you can select the type and apply parameters and simply create. In case ofwall openings and columns the parameters work in a similar way. Also, you canapply details to your walls by using this, for example, baseboards. This tool helps you to draw a wall by simply choosing a type of wall instead of drawing and extruding planes. The wall tools are a simple-step solution than by trying to build a wall with the SketchUp way. The basic tools of 1001bit are the ones regarding to distance which includes Information Between 2 Points, Point on Face, Center Point of Arc and Circles. The reason why it takes time to load is because it checks the license status before loading.

This plugin provides some tools which can be used for drawing/editing geometry such as fillet, extend and chamfer which is missing in the native Sketchup.Īfter the installation of the plugin, SketchUp can take time to open as it takes time to load the plugin. The architectural elements ranges from roofs to railings, windows, staircases, roof design. Several architectural elements can be created using this tool as it works as a collection of tools. The 1001bit tools is a plugin that is a must have. Given below is the list of some of the most important plugins that you can use in SketchUp: 1001bit Tools – Helps Modelling Architecture Even though Sketchup can be a very versatile tool for architectural visualizations yet in some way it lacks of some features which can be used for a quicker modelling time the reason for it is the software is all-use oriented instead of particularly an architectural one.īy adding plugins into SketchUp we can work in a more precise way and also achieve faster modeling times.

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