Hi all,

I have a rather detailed model of a house. I want to be able to recreate this house using matte board. I would like to be able to print out the walls separately onto paper, cut it out and paste it onto the matte board to be cut. So, is there a way to layout all the walls of a model and print them out? I'm using the free version of Sketchup.

Thank you.

Hi all,

Is there a plugin or a feature in Sketchup that will allow for the flattening of all walls, windows, doors (at least walls) of a complex model? Or will this need to be done manually?

I want to model some complex models, lay out the walls, windows, etc. in 2D and prep for laser cutting.

EDIT: I was thinking if there was something that would do this with all walls, at least, in a single pass.

Thank you!

Richard

ah, okay.

BIM is building information modeling. in architecture packages (advanced) you are able to place a wide variety of information concerning that component of the structure such as its properties, location, spatial information, etc. Literally be able to click on a wall for example and it tells you what materials are there, price of the chosen material used, etc.

Is there anything resembling this in Sketchup?

Thanks.

Will do. Any BIM possibilities?

Hi all,

I'm a computer studies teacher planning to introduce a new architecture/interior design course at a private school i teach.

Thought about Vectorworks, but more and more interested in Sketchup (it's free for education! ). Anyone know of any curriculum for HS aged students?

Anyway, still exploring and looking to see if BIM is possible with Sketchup.

Hope to learn a lot within the next few months before deciding what software to use for our school program.

Richard