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    • Paul RussamP Offline
      Paul Russam
      last edited by

      Here's some more components for everyone, this time its a bunch of UK and Ireland domestic electrical sockets/switches etc and their associated symbols.
      Its not a complete set of possible socket/switch/button combinations, its only the one that were used on this particular project but it does seen to cover nearly all the common ones.

      NOTE:
      I'M NO ELECTRICIAN AND WHILST NOBODY POINTED OUT ANY ERRORS IN THE SYMBOLS I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT ALL OF THEM ARE CORRECT.

      https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yziCNxwVBd4/UBuQQfI5scI/AAAAAAAAGd8/ziMM9ZNl7Hg/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25201.jpg

      https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Kv2DOLqGqUE/UBuQRMNixjI/AAAAAAAAGeI/VGqgK8uHa6c/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25202.jpg

      For every switch/socket/button component etc there is a symbol component, this symbol is placed 10mm above the floor and 10mm off the wall, its set to not cast shadows and has all its edges hidden. All three (socket and 2 symbols) are also a component.

      Every thing is layered up so you can have any combination of symbol/switch you require.

      https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pkyvuDUcgYE/UBuQR7o7lxI/AAAAAAAAGeM/5rpHsggMGj8/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25203.jpg

      Here, only the vertical one is visible....

      https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EPqFKoaSG5s/UBuQSQ_WxyI/AAAAAAAAGeQ/OgT-7kz6L_U/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25204.jpg

      And here only the horizontal one.

      https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zaiRZjVS0fA/UBuQSzpkyfI/AAAAAAAAGeY/Ix_WHmo3sQ0/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25205.jpg

      This means that if your knocking out elevations or 3d views you can get this sort of look....

      https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k4-uHiKvwtY/UBuQTFclKGI/AAAAAAAAGeg/otyH-3-jfuI/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25206.jpg

      And if your doing plans, you can get this....

      https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cnrbzgwjIKQ/UBuQV_trzyI/AAAAAAAAGe0/X0w1s9RSHGY/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25207.jpg

      There are some odd looking ones, the three to the left are for mounting on surface trunking and the 2 to the right have their plan symbols floating in the air because they are for a desk, had I left the symbol at floor level it would have been under the desk and thus invisible.

      https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EiVacYg_ruU/UBuQUIjX6WI/AAAAAAAAGeo/hN0z5poj9-Q/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25208.jpg

      I've also included some radiators that were used on this particular project, I don't know how useful they'll be to you but they may give you a head's start if your needing some.

      https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OBgu8WWWDCY/UBuQU4i0NmI/AAAAAAAAGes/ynk2JXWbYe8/s400/Elec%2520-%2520Scene%25209.jpg

      Here's a couple of example of everything in action

      https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZiHXVB9WY9k/UBuQP_U-miI/AAAAAAAAGd0/sGJaMm_wLjg/s400/1418-Proposed-V15-NOFLOOR%2520-%2520Scene%25201.jpg

      https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lKjWzM9vhsc/UBuQQXZGIyI/AAAAAAAAGd4/1_sYI09mK2Q/s400/1418-Proposed-V15-VIEWS-FLOOR-0%2520-%2520Scene%25209.jpg

      Again, I must reiterate, I'm no electrician and I can't verify the accuracy of the symbols, with that in mind I hope you find them useful.


      Elec.skp

      Paul Russam
      English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Thanks again 👍

        TIG

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        • J Offline
          JGA
          last edited by

          What a great idea, thanks for sharing!

          Regards,
          JGA

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          • KrisidiousK Offline
            Krisidious
            last edited by

            hmmmm....

            By: Kristoff Rand
            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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            • Paul RussamP Offline
              Paul Russam
              last edited by

              @krisidious said:

              hmmmm....

              What you thinking ??

              Paul Russam
              English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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              • KrisidiousK Offline
                Krisidious
                last edited by

                just never thought of using my symbols in 3D... I like the setup you've made.

                By: Kristoff Rand
                Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                • Mike LuceyM Offline
                  Mike Lucey
                  last edited by

                  Very useful, thanks Paul much appreciated.

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                  • Paul RussamP Offline
                    Paul Russam
                    last edited by

                    Kristoff,
                    Whilst I knew the actual switches/symbols etc were of limited use even to UK/Ireland SU users I thought the technique was of interest to the whole community.
                    I'm glad its sparked some ideas for you.

                    Paul Russam
                    English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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                    • T Offline
                      tim
                      last edited by

                      That's a really interesting way to associate the symbols and their referents, especially for a scrapbook/catalogue view of things.

                      I'm not going to claim to be sure, but I think that there is a way to add extra data to Ruby objects, so I'm wondering if it would be possible to do some trickery to
                      a) design components like these
                      b) design the symbols for them
                      c) add symbols as meta-dat to the objects
                      d) drag the symbols out of the objects with an appropriate gesture
                      e) profit!!!

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                      • BurkhardB Offline
                        Burkhard
                        last edited by

                        I like the way you brought them in a plan. We changed our thinking in design processes because of 3D possibilities.
                        But nowadays a lot in 2D is old school ( preferred by old maiden Autocad users!). 😄

                        [http://www.ia-plus.de(http://www.ia-plus.de)]

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                        • dermotcollD Offline
                          dermotcoll
                          last edited by

                          You really have been a busy man Paul! Again another great wee collection for us on the best side of the pond!!

                          When you burn your arse - you gotta sit on the blisters!!

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                          • Paul RussamP Offline
                            Paul Russam
                            last edited by

                            They're actually from 2009 but I forgot about them 😳

                            Paul Russam
                            English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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                            • porch_unpluggedP Offline
                              porch_unplugged
                              last edited by

                              wow, really helpful collection. saved me a lot of time setting up my own, cheers.

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                              • S Offline
                                Severe_dude
                                last edited by

                                you - awesome!

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                                • nickN Offline
                                  nick
                                  last edited by

                                  Thanks for sharing these, such a good idea.

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                                  • ATLAStudioA Offline
                                    ATLAStudio
                                    last edited by

                                    These are great, thanks

                                    http://www.atlas-studio.co.uk

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                                    • T Offline
                                      trumpetcase
                                      last edited by

                                      I think I'm going to start using this forum more. Tremendously useful and generous of you to provide these, thanks!

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                                      • D Offline
                                        DanYHKim
                                        last edited by

                                        Paul: These are beautifully done!

                                        I was teaching a lab section in which I needed electrical floorplan symbols, and could not find any for SketchUp, so I made some up. They are in a <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=0653493766545200612055374&styp=c">collection at the 3D warehouse</a>. I also made ones for planning plumbing, 2D doors and windows, etc.

                                        One thing you might consider doing, since you are creating groups that include 3D and 2D elements, is to place the different classes of objects into different layers. Put the actual electrical 3D fixtures in a '3D_electric' layer, the horizontal 2D symbols in a '2D_horizontal' layer and the 2D vertical symbols in a '2D_vertical' layer. Then, you can change their visibility globally in your model.

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                                        • fionmacoolF Offline
                                          fionmacool
                                          last edited by

                                          Well done Paul. Thanks for those. Just stumbled across them. : )

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

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                                          • S Offline
                                            ScottBold
                                            last edited by

                                            Great share Paul, and from Krisidious on another thread.

                                            This does pose the question though, Electrical / Plumbing information as 2D overlays in Layout, or part of the 3D model in Sketchup? Makes sense in 3D I guess because any internal elevations will have the information included, although going to take a careful approach to layer status.

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