Top 3 SU plugins

rv1974

1.extrude line
2.extrude along path
3.mirror

thomthom

@burkhard said:

Delete Cons ( Seems I worked to much with Lines and points )

It deletes construction lines and points? That's a native function...

Chris Fullmer

@ely862me said:

SDS
JPP
TOS

To translate that - SubDivide and Smooth, Joint PushPull, and Tools On Surface.

Mine are:
Weld
Make Faces
Repeat Copy

TIG

@thomthom said:

@burkhard said:

Delete Cons ( Seems I worked to much with Lines and points )

It deletes construction lines and points? That's a native function...

But the built-in one is brutal and removes all - some such as this erase all cpoints/clines in the current context only ?

TIG

My three most commonly used tools:

Weld
Make Face
Mirror
...

mitcorb

Fredo PushPull--Joint,Vector,Normal
Mirror Selection
FredoScale,Taper,Bend

Krisidious

Weld
Curviloft
Thom's Curve Select

tfdesign

This is a good thread, as I was also about to ask the same question- but for ten plugins(!).

Three is a good number, but what still confuses me, and probably others too, who are new to SketchUp is why.

Why do you use these plugins, and what advantages to they give you over the current set of tools, and what is your main objective, taking into account, your chosen subject? For eg, are you an architect? A product designer or just a general modeller? Why are these three so important?

I've started to experiment with Fredo6's Bezierspline plugin, mainly because it is impossible to draw bezier curves by any other way in SketchUp, and bezier curves come in hand for many things, both architectural and product-wise.

I'll probably also add Fredo6's Curviloft plugin too, because the creation of organic surfaces that morph from one shape to another can also have its use, especially when modelling Victorian rendering- such as plaster.

One more only would be very hard to suggest, as many are so brilliant and useful!

Tom

Dave R

Weld
CutList
BZ Spline

tfdesign

Why?

Dave R

Weld: To weld line segments so they behave as single entities for selection purposes and to reduce the need to soften/smooth edges.
CutList: Nearly every project I draw these days is a plan for a piece of furniture or cabinets and my clients require cut lists so they can quote for materials. I could do it manually but Cut List takes only a couple of seconds.
BZ Spline: For drawing non-circular curves.

tfdesign

Cheers Dave

Pixero

I dont know if my most used plugins are my favorites but anyway:
Put on layer (I use it ALL the time to keep my file organised.)
Weld (I've edited it so I have it under the right click menu)
Joint pushpull (Could also be Extrude edge by vector)

gullfo

my top 3:
House Builder (imperial and metric)
Extrusion Tools
Weld

JuanV.Soler

2D Tools
Work Plane
Colour Edge

field of use : architecture

tfdesign

Wow Pilou! That's beautiful!

EscapeArtist

Based on use:

Weld
Remove unused edges
BZ spline (all)

Based on coolest/usefulness (IMO)

SD&S
Curviloft
JPP

All of the above make SU easier and better to use.

blajnov

kate-art, it's not all... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=28782

mitcorb

I already gave you three--for this week. I also like to see how well I can do some operations from scratch. However, I don't think Weld has a native substitute.

pilou

The 3 more fun (for me
Grow by Tig perfect for iteration volumes with multiple size, Move, rotate
Protrude by Jim Foltz funny automatic exotic generations
Random Painter by Chris Fullmer for some joyous variations of colors

3 in the same time