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    Paul Russam
    last edited by 3 Aug 2012, 09:25

    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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      TIG Moderator
      last edited by 3 Aug 2012, 11:48

      Thanks again ๐Ÿ‘

      TIG

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        JGA
        last edited by 6 Aug 2012, 19:11

        What a great idea, thanks for sharing!

        Regards,
        JGA

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          Krisidious
          last edited by 7 Aug 2012, 06:37

          hmmmm....

          By: Kristoff Rand
          Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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            Paul Russam
            last edited by 9 Aug 2012, 23:31

            @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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              Krisidious
              last edited by 9 Aug 2012, 23:56

              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 Lucey
                last edited by 10 Aug 2012, 01:12

                Very useful, thanks Paul much appreciated.

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                  Paul Russam
                  last edited by 10 Aug 2012, 09:33

                  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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                    tim
                    last edited by 20 Aug 2012, 01:56

                    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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                      Burkhard
                      last edited by 20 Aug 2012, 08:51

                      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!). ๐Ÿ˜„

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

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                        dermotcoll
                        last edited by 29 Aug 2012, 21:18

                        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 Russam
                          last edited by 29 Aug 2012, 21:21

                          They're actually from 2009 but I forgot about them ๐Ÿ˜ณ

                          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_unplugged
                            last edited by 31 Aug 2012, 09:20

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

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                              Severe_dude
                              last edited by 19 Jan 2013, 13:44

                              you - awesome!

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                                nick
                                last edited by 21 Jan 2013, 08:35

                                Thanks for sharing these, such a good idea.

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                                  ATLAStudio
                                  last edited by 21 Jan 2013, 17:06

                                  These are great, thanks

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

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                                    trumpetcase
                                    last edited by 13 Mar 2013, 16:47

                                    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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                                      DanYHKim
                                      last edited by 1 May 2013, 15:09

                                      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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                                        fionmacool
                                        last edited by 30 Dec 2013, 08:57

                                        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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                                          ScottBold
                                          last edited by 2 Sept 2017, 16:15

                                          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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