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1. button once again to tidy up gt Floor amp Roof Lines skp SketchUp Make i x gt Floor amp Roof Lines skp SketchUp Make O x File Edit View Camera Draw Tools Window Plugins Help File Edit View Camera Draw Tools Window Plugins Help Select objects Shift to extend select Measurements Select objects Shift to extend select Measurements Figure 24 To hide extraneous floor and roof lines click on the Hide Edges button in the PLAN window 21 ROOF MODE There are two tasks that can be accomplished from within gt BuildEdge PLAN Roof Mode The first is to create a new roof the second is to a mp g bre modify or delete an existing roof that has been created using PLAN As seen in Figure 25 at right the Roof Mode toolbar mA A includes icons for eight different functions 1 Edit Roof Outline Used to modify the properties of an existing roof Draw Tools Provides two different tools for drawing roofs one edge at a time Heel Height Board Width Auto Roof Used to create a roof around contiguous i i Overhang Length walls with a single click of the mouse Cantilever Length Select Roof Line Used to highlight a single line i e outline edge of a roof so that you can move it or edit A Roof Solution Its properties Move Roof Line Allows the user to move a selected roof line to a new location Delete Roof Line Deletes the selec2. Note To deactivate the PLAN drawing tool hit the Escape key on your keyboard Fs BuildEdge U J To draw a new wall bring the drawing tool to a visit us at SketchUcation com starting point of your choosing and then click and release your left mouse button This creates the Origin Point Notice that the Origin Point appears yellow in the SketchUp window With the Origin Point now established and the drawing tool active begin to drag your mouse inside the SketchUp window Hide Edges Commit View Help Figure 12 Enter the Height and Width for your walls in the property fields As you drag your mouse notice that there is not only a virtual line associated with the drawing tool but a thicker shadow line as well See Figure 13 below This shadow is the Orientation Line and it represents the actual location PLAN will use to draw your wall in relation to the virtual line If the shadow appears centered on the virtual line your wall will be drawn centered on the virtual line Likewise if the shadow appears on the inside of your virtual line the wall will be drawn on the inside of the virtual line Lastly if the shadow appears on the outside of your virtual line the wall will be drawn on the outside of that line Figure 13 The Orientation Line appears as a shadow and shows the location where your wall will be drawn 10 Use the left and right arrows on your keyboard to scroll through the three potentia
3. Referring back to Figure 21 once again you can see that there are just two property fields associated with floors 1 Draw From Provides two options for drawing your floor When you select Bottom Up the floor you draw will sit on top of the walls to which it is connected Selecting the Top Down option will draw a floor that hangs down into the space of the walls on which it sits 2 Depth The thickness of the floor that is to be created a TIP In order for walls to be parametrically connected to a floor so that they can bs be moved and resized as a unit the walls must be drawn first If you are drawing a floor between the first and second stories of a building Figure 22 you must use the Bottom Up option in the Draw From property field to retain the ability to draw second story walls that are parametrically connected to your floor 18 Once you have entered values into these two property fields you are ready to begin drawing your floor There are three different PLAN tools you can use to draw your floor the Draw Floor Line tool the Pick Line tool and the Auto Floor tool Draw Floor Line If you want to draw floor lines that are not connected to walls this is the tool you need The Draw Floor Line tool allows you to draw floor lines manually one edge at a time iol x File Edit View Camera Draw Tools Window Plugins Help Pick Line The Pick Line tool draws N LUAUOOC LASSO Ew flo
4. Download Free Version http extensions sketchup com en content buildedge Purchase PLAN Software http store buildedge com Support Request Submit http www buildedge com help index php a add Support Request View Existing http www buildedge com help ticket ph Tutorials http www buildedge com tutorials php Update PLAN Software http store buildedge com Home PlanUpgrade SketchUp Download SketchUp http www sketchup com download Knowledge Center http help sketchup com en Extension Warehouse http extensions sketchup com 29 APPENDIX D BUILDEDGE PLAN 3 0 RELEASE NOTES 10 11 12 13 14 A complete set of walls can now be auto generated around an existing floor A complete floor can now be auto generated on top of a closed group of walls A complete roof can now be auto generated on top of a closed group of walls Connection points between walls no longer display unnecessary join lines Horizontal and vertical divider components can now be added to windows Users can now add seven different door types to door openings Door functionality now includes the ability to specify a door s swing direction For hinged door types hinge location left or right can now be specified Numerous under the hood fixes now provide greater application stability Doors and windows can now be placed using SketchUp snap points as well as snap points associated with other BuildEdge PLAN objects The Pick Lin
5. NVIO IE oran A A E T A ORE E A Ore Rr ae Oe ere eer eee 22 creatine NOW ROO icenaren E oss accseseeaanaaeanecaeai 22 WVioditying or Deleting an Existing ROOT esaananea e aa a 25 Committing Your WiOdel TO SKECCIHU BD ccisccisehidechtesal a E a anita A N 26 Appendix A Glossary of Architectural TEMS siccccstsssteecsianeeeceacst ess haces eat A A we echoreeewieek 27 Appendix B Glossary of Terms for Users New to SketchUp cccccccsssececeseceeeeeceeeeesecessueceseeneceesenes 28 Appendice Links and RESOUN COS aunn a a a 29 Appendix D BuildEdge PLAN 3 0 Release Notes n sesenenesessererereseererereresuererereressererereresuerersneresserersrerens 30 OWNS SUS e a a a e a a a a 30 MOER eia E T ae cores 31 OVERVIEW BuildEdge PLAN is a plugin that expands upon the basic functionality of Trimble SketchUp software by simplifying and automating many of the processes associated with building design BuildEdge PLAN allows users to quickly and easily draw and edit walls doors windows floors and roofs in 3D eliminating countless steps required to accomplish the same tasks using SketchUp alone Document Scope and Format The scope of this help document is limited to the use of the BuildEdge PLAN plugin It does not contain information about how to use the host SketchUp application That said PLAN users who are new to SketchUp will find a brief list of SketchUp terminology listed in Appendix B of this document Additional information a
6. as a single interrelated unit Objects created using SketchUp s tools have no such built in intelligence They are unaware of BuildEdge PLAN data Objects created using PLAN and those created using SketchUp tools can coexist peacefully within the same drawing That said however because of their different data types editing and manipulating PLAN objects with SketchUp tools can have unintended and unwanted consequences Therefore it is best to modify PLAN objects using PLAN tools unless specifically instructed to do otherwise a WARNING You cannot copy and paste BuildEdge PLAN objects within the SketchUp interface Copied objects contain a combination of SketchUp and PLAN code and attributes that will eventually prove fatal to the success of your modeling efforts GETTING STARTED To begin using BuildEdge PLAN first open your SketchUp software using the desired template Note The examples pictured in this User s Manual have been created using SketchUp s Architectural Design Feet and Inches template however PLAN can be used in conjunction with any of the SketchUp templates select Window gt Model Info From within the Model Info dialog box click on Units and select the desired measurement option from the corresponding drop down list To apply your changes go back to the SketchUp menu bar and click on Plugins gt BuildEdge gt BuildEdge PLAN TIP To change the unit of measure used by PLAN go to the Sk
