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Josef L has developed soap skin & bubble, the newest sketchup plugin available in extension warehouse. The plugin is compatible with SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018.

The plugin is very effective for 3d printing, animation and drawing.

This plugin can be used to provide a skin over edges for generating complicated curved surfaces.

This Plugin is a Time-Limited Demo

Time restriction is April 10, 2019

This sketchup extension is available in extension warehouse extensions.sketchup.com

Watch the demo of the plugin. 

Mario C has developed Mc-F3D. This sketchup extension is compatible with SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018.

The plugin is very effective for various industries like Architecture, Construction, Film & Stage, Interior Design, Kitchen & Bath, Woodworking etc.

The plugin includes four new functions to the context menu (right button) to curtail the working time. The first 2 are utilized devoid of any limitations. The "Open" function needs the F3D dynamic components available on the developer’s site.

4 The new commands are included to the contextual menu (right-click) along with a toolbar.

1- Line to wall : Right-click on a line and provide the thickness and height of the wall to elevate from it.

2- Perpendicular wall : Choose a line and the face it borders, right-click and provide offset distance, thickness and length.

3- Windows : Instantly produce your windows as required. Auto naming. The dynamic component is no more required.

4- Opening : It should be utilized on F3D doors dynamic components. Right-click on the component to create the opening. Alternatively, the toolbar can also be applied.

For online demonstration, watch the following tutorial video.

Thomas Thomassen has developed Bitmap to Mesh sketchup plugin. This plugin supports SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018.

The plugin is used to produce a 2D or 3D mesh from a bitmap image.

From heightmaps, it is possible to produce terrains or any other surface.

Image entities are transformed into 2D pixel grids.

It creates two triangles per pixel!

250x250 pixel image produces a mesh of ~125K faces! ( 250 250 2 )

Menus & Toolbars

• Draw » Mesh From Heightmap • Context Menu » Mesh From Heightmap • Context Menu » Mesh From Bitmap

The plugin can be downloaded from extension warehouse extensions.sketchup.com

Watch online demonstration of the plugin.

Natale Zappia has developed nz_MyCatalogue, the newest sketchup extension that supports SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018.

This sketchup extension is very useful for various industries like Architecture, Construction, Education, Engineering, Film & Stage, Gaming, Heavy Civil, Interior Design, Kitchen & Bath, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Woodworking etc.

nz_MyCatalogue facilitates the users to make their individual multifaceted parametric library of extrudable profiles.

Alike sketchup, nz_MyCatalogue facilitates to produce profiles ranging from as little input as

Profile Name Width Height or through to the formation of complicated custom profiles

Apart from, it is also possible to add different parameters like:

DIRECTIONAL offset... Spacing elements at selected centers (adjustable to Centerline or Face offset) LATERAL offset.... Assign spacings among wall elements (adjustable to Centerliine) VERTICAL offset: eg overhead cupboards (adaptable to top face or underside measurements) Overall Length limits Custom colour of your own conception

At any point the parameters can be

overridden updated or temporarily created upon selection of the profile.

It is possible to select for each resultant object to either be a group or component

eitherway the object has drawn instances containing: Instance names similar to it's library name Similar axes corresponding to the object itself, it signifies that one can simply unite groups while transforming them into components (also refer to nz_ConvertMe).

This sketchup extension is available in extension warehouse extensions.sketchup.com

Watch online demonstration of the plugin.

CAALA for SketchUp is the newest sketchup extension that is used to perform Energetic pre-dimensioning (life cycle analysis and EnEV calculation) in real time. This sketchup plugin is compatible with SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018. The plugin is only available in German language.

CAALA stands for a software for holistic energetic-ecological pre-dimensioning. CAALA facilitates to analyze the complete lifecycle of a building design in real time (LCA / Life Cycle Assessment).

In this way, buildings are optimized sustainably in the initial planning phase. Besides, it can be measure at an initial phase whether guidelines like EnEV or KfW 55 are achieved or not.

With CAALA, it is possible to measure the energy requirements throughout operation and the gray energy required to manufacture, substitute and eliminate them simultaneously. All applicable parameters like geometry, alignment, materiality and building technology are considered. No training is required due to the impulsive user interface. There are diverse design variants which can be easily analyzed and compared rapidly.

CAALA allows the users to directly calculate how ecological a design is throughout the design process and whether guidelines like the EnEV can be achieved. Numerous variations can be tallied instantly which facilitate superior optimization.

If the decisions are taken in the initial phase of performance, it provides significant effect on both the cost and the energy and environmental performance of a building. CAALA is applied from performance phase 1 and support planning decisions with quantitative results.

As the only SketchUp plug-in for energy analysis, CAALA applies calculation algorithms on the basis of German standards. The energy assessment is accomplished as per DIN V 18599 and the gray energy and other ecological effects are set as per DIN EN 15978. So, the results are utilized for pre-dimensioning regarding EnEV or KfW Effizenzhaus or pre-certification as per BNB or DGNB.

To download the plugin, go to extension warehouse extensions.sketchup.com

Watch the following video tutorial for getting online demonstration of the plugin.

V-Ray 3.6 for Revit is launched by adding some avant-garde features to Revit along with rapid hybrid GPU + CPU rendering, photorealistic grass and fur, and rapid scene export. With a simplified UI, it becomes easier to generate stunning renders retaining your workflow as it is.

A webinar will be arranged on February 27 to demonstrate the new features of V-Ray 3.6 for Revit’s.

To register your seat online, click on the following link www.chaosgroup.com/vray

Given below, some exclusive features of V-Ray 3.6 for Revit:

RAPID SCENE EXPORT: Now render any complicated scenes four time faster with new optimizations and smart caching, translation.

NEW ASSET BROWSER: Demonstrates all materials and proxy objects, and facilitates you to choose and edit various materials.

STREAMLINED UI: Updated and simplified interface for a more intuitive, easy to use workflow.

V-RAY PROXIES: ArchVision RPC objects are employed as stand-ins for V-Ray proxy objects in your Revit scene to start rendering of high-resolution models of trees, cars, people and other entourage.

V-RAY GRASS & FUR: Render realistic grass and fur.

HYBRID RENDERING: V-Ray GPU operating on NVIDIA CUDA can now take complete benefits of all existing hardware along with GPUs and CPUs.

CLOUD RENDERING EARLY ACCESS PROGRAM: Chaos Group's consistent cloud rendering service can now be accessible in V-Ray for Revit. To apply it, just click the cloud rendering button in V-Ray for Revit, or register at chaosgroup.com/cloud.

To get more clear ideas on new features and enhancements, go through the following release notes. docs.chaosgroup.com

2018 SU2XL is the newest sketchup extension that is compatible with SketchUp 8, SketchUp 2013, SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017, SketchUp 2018. It is accessible in English and French languages.

The sketchup users can apply this extension to interchange data among sketchup and excel.

The extension contains two tool bars SU2XL toolbar and WATTRIBUTES toolbar.

SU2XL toolbar:

With this tool, it is possible to export SketchUp entity (line, surface, volume) data to Excel or a csv file as well as import some data from excel (or a csv file) to SketchUp.

WATTRIBUTES toolbar:

It is possible to include personalized pieces of information to the entities. It's valuable to recognize the entities exported by SU2XL to a worksheet.

This extension is available in extension warehouse extensions.sketchup.com

For demonstration, watch the following video.