How do I add plugins to SketchUp?

Installing extensions manually in SketchUp

  1. In SketchUp, select Extensions > Extension Manager.
  2. Click the Install Extension button.
  3. In the Open dialog box that appears, navigate to the .
  4. When SketchUp warns you about installing only extensions from trusted sources, click Yes to proceed and install your extension.

How do I create a style in SketchUp?

SketchUp creates a copy of the currently active style in the In Model styles. Click the Select tab, click the In Model icon ( ), and in the list of styles that appears, select your new style so that it’s the active style. Click the Edit tab, click the Edge Settings icon ( ), and select your desired edge options.

What are SketchUp Plugins?

Plug-ins are tools developed by members of the SketchUp community who want to enhance the native tools or make SketchUp more useful by adding tools that are not available natively. Most are free and available for download in the SketchUp Extension Warehouse or in the SketchUcation plug-ins store.

How do you create a section?

Insert a section break

  1. Select where you want a new section to begin.
  2. Go to Layout > Breaks, and then choose the type of section break you want. Next Page Starts the new section on the following page. Continuous Starts the new section on the same page.

What is SketchUp outliner?

In SketchUp, the Outliner enables you to view a model’s objects (groups, components, and section planes) as a hierarchical tree. With the Outliner, you can: Navigate large models. Name objects and section planes.

How do I download SketchUp styles?

First, go to the SketchUp Artists home page and click “SketchUp Styles.” Free style collections are available by year – the latest is 2016. Click the link to open the collection. Within the 2016 styles, I want to try out this one – “Concept with fine marker.” Clicking here downloads the style as a ZIP file.

How do you get different styles in SketchUp?

Enter the Styles panel from the utility tray on the right side of your screen. At the top of the panel that appears, you see the thumbnail, name, and description for the currently selected style. From the Styles Collections drop-down list, select a collection, such as Default Styles, Color Sets, or Sketchy Edges.

How do you make a hollow in SketchUp?

3. Erase the interior to make your design hollow inside: Click on the black “selection” arrow at the far upper right corner of the menu. Then right click the interior of the circle. Click “Erase.” You should remain with a hollow “o” or “donut-style” shape.