7. be used to specify the exact placement of your window It provides four different measurement options 1 Left edge of the wall to the center point of the door 2 Left edge of the wall to the left edge of the doo r Click to place Dimension Figure 19 The tape measure guide provides a handy reference for placing doors precisely 15 3 Right edge of the wall to the center point of the door 4 Right edge of the wall to the right edge of the door Figure 19 To toggle through these four different tape measure positions use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard Instead of using the tape measure guide to place your door you can use your mouse to drag the door to the desired location Using this drag and drop technique you can make use of standard snap points to align your door with the endpoint or midpoint of the target wall You can even use snap points to align the door with a window or door that exists on a wall above or below the target wall Whether you are using the tape measure guide or the drag and drop technique before you fix your door in place you must decide upon its swing direction That is the direction the door is to open in or out For hinged door types you must also decide whether the hinges are to be placed on the right or left side of the door Use the up and down arrow keys of your keyboard to toggle through the hinge and swing options for your particular door ty
8. doors and windows to the endpoint or midpoint of wall You can even use snap points to align a new door or window to one that already exists on a wall above or below it Last but not least PLAN now hides all extraneous join lines between walls so your models look structurally architecturally and aesthetically correct INSTALLING UPGRADING AND UPDATING BUILDEDGE PLAN To install the BuildEdge PLAN plugin you will need to have Trimble SketchUp already installed on your computer BuildEdge PLAN works with Sketchup 8 SketchUp Make or Pro 2013 and SketchUp Make or Pro 2014 The BuildEdge PLAN plugin is available in both a free and a full edition The method used to install the plugin depends upon the version of SketchUp you are using as well as the edition of BuildEdge PLAN free or full to be installed Note Installation on Mac requires OSX 10 7 10 8 or higher bar and select Help gt About SketchUp Mac users go to the menu bar and click on SketchUp gt About SketchUp jo TIP To identify the version of SketchUp you are using Windows users can go to the menu Installing the Free Edition of PLAN for SketchUp Version 8 The install file for the free edition of the BuildEdge PLAN plugin can be downloaded from the SketchUp web site here Click on the Download button in the upper right hand corner of the browser window to begin the download process See Figure 1 at right Note If you are not currently signed in
9. fields for a new window After you have entered the desired values in the Window Property Fields you are ready to place your new window on its target wall By defining the Height and Top of Window properties for your window you have already specified where it is to be placed on the vertical axis of the target wall All that remains is to define where the window is to be placed on the wall s horizontal axis left right center or any point between To start place your cursor over the target wall and click once with your left mouse button A blue outline of your new window will appear on the target wall A solid blue line is used to represent a window that will be drawn with the trim facing the user A dotted blue line represents a window that will be drawn with the trim on the opposite side of the wall 13 facing away from the user Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to toggle between these two trim orientations In addition to the blue outline for your window you will also see a tape measure guide as pictured in Figure 17 The tape measure guide can be used to specify the exact placement of your window It provides four different measurement options 1 Left edge of the wall to the center point of the window Figure 17 2 Left edge of the wall to the left edge of the window 3 Right edge of the wall to the center point of the window 4 Right edge of the wall to the right edge of the window To tog
10. time 17 FLOOR MODE Clicking on the Floor Mode icon brings up the PLAN Floor _ O x Mode window pictured at right in Figure 21 There are two a an qa tasks that can be accomplished in Floor Mode The first is to g la F ye create a new floor the second is to modify an existing floor IVI that has been created using PLAN The Floor Mode toolbar lt includes icons for eight different functions as seen Eur Prie highlighted in red in Figure 21 Draw From Depth 1 Edit Floor Outline Used to modify the properties of an existing floor 2 Draw Tools Provides two different tools for drawing floors one edge at a time 3 Auto Floor Used to create a floor around contiguous walls with a single click of the mouse 4 Select Floor Line Used to highlight a single line i e outline edge of a floor 5 Move Floor Line Allows the user to move a selected floor line to a new location 6 Delete Floor Line Used to delete a selected floor line i r ea Ta Tou 7 Save Changes Saves changes implemented by the BuildEdge Tuhe user during the process of editing a floor s outline 8 Abandon Changes Removes changes implemented eee Eee by the user during the process of editing a floor s outline Figure 21 Floor Mode toolbar in PLAN We will discuss these eight functions at length within the context of creating new floors and modifying or deleting existing ones Creating a New Floor
11. to Google the button in the upper right hand corner of your screen will read Sign In rather than Download If this is the case go ahead and sign in to Google you will then have the opportunity to download the install file Figure 1 Click on the Download button Thanks for Downloading the BuildEdge PLAN extension 4 Once the install file has finished downloading the window shown in Figure 2 will pop open in your browser Click on the right pointing arrow in this pop up window and you will be guided step by step through the installation process Figure 2 Click on the right pointing arrow to begin the installation process Installing the Free Edition of PLAN for SketchUp Make Pro The installation process for the free edition of a a BuildEdge PLAN is the same whether you are using SketchUp 2013 or SketchUp 2014 and whether you are using the Make or the Pro edition To begin simply open your SketchUp application and from the menu bar at the top of the page select Window gt Extension Warehouse as pictured in Figure 3 at right This opens the SketchUp Extension Ware house home page shown in Figure 4 below In the Search field in the upper right hand x corner of the Extension Warehouse page Figure 3 Select Extension Warehouse from the type in BuildEdge and click on the Search icon Window menu in SketchUp From the list of search results click on BuildEdge PLAN This will take you to th
12. we had a number of customers request the ability to add blank holes once again as well as the new door and window components Ask and you Shall receive blank wall openings are once again an option Version 3 1 changes how walls are drawn in PLAN In previous versions walls were drawn based on guidelines that the plugin drew That worked fine until the guidelines were deleted and wall functionality became corrupted Version 3 1 no longer relies on guidelines for drawing walls Version 3 0 BuildEdge PLAN version 3 0 includes new features and functions that make the process of drawing building models quicker and easier One of our most exciting new features is the ability to draw walls floors and roofs with a single click of your mouse For more information about new drawing functions check out our training videos and see the sections in this manual entitled Auto Wall Tool Auto Floor Tool and Auto Roof Tool Want more In previous versions of PLAN doors and windows were represented by blank holes openings in walls PLAN s new door and window components now replace these featureless openings with horizontal and vertical dividers for windows and your choice of seven realistic door types You can even specify whether you want your doors to open in or out as well as the side on which your doors are to be hinged Placing those doors and windows has gotten easier too PLAN version 3 0 gives you the ability to snap the alignment of
