Extension Sources is a developer tool for SketchUp extension developers. When developing a SketchUp extension you want to be able to load the extension from your source directory instead of directly in the SketchUp Plugins directory. Background In the past I’ve usually created a helper Continue reading →
Export from SketchUp to Cities: Skylines
I recently started playing Cities: Skylines, Colossus’ recent city builder game. I was really impressed to how well it simply “just worked” – especially given how fresh it was. What also intrigued me was it’s reported good support for user modding. Creating assets from existing Continue reading →
CleanUp 3.3 for SketchUp – Respecting your locks!
At last I finally got around to update CleanUp to not touch instances that are locked. So now you can safely lock your imported plan drawing and CleanUp will not nuke all the line work. Note that locking one instance means that all the other instance Continue reading →
Solid Inspector² for SketchUp 2014+
The second version of Solid Inspector² is now available! It features better information about each error and offer to automatically repair many of the issues it detects. Note that this version is compatible only with SketchUp 2014 and newer. If you have an older version you must continue to Continue reading →
SketchUp WebDialog — The Lost Manual — Now on GitHub
In an attempt to make the old WebDialog – Lost Manual easier to update and maintain I have created a GitHub repository. The content has been split up into several Wiki pages instead of one giant document and is open for the community to contribute Continue reading →
SketchUp Plugin Checklist
Here’s a simple overview of important items to remember when developing and distributing a SketchUp plugin. Where I have already written about the topic or other sources exists it’s been linked. Otherwise it’s a just simple brief description where a topic eventually will be written. Continue reading →
Vertex Tools Version 1.1 Released!
Release Notes Version 1.1 Overview Version 1.1 Gizmo Making an Alien with Vertex Tools (High Speed) Check out the timelapse Rich O’Brien’s made when he modelled an alien head with Vertex Tools! Continue reading →
Beware of the Plugin!
What many people might not consider is that a SketchUp Ruby plugin could be malicious. The plugins has full access to the file system and with the Win32 API it can access the registry. When installing SketchUp plugins one should be just as careful as Continue reading →