[Plugin] 1001bit Tools - Architectural tools for SketchUp
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Thanks Goh for the update! this whole toolset seems to be very useful not only for architects actually!
I have also "updated" The Daily CatchUp.
Also, if you don't mind, I have renamed the subject of the topic to
[Plugin 1001bit Tools - Architectural tools for SketchUp]
and moved it into our new Plugins forum. This seems to be more straightforward for this topic as it is a discussion between developer and users rather than about ruby methods (or what) between developers. -
Thanks Gaieus,
Agree, Plugins forum is closer to the nature of this forum.
Cheers everyone, and Happy New Year!! -
Ola!
posso baixar este plugin?
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Oi Luis,
Você pode baixar o plugin em seu site:
1001bit.com - free download
1001bit Tools is a collection tools, ruby script plugins for Sketchup, dedicated for architectural works. Lots of free and commercial scripts for architectural works.
(www.1001bit.com)
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404 dude u_u
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@gaieus said:
Oi Luis,
Você pode baixar o plugin em seu site:
1001bit.com - free download
1001bit Tools is a collection tools, ruby script plugins for Sketchup, dedicated for architectural works. Lots of free and commercial scripts for architectural works.
(www.1001bit.com)
why are you speaking portuguese? (por que tu está falando português?)
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Because he asked in Portuguese.
A forum admin needs to speak all languages.
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@gaieus said:
A forum admin needs to speak all languages.
Bah to tongoo des lamedatro turi, Gaius
bena sa tola
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Now your just showing off Gaieus.
have a great new year all
or as some would say in Australia.
Have a bloody ripper, crack a few tinnies over a barby while your at it mate. -
GOHCH
Your plugin is fantastic, really very useful.
I work with Sketchup the day complete, drawing projects of pieces of furniture and interiors.
Please, consider the possibility to create some tools that help in the development of pieces of furniture. Please, visit my site to see some of my work:
http://cg-alex.blogspot.com/I think about something can create furniture like Chief Architect:
http://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/features.htmlIf it was possible to edit the generated blocks, something as the technology BIM, would be very cool. PLease consider the operation of REVIT:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=8479263Please, consider some alterations that I have been doing in a plugin:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=24426&p=211719#p211719
Thanks anyway.
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Thanks bagatelo,
Thanks, there's still quite some ideas that i wish to complete with 1001bit tools before going into something for interiors and furnitures. But i'll keep this in mind. I do not have a 'crystal clear' thinking process on how to approach interior and furniture design yet.... need to
'meditate' on that for a while...
btw, thanks to Teox, there's now an Italian language pack for 1001bit tools!
http://www.1001bit.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=129also, the English version of 1001shadows is now available too!
http://www.1001shadows.com/en/index.htmlcheers!
Goh -
@unknownuser said:
Thanks bagatelo,
Thanks, there's still quite some ideas that i wish to complete with 1001bit tools before going into something for interiors and furnitures. But i'll keep this in mind. I do not have a 'crystal clear' thinking process on how to approach interior and furniture design yet.... need to 'meditate' on that for a while...
btw, thanks to Teox, there's now an Italian language pack for 1001bit tools!
http://www.1001bit.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=129also, the English version of 1001shadows is now available too!
http://www.1001shadows.com/en/index.htmlcheers!
Gohwill 1001 shadows be free for students like 1001tools are ?
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@unknownuser said:
will 1001 shadows be free for students like 1001tools are ?
hi haynesc,
noop, we're not giving out free student license for this one
we're can consider giving free license to schools/institutions for teaching purposes though -
Is it possible to access and to use the tools of great GOHCH for other scripts, enlarging Google Sketchup's API or something like this?
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@bagatelo said:
Is it possible to access and to use the tools of great GOHCH for other scripts, enlarging Google Sketchup's API or something like this?
For most scripts I'd think it'd be possible to call it from an external script. Would depend how it's built. Fredo do offer a documented API for this LibFredo library.
But I'd not expect commercial plugins such as 1001bit and Whaat's commercial plugins to get any open API.
Is there something in particular you got in mind with this?
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The use of their tools could be increased if they opened a type of API of their tools, not opening the code of their scripts. They could make more money if they documented the use of their tools by another scripts.
What do I have in mind? I have a lot of things. Use your imagination.
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hi bagatelo,
That's an interesting thought. Haven't thought about the tools from this direction.
Current tools were written with very specific and rigid work flow. To create modules which are useful(and will have to be flexible) will definitely require a lot more thoughts than what i'm doing now.
Can't say much about whether i'll move along this direction in future at this stage.
(I'm working on some improvements to the tools, as well as some new ideas, which i hope to finish within the next few months.)
cheers!
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I don't know the way of the professional users' of Sketchup around the world works, but in my case, I work with precise units, with certain patterns that never change, in although the forms can change. I know that technology BIM could be implemented inside of Sketchup. I see windows opening a hole automatically in the wall when inserting the component window. I see kitchen closets that turn off drawers when inserting in the place equipments as ovens or dishewasher.
Is possible to insert components of the library through script or plugin?
Something that I think it would be fantastic in the sketchup it would be the possibility to record macros or actions, like Photoshop ou Microsoft Excell.
Please watch those videos to understand how I think:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_rEiL69k40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puo1oAQpDtk
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I haven't tried Chief Architect and Revit; however looking from the videos, they are standalone applications. I've heard that Revit is really good by the way...
Working as standalone application has its advantages because you are in total control of how users use the model, and you do not have to make room to capture things that are not created by your application. This allows you to integrate a lot of functions because you can be sure that all entities created/imported by your application has been properly 'prepared' and their associated parameters properly indexed and stored.
The downside is, you had better have a good team developing this because you will need to have almost everything an architect needs to use ready all by yourself.Opposite of that are plugins, which handles only specific functions. Because of that nature, and that you cannot possibly be the single source to solve all users' need, a good plugin should (IMHO) be very clear on how it is intended to fit into a working environment where the users may very well have other plugins by other ppl installed. In my mind you should keep everything as open and neutral so that it is easy for others to pick up the model and continue working on it with some other plugins. This is the main reason i have been hesitant to assign material, or layers or adding attributes to the groups created using 1001bit tools. I do have plan to allow users the options to define layers in future; but that will only be on preference basis, not a rigid requirement.
I hope i haven't bored anyone to death yet....
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