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14. Advanced Camera Tools Pro Only dia log box click on aces nga Dynamic Components Extensions as pictured Extensions aie 7 iles w Photo Textures in Figure 8 4 Click on the Install Extension button in the bottom left hand corner of the System Preferences dialog box An Open dialog box will appear Install Extension 5 From within the Open Figure 8 The System Preferences dialog box in SketchUp dialog box navigate to the location where you saved your BuildEdge PLAN installation file With the file selected click on the Open button at the bottom of the dialog 6 From this point forward SketchUp Extension installation is complete x completes the installation process on its The selected Extension has been successfully installed and is now available own When the process has completed Consult your Extension s documentation for additional help the message pictured at right will pop open on your screen 7 Celebrate your successful installation in whatever manner you deem appropriate Updating the Full Edition of PLAN Updates to the full edition of PLAN software are provided free of charge to registered users To update your PLAN plugin simply go to the BuildEdge PLAN web site located here and click on the Update link that corresponds with your computer s operating system When the Save As dialog box pops open enter a location to save the update installation file and click on the Save butto
15. The Pick Line tool draws roof lines connected to walls one edge at a time Simply click anywhere on a wall and the Pick Line tool creates a roof line tied to that wall The side of the wall you click on determines whether the roof line is placed on the inside edge or outside edge of that wall Auto Roof f you have already created a set of walls that form a closed polygon you can use the Auto Roof tool to create an entire roof with a single click of your mouse We will now turn to a more detailed examination of how these drawing tools are used DRAW ROOF LINE TOOL To draw a roof manually click on the Draw Roof Line icon on the PLAN toolbar In the SketchUp window click and release the left button of your mouse to establish the desired 23 starting point for your roof With the starting point now established and the drawing tool still active the next step is to drag your drawing tool along the axis you would like the new roof line to be created You can draw the roof line along SketchUp s green axis line Y axis or the red axis line X axis if you want however you are free to draw your roof without aligning to any of the SketchUp grid lines if you so choose As you drag your mouse to draw a roof line notice that the length of the line is displayed rI TINET 2862 P e 8 in the lower right hand corner of the SketchUp window See Figure 29 You are free to manually draw your roof line to the specific length you
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17. With your walls highlighted simply click once with your left mouse button Auto Roof draws a complete roof for you Regardless of the tool you use once you finish drawing your roof PLAN calculates a valid solution and renders the roof in 3D If you have created a model that is not sound enough architecturally to support a roof structure PLAN will generate an error message stating that No roof solutions could be found If this is the case you will need to rework your wall structures into a viable design before you can draw your roof Depending on the roof being drawn the PLAN window may indicate that it has generated more than one potential roof solution See Figure 30 on the following page To view the various solution alternatives click on the down arrow in the Roof Solution field and select 24 the solutions one at a time to view them When Roof Solution you have selected the Roof Solution you wish to implement click on the Save Changes button To discard the roof solution click on the Abandon Figure 30 PLAN may generate multiple roof Changes button design alternatives Note Once drawn roof lines attached to walls are displayed in blue roof lines unattached to walls are displayed in pink Individual lines highlighted with the PLAN s Select Roof Line tool appear in orange Modifying or Deleting an Existing Roof To modify the properties of an existing roof or to delete all or part of a roof begin by cl
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19. ated and drawn 4 Heel Height The vertical distance from the top of a wall to the top of the roof at the end of the heel Only applicable to truss roof types See Figure 27 5 Seat Cut A notch cut in the bottom part of a rafter that creates a resting surface for the rafter as it sits on top of its supporting wall Only applicable to rafter roof types See Figure 28 6 Board Width For truss roof types Board Width represents the width of the top chord For rafter roof types it is the width of the rafter Overhang Length The horizontal distance the roof hangs over the wall below it 8 Cantilever Length The horizontal offset of the heel from the wall Seat Cut Figure 27 Heel Height dimensions Figure 28 Seat Cut dimensions k WARNING PLAN will generate an Invalid Length error message if you set the Board Width value too high in relation to the Heel Height or conversely if you set the value of the Heel Height too small in relation to the Board Width Once you have entered values into the property fields you are ready to begin drawing your roof There are three different PLAN tools you can use to draw your roof the Draw Roof Line tool the Pick Line tool and the Auto Roof tool Draw Roof Line If you want to draw roof lines that are not connected to walls this is the tool you need The Draw Roof Line tool allows you to draw roof lines manually one edge at a time Pick Line
20. bout the use of SketchUp can be found via the SketchUp Knowledge Center This BuildEdge PLAN User s Manual is available in two formats web based and PDF Though the content of both versions is essentially identical PDF format provides greater control and versatility in the layout and design of the manual s graphic elements Therefore we recommend the PDF version for users who wish to print the manual Our Commitment BuildEdge products are made by Keymark a small company with a long history of providing superior software solutions to the Architecture Engineering and Construction industries Keymark is committed to delivering products that greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the design process We welcome and encourage your comments and suggestions as an essential part of continually improving our products Please feel free to contact us at BuildEdge Keymark com to let us know how we can better suit your needs and help you achieve your design goals WHAT S NEw Version 3 1 BuildEdge PLAN version 3 1 now includes the ability to hide extraneous join lines for floors and roofs After completing the drawing process simply click on the Hide Edges button and PLAN erases all those unwanted lines Prior to version 3 0 PLAN s doors and windows were represented by blank holes openings in walls These blank holes were replaced by bonafide door and window components in PLAN version 3 0 After release however
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23. de variety of tools available in SketchUp Note A model must contain at Figure 32 The Commit button converts PLAN least one BuildEdge PLAN entity object before it can be objects to the SketchUp format committed to SketchUp To commit your model to SketchUp deselect all PLAN objects by BuildEdge PLAN x clicking on the SketchUp Select tool and clicking on a blank space somewhere in the SketchUp window The Commit button Committing to SketchUp will becomes activated discard all BuildEdge information This step cannot be undone When you click on the Commit button the window pictured in Von will be unable to edit thic Figure 33 will pop open Clicking on the Yes button dumps all drawing with BuildEdge PLAN objects out of BuildEdge PLAN and converts them to SketchUp Proceed objects If you activate the Explode Entities checkbox before clicking on the Yes button each wall will be maintained as a discreet entity If left unchecked all connected walls will be converted to a single group and each individual floor and roof E Explode Entities will be contained within its own group Clicking on the No button cancels the Commit process and maintains the formatting and grouping of all objects that you have drawn using PLAN Figure 33 The Commit process cannot be undone p WARNING Once your model has been committed to SketchUp there is no way to cleanly undo the commit process Hitting Control Z on your keyboard or E
