My Top SketchUp Extensions for Architecture!
Check out the extensions from my video on the top extensions for architecture here!
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Selection Toys
COST: Free
Everyone needs this extension – allows you to filter your selections by edges, faces, groups, components, and much more. Things like selecting all edges in an object are a breeze for this extension.
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SketchPlus
COST: $25/mo or $89 lifetime
SketchPlus is an extension for SketchUp that adds more than 30 easy-to-use tools, many of which are commonly found in other 3D modeling applications such as selection filtering, selection memory, mirror, and align. Designed to work together in a simple and intuitive SketchUp-like user experience, these tools will seamlessly integrate into any existing workflow and you'll soon wonder how you ever used SketchUp without them!
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Material Replacer
COST: Free
This free extension from Thom Thom allows you to replace all instances of a material in your SketchUp model with just a couple clicks. Save yourself the trouble of tracking down and replacing materials manually with this extension!
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PlusSpec
COST: $25/mo or $89 lifetime
PlusSpec is THE BIM Extension for SketchUp. All assemblies contained in PlusSpec are parametric and easy to edit. Excellent support and contains tools to automate the plan creation process!
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TIG Roof
COST: Free
This extension from TIG allows you to quickly create roofs on your buildings in SketchUp. MUCH faster than trying to create them with the follow me tool
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FredoSuite
COST: $40
This collection of tools from Fredo6 has a number of powerful extensions, including Curviloft, Joint Push Pull, Tools on Surface, and much more. One of the best collections of surface creation and editing extensions for SketchUp!
Note: You Should be able to purchase the bundle through SketchUcation when you license any of the FredoSuite extensions
Curviloft Tutorial
Joint Push Pull Tutorial
Tools On Surface Tutorial
FredoScale Tutorial
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Lattice Maker
COST: Free
This extension is designed to create lattices in SketchUp. Practically, this means the extension offsets and push pulls faces, making it perfect for fast windows in your models!
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Medeek BIM
COST: $280 for full suite, less to buy individually
These three extensions create very detailed trusses, walls, and foundations – just about every aspect of these extensions is editable and very accurate!
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Curic Face Knife
COST: Free
This fantastic new extension from Curic allows you to use faces as cutting edges inside your models. This can be helpful for a number of different things, including cutting 3D objects to fit complex surfaces and much more!
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Soap Skin and Bubble
COST: Free
Soap Skin and Bubble has been around for a long time - it's an excellent extension for creating surfaces from edges. You can create a surface from just about any series of enclosed edges, then "inflate" the surfaces for things like tensile structures and more!
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Video Tutorial
Instant Architecture
COST: $118/Year
Contains a number of very helpful architecture tools, helping you create doors, windows, roofs, walls, fences, terrain, and much more. Probably the most feature packed extension in this list!
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Pipe Along Path/Lines to Tubes
COST: Free
These two extensions are designed to help you create pipes and tubes inside of SketchUp. Each has its own use case, but they can do things like adding inside/outside faces of pipes, setting the complexity of tubes, and much more!
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Edge Tools
COST: Free
This tool from Thom Thom is absolutely vital for editing imported CAD files! Fix gaps, simplify contours, and more with this extension!
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DropGC
COST: Free
DropGC does one thing – it takes objects and drops them on a surface below. This can be VERY helpful for placing objects on sites and terrains
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Video Tutorial
Animator
COST: Free
One of the limitations in SketchUp is you can only animate camera movement, not object movement. This extension allows you to animate actual objects moving inside of SketchUp!
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Component Finder
COST: Free
This free extension from the developer of Flex Tools allows you to quickly and easily organize your asset libraries for SketchUp. Organize and view your models, and easily import them into SketchUp using Component Finder!
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Video Tutorial
Video Tutorial
FredoSpline
COST: $25
Sometimes you need to draw more complex curves than the native tools in SketchUp will allow – this amazing toolset from Fredo6 adds a number of powerful curve creation and editing tools to SketchUp!
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Skatter
COST: $83/year or $125 lifetime
The top extension for scattering objects in SketchUp. Simulate the randomness of nature (and the world) in SketchUp with Skatter. This tool lets you randomly place objects in your SketchUp scenes, as well as having a number of tools in place for working with low poly proxy models for performance!
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Selection Memory
COST: Free
This free extension from Thom Thom does one thing - it saves your selection sets so you can toggle back through them! Never lose a selection accidentally again!
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1001Bit Tools
COST: Free
1001Bit Tools contains a collection of tools useful for architectural modeling, including walls, stairs, windows, roof framing, and much more!
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Placemaker
COST: $199/Year
One of my favorite extensions, Placemaker creates entire cities with a single click inside your models, including roads, water, buildings, and more. Also has a high-res satellite imagery import option!
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Profile Builder/Quantifier Pro
COST: $79 lifetime OR $119 for BIM Bundle
Profile Builder is a fantastic tool that creates smart assemblies. These assemblies do things like automatically filling in stair pickets, generating wall framing, and much more! Can also be purchased with Quantifier Pro - the estimating and pricing extension for SketchUp
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Video Tutorial
Extrude Tools
COST: Free
This fantastic collection of surface creation tools from TIG is designed to help you create complex surfaces from edges. This is useful for anything from organic structures to creating support posts that terminate when they intersect with a structure!
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Flex Tools
COST: $104/Year
Flex tools is a SketchUp extension that allows you to quickly create dynamic doors, windows, stairs, and much more! These objects can be adjusted to fit openings, add mullions, and many other things!
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