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    • EdsonE Offline
      Edson
      last edited by

      @pbacot said:

      Edson,

      You didn't mention Profile Builder. I think that's pretty quick. But perhaps you know of that one too.

      You have to draw the profile, there are no settings for that.

      Once you have a wall profile entered you can save it in a library. You still have to open the tool and find the one you want etc.

      What you want is a tool that will draw a rectangular prism (for starters) based on input of width and height, and which stores the setting or even a library of settings.(?)It'd be good and simple.

      PB has a lot of features to consider: one step multiple undos (for each segment), apply to drawn path, reverse direction, multiple input points to choose, use any profile, etc. but still is pretty simple.

      Regards,

      Peter

      peter, it never ocurred to me Profile Builder could be used for that. I will try it. thanks for the tip.

      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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      • EdsonE Offline
        Edson
        last edited by

        they are both great plugins and very useful too. however, they are much more complex than I asked for. as far as I could see, none of them allows me to draw a wall by clicking continuously. it is either necessary to select a path or a shape to generate a wall.

        edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
        http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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        • rodrigonotorR Offline
          rodrigonotor
          last edited by

          Hi Edson, maybe this work for you:

          http://www.sketchupbim.com/Product.html

          • [Sketchando.net](http://foro.sketchando.net/portal.php) • www.arqcad.net •

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          • pbacotP Offline
            pbacot
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            @edson said:

            they are both great plugins and very useful too. however, they are much more complex than I asked for. as far as I could see, none of them allows me to draw a wall by clicking continuously. it is either necessary to select a path or a shape to generate a wall.

            You can with PB

            MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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            • EdsonE Offline
              Edson
              last edited by

              @cmd said:

              Edson,

              BuildEdge Plan just came out and it has a wall tool in combination with a roofing tool that you may want to test out.

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              (www.buildedge.com)

              CMD

              I have watched the BuildEdge Plan videos and it is exactly what I wanted! its alignment feature is brilliant as it allows one to see it in action instead of trying to guess which side it will actually go in one's model.

              although it is windows-only now I have been assured there is a mac version on the way.

              edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
              http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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              • aarondietzenA Offline
                aarondietzen
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                Good news! We are running the Mac version through it's final (pre-beta) paces. I will be launching a Beta version first thing next week!

                It has been a long road... but I can see an apple-shaped light at the end of the tunnel!

                "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
                - Albert Einstein

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                • pbacotP Offline
                  pbacot
                  last edited by

                  Great news, 🎉 Aaron! 🎉

                  MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                  • pilouP Offline
                    pilou
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                    Seems to me that Double line by Didier Bur makes that you want at the first post 😄

                    And you was the first to aswer to him "fantastic gift, didier! thanks! " 😉

                    Last version Double line2 By Didier Bur, Jim Foltz ! 😎
                    (in Draw menu)

                    Works also in inclined plane 😉

                    So what is your reproaches about it ? 😄

                    double_line.jpg

                    And dig it or not following the round a clock rotation of your drawing! 😉
                    So you can make windows with it in the same time 😄
                    A very cool one! 👍
                    double_line1.jpg

                    Frenchy Pilou
                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                    My Little site :)

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                    • EdsonE Offline
                      Edson
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      Seems to me that Double line by Didier Bur makes that you want at the first post 😄

                      And you was the first to aswer to him "fantastic gift, didier! thanks! " 😉

                      Last version Double line2 By Didier Bur, Jim Foltz ! 😎
                      (in Draw menu)

                      Works also in inclined plane 😉

                      So what is your reproaches about it ? 😄

                      And dig it or not following the round a clock rotation of your drawing! 😉
                      So you can make windows with it in the same time 😄
                      A very cool one! 👍

                      pilou,

                      yes, you are quite right. I praised it in the past but recently I started having trouble using it. for some reason the walls started to grow downwards instead of upwards. as it was happening quite often and I could not find the any reason for its erratic behavior I decided to look for some other tool.

                      but thanks for insisting. perhaps DL deserves a second chance.

                      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        @unknownuser said:

                        I started having trouble using it. for some reason the walls started to grow downwards instead of upwards. as it was happening quite often and I could not find the any reason for its erratic behavior I decided to look for some other tool.

                        You must make a group (of the floor) if you build walls on something!!! 🤓 (not in the empty space)

                        And after
                        It's because you turn your creation walls in the wrong clock wise or not! 😉

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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                        • EdsonE Offline
                          Edson
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          @unknownuser said:

                          I started having trouble using it. for some reason the walls started to grow downwards instead of upwards. as it was happening quite often and I could not find the any reason for its erratic behavior I decided to look for some other tool.

                          You must make a group (of the floor) if you build walls on something!!! 🤓 (not in the empty space)

                          And after
                          It's because you turn your creation walls in the wrong clock wise or not! 😉

                          I never try to build walls on empty space!

                          come to think of it, another reason for not using DL 2 was the fact it does not work 100% on mac: pressing Tab on mac does not invoke the parameters dialog. this reduces its functionality.

                          edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                          http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                          • pilouP Offline
                            pilou
                            last edited by

                            Sorry I have a PC 😄

                            @unknownuser said:

                            I never try to build walls on empty space!

                            Why not: it's very practical: you make some walls then you move them somewhere 😉

                            Frenchy Pilou
                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                            My Little site :)

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                            • aarondietzenA Offline
                              aarondietzen
                              last edited by

                              Hi All,

                              I just wanted to follow up here with a quick note that we have launched our Mac version (Beta).

                              http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=47904

                              Thanks!
                              Aaron

                              "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
                              - Albert Einstein

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                              • pilouP Offline
                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                Cool for the Macs users! 😉 After the Iphone 5 they are lucky! ☀

                                Frenchy Pilou
                                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                My Little site :)

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