24. dit gt Undo on SketchUp s menu bar may appear to reverse the commit process at first however problems and inconsistencies will eventually appear and your model will have to be recreated in PLAN in order to be fully functional 26 APPENDIX A GLOSSARY OF ARCHITECTURAL TERMS Cantilever A projecting structure such as a section of floor or roof that extends beyond the face of its carrying wall Eave The overhanging edge of a roof Floor A horizontal surface separating stories of a building Gable The upper portion of an end wall formed by the slope of a roof Heel Height A vertical dimension measured from the top of a wall to the top of a roof at the exterior face of the wall Hip The line formed by the meeting of two angles in a roof framing Miter Joint A joint made by beveling each of two surfaces to be joined usually at a 45 degree angle to form a corner usually at a 90 degree angle Parametric Of relating to or expressed in terms of one or more parameters Polygon Any two dimensional shape comprised of straight lines where the shape is closed i e the lines connect Rafter One of a series of parallel beams that support a roof and its associated loads Roof The topmost covering of a building Slope The angle or slant of a roof s incline Truss A structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joint
25. e BuildEdge PLAN extension page shown in Figure 5 Click on the Install button in the upper right hand corner of this window to begin the installation process Note If you are not currently signed in to Google the button shown in Figure 5 will read Sign In rather than nstall If this is the case go ahead and sign in to Google you will then have the opportunity to install the plugin Jeko y Sr e dh dede a sut En r b _ z OHS Figure 4 The SketchUp Extension Warehouse home page Once you click on the Install button the remainder of the installation process is fully automated When the PLAN plugin has completed the installation process a message box will pop open stating that The extension has been successfully installed and is now available for your use Figure 5 Once you click on the nsta button the rest of the installation process is completely automated Upgrading the Free Edition of PLAN to the Full Edition How can you tell if you have the free edition of PLAN sh BuildEdge PLAN EEE software installed on your machine Well first of all the title bar of the PLAN window will read BuildEdge PLAN Free See Figure 6 Second the functionality of the free edition is limited to drawing walls and simple roofs You will not have access to the Door and Window Mode or Floor Mode and the icons for these functions will be grayed out Once Height again refer to Figure 6 To enjoy th
26. e full functionality of PLAN you will need to purchase full edition from our store located here Once you have completed the purchase process you will receive a serial number for the product via email Follow these simple steps to complete the upgrade 1 Open the PLAN plugin from within the SketchUp application 2 Atthe bottom of the PLAN window click on the Enter Serial Number button pictured in N BuildEdge Figure 6 A dialog box titled Enter Serial saben ima cara Number will pop open Hide Edges 3 Type inthe serial number you were provided ee and click on the OK button Enter Serial Number Once you have completed these steps the remaining icons on the PLAN toolbar will automatically be Figure 6 Enter your Serial Number to activated granting you full access to the complete set of upgrade to the Full Edition of PLAN PLAN s functions and features Installing the Full Edition of PLAN To purchase and install the full edition of BuildEdge PLAN open your internet browser to http store buildedge com as shown in Figure 7 In order to make your purchase and complete the download and installation process you will first need to log on to the BuildEdge web site Returning users can click on the Login link in the upper right hand corner of the window New users will need to click on Register to complete the quick and easy registration process Note The registration process simply consists of providing your name email addre
27. e inference has been fixed so that it no longer floats above target walls The toggle button for drawing tools is now larger and easier to use The Auto Wall feature is no longer restricted to drawing walls on the exterior side of the Orientation Line The BuildEdge PLAN User s Manual is now available in PDF as well as web based format Known Issues BuildEdge PLAN does not support multi document functionality on Mac Using the Auto Wall command on a floor with walls of varying heights below it may cause unexpected behavior 30 INDEX Abandon Changes button c ccccccccsseceeeeeeereees 18 21 22 25 Apply Changes button cccssssccccssseeeeeeeseeeeeees 12 17 20 25 PAULO Floor toO raae a 3 18 20 Auto ROOF tOOl sinr a 3 22 24 Auto Wall tOOl ssesesssessssssersseresrrssresrrserrrerersrrreee 3 10 11 30 PUIGEJ EE niana a N NR 2 9 12 17 26 29 30 NON kenereet edee ine Terea EE CENENA 9 IHVisiDINY Layer aranin 12 STOLE an 5 29 WEDS ss roa ctoveseacndeawancnvcan E 6 Cantilever Length cccccccsssscceceessceeeeeeeeeseesaees 23 COMME DUO aaea EE areas 9 26 Copy and paste PLAN objects ccccceseceeeeeeeees 7 Door and Window Mode sseeesesesesersesrseressrrsrens 59 13 Create NEW COOK ecesna e 15 16 create NEW WINKOW cccceeccceseceeeeeceteeeeeees 13 14 modify or delete Cxisting ccccsssecceeseeeees 17 OroODErty MOIS nine A 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 22 23 25 update lega
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30. etchUp menu bar and Z Opening BuildEdge PLAN Once installed there are two ways to open the BuildEdge PLAN plugin 1 From the SketchUp menu bar select Plugins gt BuildEdge gt BuildEdge PLAN gt Opening BuildEdge PLAN skp SketchUp Make File Edit View Camera Draw Tools Window REZAT 2 Alternatively you may simply click on the BuildEdge PLAN icon on the PLAN toolbar as pictured in Figure 10 F BuildEdge Icon skp SketchUp Make 5 x Fie Edt Wew Camera Draw Tools Window Plugns Help k PDSHOGC 4 SE SERS If for any reason the BuildEdge PLAN toolbar shown in Figure 10 is not visible when you open SketchUp Windows users can go to the menu bar in SketchUp and click View gt Toolbars Mac users go to View gt Tool Palettes Make sure the BuildEdge checkbox has been selected Select ob Measurements Figure 10 The BuildEdge PLAN toolbar TIP To dock the BuildEdge PLAN toolbar on the SketchUp toolbar Windows computer users can click on any corner of the PLAN toolbar and drag it onto a free area on the Z SketchUp toolbar Mac users click on the View menu select Customize Toolbar and then drag the PLAN toolbar onto the Mac toolbar The BuildEdge PLAN Window Regardless of the method used start the program BuildEdge PLAN BuildEdge PLAN opens a window like the one pictured at right in Figure 11 The BuildEdge PLAN ld le fe be window consists of some components that are sta
31. eventually reappear in your model f WARNING When deleting doors and windows it is important to use PLAN s Delete Updating Legacy Doors and Windows As you may know previous versions of BuildEdge PLAN did not offer users the ability to add door and window components to their models Instead users were restricted to adding simple holes openings in walls to represent doors and windows We here at BuildEdge realize that we have users who have created large complex models using previous versions of our software Therefore in this latest version of PLAN we have included the ability to update legacy door and window openings to full fledged door and window components To convert a legacy door or window to the new improved door and window format begin by clicking on the Select Door Window tool on the PLAN toolbar Next click on the door or window to be updated With your opening now selected you can modify its properties in the PLAN window as you see fit A legacy window can be updated as either a window or a door in the new format Likewise a legacy door can be transitioned to either a door or a window in the new format When you have modified legacy openings to your satisfaction click on the Apply Changes button to save your changes and complete the update process Note Legacy doors and windows must be updated individually one at a time PLAN does not support the simultaneous selection and modification of multiple objects at this
