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    [Plugin] SketchUpBIM: Building Modeling made easy!

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    • fionmacoolF Offline
      fionmacool
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      I love the idea of this plugin- It's really great and I have been waiting for someone to produce something like this for a long time. I know I should be learning how to program SketchUp myself but I haven't had the time.

      I recommend uninstalling the previous version of sketchupbim before installing. I had problems first time I installed the new v1.5

      This is looking really good!

      I wonder if anyone had thoughts about the comparison between this plugin and Revit. Here is a document I created ages ago on the topic. http://bit.ly/c6BWnE

      Probably needs some updating now. Your suggestions are most welcome.

      Zere are still some architectes zat do not know ow to use ze SketchUp..... Zis is unbelievable....

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        d_e_x
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        Advanced Tutorial for SketchUpBIM 1.5.

        The implementation and usage of UNITS in SketchUpBIM is discussed in the first 3 minutes of the Tutorial.

        [flash=853,480:uelpzvub]http://www.youtube.com/v/5IKpZFamkps[/flash:uelpzvub]

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          SUFractal
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          ATTENTION!!!!!!!

          I've discovered a problem with this plugin/tool.

          It conflicts with TIG's 'SectionCutFace' and Chuck Vali's Instant Roof plugins. And perhaps others as well, that I am not aware of.

          Anyone else discovering any issues with it?

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
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            @sufractal said:

            ATTENTION!!!!!!!

            I've discovered a problem with this plugin/tool.

            It conflicts with TIG's 'SectionCutFace' and Chuck Vali's Instant Roof plugins. And perhaps others as well, that I am not aware of.

            Anyone else discovering any issues with it?

            Can you describe what the conflict is? When reporting problems it is more useful the more information you give.

            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              SUFractal
              last edited by

              @thomthom said:

              @sufractal said:

              ATTENTION!!!!!!!

              I've discovered a problem with this plugin/tool.

              It conflicts with TIG's 'SectionCutFace' and Chuck Vali's Instant Roof plugins. And perhaps others as well, that I am not aware of.

              Anyone else discovering any issues with it?

              Can you describe what the conflict is? When reporting problems it is more useful the more information you give.

              Sorry Thomthom ... I should know better.

              When operating either tool (Instant Roof or SCF) with SU-BIM installed in plugins folder, SU immediately crashes. SU-BIM doesn't seem to be affected by anything else that I can see.

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
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                [Without any evidence!]
                I suspect that it somehow, ill-advisedly, messes with the base class/methods - e.g. group.copy and similar...

                The tool's author might confirm...
                πŸ˜’

                TIG

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
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                  And without SketchUpBIM installed everything works fine?

                  @tig said:

                  I suspect that it somehow, ill-advisedly, messes with the base class/methods - e.g. group.copy and similar...

                  Either that, or it could be misbehaving observers - such as modifying the model in observer events.

                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    Good point TT πŸ’­
                    If it's 'watching' for say a 'group creation' - as SectionCutFace does - then it might cause it to trip up as it 'intervenes'...

                    TIG

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                      SUFractal
                      last edited by

                      @thomthom said:

                      And without SketchUpBIM installed everything works fine?

                      @tig said:

                      I suspect that it somehow, ill-advisedly, messes with the base class/methods - e.g. group.copy and similar...

                      Either that, or it could be misbehaving observers - such as modifying the model in observer events.

                      Yes Thomthom ... w/o SU-BIM there do not appear to be any issues with other plugins or SU at all (from what I've experienced).

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                        d_e_x
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                        Thanks for pointing this out. I'll look into the appended suggestions - and get this fixed asap.

                        @tig said:

                        I suspect that it somehow, ill-advisedly, messes with the base class/methods - e.g. group.copy and similar...

                        @thomthom said:

                        Either that, or it could be misbehaving observers - such as modifying the model in observer events.

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                          d_e_x
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                          SketchUpBIM, Instant Roof, and SectionCutFace put together - are working fine. I did not notice any crashes or any other issues. I have tested this on Windows 7, 64 Bits. Next, I am going to try this on the Mac. At this point, NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN FOUND.

                          In the attached screen-shot, SketchUpBIM elements (columns, walls etc.) are working fine with a "Barn Gambrel" roof from Chuck Vali's Instant Roof and a cyan colored section cut from TIG's 'SectionCutFace'.

                          SBIM_SectionCut_InstantRoof.png

                          TIG, Thomthom, could you confirm if there are any problems?

                          Also, the SketchUpBIM plugin has been tested with SuPodium, and Ledas Driving Dimensions, and no issues have been found. If there is anything, then it might be platform specific; or is related to other softwares and/or privileges on some specific computers. (random hunch!)

