You can learn how in 2 minutes with this tutorial on Youtube.Ĭreated by ThomThom, this plugin solves one of Sketchup's major shortcomings: its trouble working with non-flat quad surfaces. As the GIF accompanying this description demonstrates, you can create a spiral staircase by creating a block with two steps and then choosing the number of copies. And there’s a YouTube tutorial!Ĭreated by Kirill B, LSS Matrix allows you to create a sequence of chained components by simply updating the parent block. We think it is quite useful to define seams, seals, springs, tensioners and cables. A dialog window lets you choose numerous parameters to create the final shape. Developed by the user SLBaumgartner, this plugin allows you to calculate and draw angles on the surface of a volume.Ĭreated by 3dalbertsoft, this plugin allows you to create a helical turbine by selecting a curve and a predefined shape in SketchUp. It seems so basic that it’s surprising this wasn’t already included with Sketchup, but someone actually took the time to program a plugin to fix it. If you don’t know how to add a SketchUp plugin, don’t worry! You can learn in this video also posted by them.Ĭreated by Sam D Mitch, this plugin creates multiple offsets of selected surfaces in a model.

We’re going to introduce you to 10 of the plugins shared by Sketchup Tutorials Facebook page using their demonstrative GIFs.

Its open source library helped the software to provide a wide range of 3D objects, while hundreds of users developed their own plugins not only to solve the problems of each version but also to exploit the potential of their tools. This is thanks to its intuitive toolbar, interdisciplinary use within the creative industry (not just architects) and having a free version that doesn't use watermarks. After the success of its 6th edition in 2007, Sketchup became one of the world's most widely used 3D modeling software products.

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