32. gle through these four different tape measure positions use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard With the tape measure guide active type in the desired coordinates for the window on your keyboard and hit the Enter key to affix the window to its new location Instead of using the tape measure guide to gt Placing Windows_skp SketchUp Make File Edit View Camera Draw Tools Window Plugins Help Click to place Enter dim Dimension Figure 17 Use the tape measure guide to help place windows precisely place your window you can use your mouse to drag the window to the desired location Using this drag and drop technique you can make use of standard snap points to align your window with the endpoint or midpoint of the target wall You can even use snap points to align the window with a door or window that exists on a wall above or below the target wall Once you have dragged the window to where you want it click the left button on your mouse to lock the window in place 14 Creating a New Door To create a new door go to the Type field and select Door from the drop down list This opens the New Door Property Fields pictured in Figure 18 and described as follows Door Type The style of door to be added ioj xi to your model There are eight different E types to choose from including P ial F y Swing Double Bifold Double Bifold Bre bi Bypass Garage Cased Opening and a Opening On
33. he PLAN plugin defaults to Wall Mode as can be seen by the fact that the Wall Mode icon is highlighted on the Mode toolbar Note After using PLAN the first time the application will open to the mode and tool last used There are two tasks that can be accomplished from within Wall Mode The first is to create a new wall the second is to modify an existing wall that has been created using PLAN Let s start by creating a new wall Creating a New Wall There are two different methods you can use to draw walls using PLAN software The first method uses PLAN s drawing tool to create one wall at a time This is the best method to use if you want highly granular control over the _jolx dimensions and placement of your walls On the other hand if you have already created a floor you w mp F E can use the Auto Wall tool and have PLAN create your walls for you automatically Regardless of the method you choose before you begin drawing walls you will need to enter the desired Height and Width for your walls in the property fields as pictured in Figure 12 Once you ve entered the Height and Width properties for your walls you are ready to begin drawing Height DRAW WALL TOOL The drawing tool is automatically activated when you enter Wall Mode This tool is identical in shape and function to that of SketchUp s Line tool except for the fact that the pencil is red when using the SketchUp Line tool and blue when using the PLAN plugin
34. icking on the Select tool on the SketchUp toolbar Next click anywhere on the roof to select it Note that when the entire roof has been selected its outline changes from black to blue as can be seen in Figure 31 From here the next step you take depends on a an the task you wish to complete L UOOC SLAO OHBZSZ2AXUS S To delete the entire roof hit the delete key on your keyboard To modify the properties of your roof click on the Edit Roof Outline icon on the PLAN toolbar This places the selected roof in edit mode Next click on PLAN s Select Roof Line tool and select the specific roof line you wish to edit by clicking on it Note that the color of the selected line changes to orange Change the values you O ssec objets snit to extend select brag mous Measurements want in the property fields and Figure 31 To modify a roof begin by using the SketchUp when you are done click on Select tool to select the entire roof the Apply Changes button To move an individual roof line click on the Edit Roof Line icon on the PLAN toolbar Next click on the Select Roof Line tool on the PLAN toolbar and click on the specific roof line you wish to move Note that the color of the selected line changes to orange Now click on the Move Roof Line icon on the PLAN toolbar and then click and drag the selected roof line to its new location Note Roof lines that are connected to a wall will move automatically if the wa
35. l positions of Orientation Line placement Note You cannot change the orientation of a wall after it has been drawn Having established your Origin Point with 10 x the drawing tool and with the virtual line x LOOC LILIM 018 iw and Orientation Line shadow active the next step is to drag your drawing tool along the axis you would like the new wall to be drawn You can draw your wall along SketchUp s green axis line Y axis or the red axis line X axis if you want however you are free to draw your wall without aligning to any of the SketchUp grid lines if you so choose As you drag your mouse to draw a wall notice that the length of the wall is displayed in the lower right hand corner of the O setectsecond end f Length 102 SketchUp window as shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 The length of the wall being drawn is You are free to manually draw your wall to displayed in the lower right of the SketchUp window the specific length you want however with the drawing tool still active the easiest approach is to simply type in the desired length for your wall using the number keys on your keyboard When you have typed in the length and unit of measure you want hit the Enter key on your keyboard PLAN automatically draws the new wall to the length you specified The next step is to create a second wall connected to the first You don t have to click your mouse to engage the drawing tool this time however Notice
36. line is displayed in the lower right hand corner of the SketchUp window See Figure 23 You are free to manually draw your floor line to the specific length you want however with the drawing tool still active the easiest approach ssetsecond end is to type in the desired length of your floor Figure 23 The length of your floor line is line using the number keys on your keyboard displayed in the lower right of the window When you have typed in the length you want simply hit the Enter key on your keyboard If 19 you are drawing a floor line on top of a wall you may elect to simply click on the start point and end point of the wall Your new floor line will snap to the selected points on the wall below it Pick LINE TOOL To draw floor lines on top of walls quickly click on the Pick Line tool from the PLAN toolbar Click anywhere on the face or edge of each of wall and the floor line is drawn for you automatically Once again the side of the wall you click on determines whether the floor line is placed on the inside edge or outside edge of that wall When the last line of your floor has been drawn and the polygon that represents your floor has been closed on all sides PLAN automatically draws the floor to the dimensions you specified AUTO FLOOR TOOL As mentioned previously if you have already created a set of walls that form a closed polygon you can use the Auto Floor tool to create an entire floor with a si