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
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                            @d_e_x said:

                            TIG, Thomthom, could you confirm if there are any problems?

                            I haven't used SketchUpBIM myself yet. Just noticed the query from the user when I moderated the post.

                            Does it extend of modify the core classes that comes with SketchUp? (I've written some notes on why this is unsafe: http://www.thomthom.net/thoughts/2012/01/golden-rules-of-sketchup-plugin-development/ )

                            Does it make use of Observers? (I've tried to map out bugs and quirks with observers here: http://www.thomthom.net/software/sketchup/observers/)
                            If it does make use of observers, what does it do? Does it just monitor, or does it attempt to make changes to the model? The Google developers has mentioned that modifying the model on observer events can very likely cause unforeseen issues.

                            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                              SUFractal
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                              @d_e_x said:

                              SketchUpBIM, Instant Roof, and SectionCutFace put together - are working fine. I did not notice any crashes or any other issues. I have tested this on Windows 7, 64 Bits. Next, I am going to try this on the Mac. At this point, NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN FOUND.

                              In the attached screen-shot, SketchUpBIM elements (columns, walls etc.) are working fine with a "Barn Gambrel" roof from Chuck Vali's Instant Roof and a cyan colored section cut from TIG's 'SectionCutFace'.

                              [attachment=0:r3r61rfx]<!-- ia0 -->SBIM_SectionCut_InstantRoof.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:r3r61rfx]

                              TIG, Thomthom, could you confirm if there are any problems?

                              Also, the SketchUpBIM plugin has been tested with SuPodium, and Ledas Driving Dimensions, and no issues have been found. If there is anything, then it might be platform specific; or is related to other softwares and/or privileges on some specific computers. (random hunch!)

                              d_e_x:

                              TIG and TT suggested that I try upgrading to a newer version of SU (Version 8.0.11751) ... which I have done. That seems to solve the problem with the other plugins. πŸ˜„

                              I'm embarrassed that I didn't think to check that first.

                              Keep up the good work ... looking forward to using your great tool again.

                              Thanks!

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                                pjdorger
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                                wow looks awesome

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                                  d_e_x
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                                  Hi All,

                                  The appended blog talks about the common support issues related to the installation and first-use of SketchUpBIM.

                                  http://sketchupbim.blogspot.in/

                                  Hope it helps the community πŸ˜„
                                  Dex

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                                  • brookefoxB Offline
                                    brookefox
                                    last edited by

                                    Thank you, d_e_x, for sharing this set of integrated tools.

                                    Any plans for wall intersection corner clean-up?


                                    BIM-1.JPG

                                    ~ Brooke

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                                      eccowboy
                                      last edited by

                                      I tried downloading SUBim, but when I was done the plugin wasn't in my SU toolbar,
                                      I'm working in pro7, does this plugin only work with Pro8.

                                      Thanks....

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                                      • brookefoxB Offline
                                        brookefox
                                        last edited by

                                        You checked the install and can verify that the plug and the folder are in the plug directory?

                                        ~ Brooke

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Assuming you do have the files/subfolder+files properly in Plugins [and not some 'compatibility files' location because you don't have 'full' properties>security-permissions to the destination folder]...
                                          then have you checked to see if it's an Extension that needs a one time activation from Menu > Window > Preferences > Extensions, and if so perhaps a one time activation of its Toolbar from Menu > View > Toolbars ?
                                          If none of this works... have you tried using the tool's own web site? where they have a support page and tutorial pages, or even try a PM to the author here...

                                          TIG

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                                            d_e_x
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                                            @eccowboy said:

                                            I tried downloading SUBim, but when I was done the plugin wasn't in my SU toolbar,
                                            I'm working in pro7, does this plugin only work with Pro8.

                                            Thanks....

                                            Eccowboy,

                                            SketchUpBIM works with SketchUp 7 and 8, both Free and Pro Versions.

                                            Please browse to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins"
                                            on your computer, and see if the following files exist inside this folder: (i) SketchUpBIM.rbs file (ii) SketchUpBIM sub-folder. If not, then please re-install the software using the installation file. If you still cannot see the SketchUpBIM files even after re-installation, then you might not have admin privileges to install softwares into your "Program Files" folder or you might have multiple versions of SketchUp installed on your computer. If this is the case, please send me an email at support@sketchupbim.com. I can send you a link to the zip package of the plug-in (otherwise discouraged to facilitate installation upgrades). The zip package can be easily un-zipped, and the files can be copied to the SketchUp plug-ins folder.

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