37. ll to which they are connected is moved To delete an individual roof line click on the Edit Roof Line icon on the PLAN toolbar Next click on the Select Roof Line tool followed by a click on the specific roof line you wish to delete Note that the color of the selected line changes to orange Lastly click on the Delete Roof Line icon on the PLAN toolbar When you are satisfied with your changes click on the Save Changes icon on the PLAN toolbar To discard your changes click on the Abandon Changes icon on the PLAN toolbar 25 ala n WARNING If you move a wall that is parametrically connected to your roof and the wall move results in a model that is not sound enough architecturally to support a roof structure your roof will disappear To reinstate your roof you must click on Edit gt Undo from the menu bar in SketchUp COMMITTING YOUR MODEL TO SKETCHUP The Commit button at the bottom of the BuildEdge PLAN window is used to convert your PLAN drawing to SketchUp s format All PLAN related information is removed and your model ceases to be smart Your walls doors windows floors and roofs cease to be parametrically connected to one another pS BuildEdge Jou they can no longer be modified or moved in unison as a Fie vane oe Tube single cohesive unit On the plus side committing your model to SketchUp will allow you to apply a host of Hide Edges View Help additional design features using the wi
38. ly New Door Window Door M Width The width of the door to be drawn i sd Door Type swing Door Width Height Trim Width Enter a numeric value as well as the unit of measure For example enter 3 to create a door three feet wide Height The overall height of the door to be drawn Enter a numeric value as well as the unit of measure For example enter 2082 mm to create a door 2 082 millimeters tall Trim Width The thickness of the decorative border that will surround your new door If you do not want trim around your door type zero 0 in the Trim Width field After entering values in the New Door Property Fields the final step is to place your door on its e e e s 2 You target wall By defining the Height property for your VistourYouTubechannei MMING door you have already specified where it is to be placed on the vertical axis of the target wall All that remains is to define where the door is to be placed Figure 18 New door property fields on the wall s horizontal axis left right center or any point between Hide Edges Commit View Help To start place your cursor over the target 10 wall and click once with your left mouse t IA LOOC S H OR 0 Cle button A blue outline of your new door will appear on the target wall In addition to the blue outline for your door you will also see a tape measure guide as pictured in Figure 19 The tape measure guide can
39. n to close the Save As dialog box To finish the installation process complete steps two through seven in the section above Note To identify the version of PLAN x that you are currently using go to the Applications menu bar in SketchUp and click Window gt Preferences to open the System Preferences dialog box shown in Figure 9 On the left side of the System Preferences dialog box click on Extensions and then on the right side of the dialog click on BuildEdge PLAN The bottom of the System Preferences dialog box will then display the specific version of PLAN that is installed on Advanced Camera Tools Pro Only Dynamic Components Sandbox Tools BuildEdge PLAN Creator BuildEdge http www buildedge com Copyright Copyright 2013 BuildEdge Lx ee Figure 9 The version of PLAN installed on your computer your computer can be found in the System Preferences dialog box THE INTERFACE BETWEEN SKETCHUP AND PLAN Users who are new to PLAN occasionally have difficulty determining when to use the features and tools native to SketchUp and when to use those associated specifically with the PLAN interface The topic is an important one because there is a fundamental difference between objects created using the tools found in PLAN and those in SketchUp The key difference is that objects created using PLAN are parametrically connected they have built in intelligence that allows them to be moved and modified
40. ndard to all windows as well as others that are unique to PLAN 1 WALL MODE Fry Title bar A standard windows element that provides the name of the application being used in this case BuildEdge PLAN Control buttons The standard issue buttons used to minimize maximize or close the BuildEdge PLAN window Of course if you are using a Mac your control buttons look like this In addition to using the control buttons you can change the width of the PLAN window by clicking and dragging on either its left or right edge You can also move the PLAN window to any location on your desktop by clicking and dragging on the PLAN window s title bar Mode toolbar PLAN specific icons used to BuidEdge U i Visit us at SketchUcation com select the type of object to be created or i i modified walls doors and windows floors View Help or roofs Sub toolbar A collection of mode specific Figure 11 Parts of the PLAN window tools and icons Property fields A list of elements used to define characteristics of the object type being drawn The list of property fields differs depending on whether one is working in Wall Door and Window Floor or Roof Mode BuildEdge banner A link to BuildEdge product information Command buttons A set of command buttons for hiding floor and roof lines committing your model to SketchUp and accessing PLAN s online help When opened for the first time t
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42. nges button To move an individual floor line click on the Edit Floor Outline icon on the PLAN toolbar This places the selected floor in edit mode Next click on the Se ect Floor Line tool on the PLAN toolbar and click on the specific floor line you wish to move Lastly click on the Move Floor Line icon on the PLAN toolbar and then click and drag the selected floor line to its new location To delete an individual floor line click on the Edit Floor Outline icon on the PLAN toolbar Next click on the Select Floor Line tool on the PLAN toolbar and click on the specific floor line you wish to delete Finally click on the Delete Floor Line icon on the PLAN toolbar 20 When you are satisfied with your changes click on the Save Changes icon on the PLAN toolbar To discard your changes click on the Abandon Changes icon on the PLAN toolbar e TIP You cannot click on the Save Changes button to save your floor until the last side of the polygon has been drawn Hiding Floor amp Roof Lines Once you are done drawing your model it is easy to remove extraneous floor and roof lines by clicking on the Hide Edges button in the PLAN window Figure 24 below shows a side by side comparison of a model with the floor and roof lines present and with these lines hidden Note If you move your walls floors and or roofs around after hiding lines the lines may reappear as the moved objects are redrawn Simply click on the Hide Edges
43. ngle click of your mouse Simply click on the Auto Floor icon on the PLAN toolbar and place your cursor anywhere within your closed polygon of walls Auto Floor selects all of your walls automatically highlighting them in blue With your walls highlighted simply click once with your left mouse button Auto Floor draws a complete floor for you no matter how complex your structure Is Regardless of the tool used to create it your newly drawn floor is displayed in x ray view allowing you to see all lines top bottom and side associated with your model You can turn x ray view on and off using the View menu on the SketchUp menu bar Note Once drawn floor lines attached to walls are displayed in blue floor lines unattached to walls are displayed in pink Individual lines highlighted with the PLAN s Select Floor Line tool appear in orange Modifying or Deleting an Existing Floor To modify the properties of an existing floor or to delete all or part of a floor begin by clicking on the Select tool on the SketchUp toolbar Next click on the floor to select it Note that when the entire floor has been selected its outline changes from black to blue From here the next step you take depends upon the task you wish to complete To delete the entire floor hit the delete key on your keyboard To modify Depth and or Draw From properties for the entire floor type your changes into the property fields and then click on the Apply Cha
44. oint on a line or edge fa The Midpoint inference is represented by a cyan circle On Edge The On Edge inference indicates a point that lies along an edge The On Edge inference is represented by a red square On Face The On Face inference indicates a point which lies on a Face entity The On Face inference is represented by a blue diamond On Red Axis The On Red Axis inference indicates a linear alignment to the red drawing axis The On Red Axis inference is represented by a red line On Green Axis The On Green Axis inference indicates a linear alignment to green drawing axis The On Green Axis inference is represented by a green line On Blue Axis The On Blue Axis inference indicates a linear alignment to the blue drawing axis The On Blue Axis inference is represented by a blue line Parallel The Parallel inference indicates a parallel alignment to an edge The Parallel inference is represented by a red line Perpendicular The Perpendicular inference indicates perpendicular alignment to an edge The Perpendicular inference is represented by a blue line Point Inference The location of the mouse pointer within the drawing interface 28 APPENDIX C LINKS AND RESOURCES BuildEdge PLAN Blog http www buildedge com blog Help Desk http broker gotoassist com h buildedge Contact General http www buildedge com contact php Documentation Comments and Suggestions Send email to tballew keymark com
45. on your keyboard A NOTE ABOUT SKETCHUP LAYERS SketchUp uses layers to control the visibility of objects on the drawing surface Individual objects or entire groups of objects can be tied to a specific layer and thereby turned on made visible or turned off made invisible Te E When you use BuildEdge PLAN to draw walls that are connected to E gt one another the connection points between these walls include Name Visible Color extraneous lines These lines are not architecturally correct and Layer E gt BuildEdge Invisibility Layer C w clutter up your drawing unnecessarily PLAN uses a SketchUp layer called the BuildEdge Invisibility Layer to hide these unwanted lines from view Figure 15 Viewing SketchUp layers Most of our users never have a need to work with or even know about this invisible layer Just the same we thought it worth mentioning for our experienced users who work with SketchUp layers on a regular basis To access the BuildEdge Invisibility Layer go to the SketchUp menu bar and select Window gt Layers When the SketchUp Layers dialog box opens Figure 15 click in the Visible checkbox to toggle PLAN s invisible lines on and off 12 DOOR AND WINDOW MODE Door and Window Mode is used to add new doors and windows to your building or to modify or delete existing doors and windows To begin click on the Door and Window Mode icon on the Mode toolbar in PLAN The Add Door Window tool is ac
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47. or lines connected to walls one edge at a time Simply click anywhere on a wall and the Pick Line tool creates a floor line tied to that wall The side of the wall you click on determines whether the floor line is placed on the inside edge or outside edge of that wall Auto Floor If you have already created a set of walls that form a closed polygon you can use the Auto Floor tool to create an entire O _ Dragind Measurements floor with a single click of your Figure 22 A Bottom Up floor separates the two mouse stories of this house We will now turn to a more detailed examination of how these drawing tools are used DRAW FLOOR LINE TOOL To draw a floor manually click on the Draw Floor Line icon on the PLAN toolbar In the SketchUp window click and release the left button of your mouse to establish the desired starting point for your floor With the starting point now established and the drawing tool still active the next step is to drag your drawing tool along the axis you would like D i File Edit View Camera Draw Tools Window Plugins Help the new floor line to be created You can KOLS C Haeo 2 Sie draw the floor line along SketchUp s green axis line Y axis or the red axis line X axis if you want however you are free to draw your floor without aligning to any of the SketchUp grid lines if you so choose As you drag your mouse to draw a floor line notice that the length of the
48. own the Control key on your keyboard while you Just kidding you can t actually slam your door shut Modifying or Deleting an Existing Door or Window To modify an existing door or window click on the Select Door Window tool on the PLAN toolbar and then click on the opening you want to change You can select a new door type and or change the hinge and swing properties of your door For windows you can change the number of vertical and or horizontal dividers used Likewise you can alter the trim measurements of both doors and windows When you are done click on the Apply Changes button to save your modifications To move an existing door or window to a new location begin by clicking on the Move Door Window icon on the PLAN toolbar Next click on the opening you would like move and drag your mouse to the desired location Click your mouse one more time to anchor the door or window to its new location Alternatively with the tape measure guide active you can type in numeric values for the new location and hit Enter on your keyboard To delete an existing door or window click on the Select Door Window tool on the PLAN toolbar Next select the door or window you would like to delete by clicking on it With the opening now selected return to the PLAN toolbar and click on the Delete Door Window icon Job done Door Window tool If the SketchUp Select and Erase tools are used instead the deletion will be temporary and the opening will
49. pe as pictured in Figure 20 Figure 20 Use your keyboard s up and down arrow keys to toggle between hinge and swing options for your door 1 hinge on viewer s left swing toward viewer 2 hinge on viewer s left swing away from viewer 3 hinge on viewer s right swing away from viewer 4 hinge on viewer s right swing toward viewer 5 swing toward viewer 6 swing away from viewer With your door properly placed and its hinge and swing options selected hit the Enter key on your keyboard to fix your door in place if you are using the tape measure guide If you are using the drag and drop technique click the left button on your mouse to lock the door in place a WARNING When positioning objects on their horizontal axes you are automatically prevented from placing a door or window so that it overlaps another or placing a door or window over the intersection point of two or more walls Getting into the Swing As an extra added bonus once your doors have been created you have the option to swing them open and closed To do so go to the SketchUp menu bar and click on Tools gt Interact Your cursor will change into a hand with a pointing index finger Move the index finger anywhere over the face of your door and click once with your mouse The door opens 16 Click on the face of the door again and it closes Repeat this process as many times as you wish until the novelty wears off To SLAM your door shut hold d
50. r edge Note that when the wall has been selected its outline changes from black to blue With the wall selected you can now use the wall property fields to edit its Height and or Width When you have typed your changes into the property fields click on the Apply Changes button to save your changes Note As of the current release it is not possible to directly alter the Length property of a wall in PLAN You can however alter the length of a wall by moving another wall to which it is connected To move an existing wall to a new location begin by selecting it with the SketchUp Select tool With your wall now selected and outlined in blue click on the Move tool on the SketchUp toolbar With SketchUp s Move tool now activated click and drag on the selected wall to move it to a new location of your choosing Once the wall is placed where you want it release your mouse button and the wall snaps into place bringing all connected walls roofs floors doors and windows along with it als n WARNING Using the SketchUp Move tool walls will stick to any new location so long as that location is valid viable If you attempt to drag a wall to an invalid location ex outside the model s defined plane the wall will snap back to its original location Walls cannot intersect or overlap other walls to which they are not parametrically connected To delete a wall simply select it using the SketchUp Select tool and hit the delete key
51. s Wall A structure that forms the side of a room or building Wall Opening A window or door Z Height In any application involving three axes of movement the vertical axis perpendicular to the Earth is usually defined as the Z axis Z Height refers to the position of the Z axis The blue axis line in SketchUp 27 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR USERS NEW TO SKETCHUP Endpoint The Endpoint inference indicates the end of a Line or Arc entity The y Endpoint inference is represented by a green circle From Point The From Point inference indicates a linear alignment from a point along the drawing axes directions The From Point inference is represented by a dotted line whose color corresponds to the axis direction red green or blue Inference The virtual representation of an object s location within the modeling interface There are three main types of inferences point linear and planar SketchUp often combines inferences together to form a complex inference Intersection The Intersection inference indicates an exact point where a line intersects another line or face The Intersection inference is represented by a red x SS Intersection Linear Inference A linear inference snaps along a line or direction in space In addition to a tooltip a linear inference sometimes displays a temporary dotted line while you draw Midpoint The Midpoint inference indicates the middle p
52. ss and entering a password Once you have registered and or J Eneas logged on to the web site locate oni einen the version of the plugin that coincides with your computer s 30 DAY Moneyback GUARANTEE Products Tutorials Support About Contact operating system and click on the Add To Cart link See Figure 7 Add To Cart Next click on View Cart to review your order and when ready click i N D gt on your desired method of oi ae payment When you have completed the payment process Figure 7 To purchase and install the full edition of PLAN click the web page will display your on the Add To Cart link order information details including a Serial Number that you will need to start using your PLAN software Note You may wish to print a copy of the order information details web page for your records Your order information details will also be emailed to the address you used to register on the BuildEdge web site Next complete the following steps 1 Near the bottom of the order information details page click on the Download Link You will be prompted to enter a location to store the BuildEdge PLAN installation file Enter a location of your choosing and click on the Save button 2 Open the SketchUp application and on SketchUp s menu bar click on Window gt Preferences to open SketchUp s System Preferences dialog box 3 On the left hand side of xi the Sys tem Prefe aoee Applications M
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54. ted roof line Save Changes Saves changes implemented by the user during the process of editing a roof s outline 9 BuildEdge Abandon Changes Removes changes implemented Visit us online at www BuildEdge com by the user during the process of editing a roof s View Help outline i Figure 25 Roof Mode toolbar in PLAN Creating a New Roof Regardless of the method used to draw your new roof Draw tool Pick Line or Auto Roof when you first enter Roof Mode the place to start is to enter information into the property fields pictured in Figure 25 above These properties establish the parameters PLAN will use to draw your roof 1 Slope The angle or slant of a roof s incline The slope can be defined as an angle percent D ia or as the ratio of rise to run To define a slope i as an angle or percent simply type in a number To define the slope as a ratio type in two values separated by a forward slash or colon For example 6 12 or 6 12 If your roof will not have any slope at all make sure to uncheck the Slope checkbox Singe 2 Slope Type Defines the style of the slope which can be Standard Slope Single Parallel or Double Parallel as seen in Figure 26 Figure 26 Slope types Standard Single 3 Roof Type Displays the original style of the roof Parallel and Double Parallel 22 design either Truss or Rafter Changing this value alters how the heel height of the roof is calcul
55. that the drawing tool remains active and automatically snaps to the endpoint of your first wall The endpoint of your first wall now becomes the starting point for your next wall Simply drag the drawing tool along the axis you want the second wall to be drawn Type in the desired length of the second wall using the number keys on your keyboard and hit the Enter key on your keyboard The new wall is rendered in 3D Repeat this process until you have drawn all the walls for your model AUTO WALL TOOL If you have already created a floor structure to which you want to add walls you can use PLAN s Auto Wall feature instead of the drawing tool Start by clicking on the Auto Wall tool on the PLAN toolbar Now when you hover over the closed polygon of your floor the entire floor becomes highlighted Click anywhere on the highlighted floor and the Auto Wall tool will generate walls around the entire floor structure regardless of how complex it is TIP The Auto Wall feature also works in conjunction with two dimensional objects Z drawn in or imported into the SketchUp interface The only drawback is that walls drawn in relation to these objects are not parametrically connected to them 11 Modifying or Deleting an Existing Wall To edit the properties of an existing wall click on the Se ect tool on the SketchUp toolbar or press the space bar on your keyboard You can then select one wall at a time to edit by clicking anywhere on its face o
56. tivated automatically Creating a New Window To create a new window go to the Type field and select Window from the drop down list This opens the New Window Property Fields pictured at right in Figure 16 and described as follows Type There are two window types to choose from Basic Window and Opening Only Width The width of the window to be drawn Enter a numeric value as well as the unit of measure For example enter 4 6 to create a window 4 feet 6 inches wide Height The overall height of the window to be drawn Enter a numeric value and the unit of measure For example enter 848 mm to create a window 848 millimeters tall Top of Window The distance between the bottom of the selected wall and the top most portion of the window being drawn Horizontal Dividers The number of horizontal decorative grilles to be added to your window Vertical Dividers The number of perpendicular decorative grilles to be added to your window Trim Width The thickness of the decorative border that will surround your new window If you do not want trim around your window type zero 0 in the Trim Width field bh i _ 5 x New DoonWindow Type Window D Window Type Basic Window Width Height Top of Window Horizontal Dividers Vertical Dividers Trim Width I BuildEdge You Tube Visit our YouTube channel Hide Edges Commit View Help Figure 16 Property
57. want however with the drawing tool still active the easiest approach is to type in the desired length of your roof line using the number keys on your keyboard When you have typed in the length you want simply hit the Enter key on your keyboard If you are drawing a roof line on top of a wall you may elect to simply click on the start point and end point of the wall Your new roof line will snap to the selected Figure 29 Roof Line length shown in SketchUp points on the wall below it O setec second end PICK LINE TOOL To draw roof lines on top of walls quickly click on the Pick Line tool from the PLAN toolbar Click anywhere on the face or edge of each of wall and the roof line is drawn automatically Once again the side of the wall you click on determines whether the roof line is placed on the inside edge or outside edge of that wall When the last line of your roof has been drawn and the polygon that represents your roof has been closed on all sides PLAN automatically draws the roof to the dimensions you specified AUTO ROOF TOOL As mentioned previously if you have already created a set of walls that form a closed polygon you can use the Auto Roof tool to create an entire roof with a single click of your mouse Simply click on the Auto Roof icon on the PLAN toolbar and place your cursor anywhere within your closed polygon of walls Auto Roof selects all of your walls automatically highlighting them in blue
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