Modifying BuildEdge Pro`s Dynamic Components
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1. Attribute Names The name assigned to each attribute consists of three parts 1 The file name associated with the dynamic component as a whole minus the skp extension For example BSO1 2 An underscore character _ 3 The attribute number followed immediately by a brief description of the attribute itself e g O1DoorMaterial The list of attributes associated with BuildEdge Pro s dynamic components is too extensive to publish here however the following matrix provides examples of attributes that are commonly associated with BuildEdge dynamic components Please note that a handful of these attributes have a big fat bold NO listed in the Edit column These attributes are NOT to be edited in any of the files Making a change to the values associated with any of these attributes will cause problems when trying to place a door or window In short look but don t touch the attributes that have a NO in the Edit column a Component Attributes Sa i Info fq Functions Cf Add attributes below to create your component options Visit our getting started quide for tutorials BBO1 Behaviors Material Custom BB01_01Do0 rMaterial BBO01_02Kno oMaterial BB01_03Kno bType BBO01_04Kno bHeight BB01_06Doo rDepth BBO01_07Cas ingDepth BBO01_09Cas inginset BB0O1_10Tri mWidth BB01_11Tri mDepth BB01_Casin gWidth BB01_DoorH eight BB01_DoorW idth BB01_Rotat ionSa2. For example a designer who has created a structure with 12 interior doors may wish to change the type of door knob attached to those doors Using SketchUp s Component Options command the designer has the ability to change the door knob type for each door one door at a time By contrast individuals who are using BuildEdge Pro in conjunction with the professional version of SketchUp SketchUp Pro have the ability to modify BuildEdge dynamic door and window components proactively before a component has been placed For example a designer can modify the dynamic component for a standard swing door and change the default door knob type from Knob to Handle Thereafter each time a standard swing door is added to a structure it will contain the door Handle specified by the designer For more information about using SketchUp Make to modify Component Options please refer to the BuildEdge Pro User s Manual For more information about using SketchUp Pro to modify BuildEdge Pro s dynamic components please read on File Locations Each dynamic component provided by BuildEdge resides in its own skp file The specific location of these files depends upon the type of computer being used Brace yourself the path is a real doozy PC C Users User Name AppData Roaming SketchUp SketchUp 201 4 5 SketchUp Plugins BuildEdge Resources Components MAC On the Mac menu bar click on Go and then hold down the Optio
3. 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 2 11 2015 11 29 AM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM SketchUp Models skp then click on the Save button to close the Save As dialog box Now if you ve performed steps 1 14 correctly each time you add a swing door dynamic ey Ear Type SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model The Component Attributes window for a BuildEdge Pro Standard Swing Door component to a BuildEdge model it will come equipped with a door Handle rather than a door Knob as the default hardware 12
4. Modifying BuildEdge Pro s Dynamic Components Introduction For those who are new to working with SketchUp dynamic components we would like to begin with a word of caution The subject of dynamic components is vast deep and complex It is not an area in which the uniformed should dabble or experiment casually Those who venture forth should be prepared to deal with the potential confusion that some experience when learning to modify dynamic components Dynamic components are powerful feature in SketchUp but as with all things with great power comes great responsibility With that preamble out of the way it is important to note that the purpose of this document is to provide users with beginner level instruction on how to modify the dynamic components that are installed with your BuildEdge Pro software This document does not provide information about how to create new dynamic components using SketchUp Pro If you are interested in this latter topic we suggest you head over to the SketchUp Knowledge Center and search for the phrase Creating Dynamic Components to learn more SketchUp Make vs SketchUp Pro Individuals who are using BuildEdge Pro in conjunction with the free version of SketchUp SketchUp Make have the ability to modify some of the properties associated with BuildEdge Pro s dynamic door and window components after a component has been placed in a wall SketchUp refers to these modifiable properties as Component Options
5. el SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model SketchUp Model BBO1 skp d SketchUp Files skp Preview C Users User Name AppData Roaming SketchUp SketchUp 2015 SketchUp Plugins BuildEdge Resources Components MAC Application Support Sketchup 2015 SketchUp Plugins BuildEdge Resources Components 5 From the list of files select BSO1 skp and then click on the Open button The Open dialog box will close and a floating i e moving copy of the BuildEdge Swing Door dynamic component will open on SketchUp s draw screen 6 Click once with your mouse to lock the dynamic component in place on the draw screen 7 With your dynamic component now locked in place right click anywhere on the component to select it The component outline will change from black to blue to indicate that it has been selected 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 From the right click menu select Dynamic Components gt Component Attributes A Component Attributes dialog box like the one pictured at right will open Notice that the names for the various door attributes are listed in the column on the left while the default values for each attribute are listed in the column on the right Click on the attribute row entitled BSO1_ O3KnobType Notice that the default value for this attribute is 1 The nu
6. en Notice that there are three levels of objects displayed in the dialog box The top level blue represents the entire dynamic component Just below the component level all the sub components red are listed Each sub component is comprised of multiple attributes green In addition to the attributes that are defined for sub components there are also attributes defined at the component level These attributes apply to the component as a whole The list of component level attributes for the BuildEdge standard bi fold door are shown in Figure 3 on the following page soe EX DJA i Component Attributes i Info fd Functions Add attributes below to create your component options Visit our getting started quide for tutorials BBO1 oni COMPONENT BB0O1_RoughOpening BBO1_CasingLeft BB0O1_CasingTopLeft SUB COMPONENTS BBO1_CasingTop BB01_CasingTopRight 3 BB01_CasingRight inch Position X 31 Y nly Z o Size Lenx 0 5 Bme LenY e rp Lenz 80 Add attribute ATTRIBUTES Figure 2 The Component Attributes dialog box displays the component name sub components and attributes There are two columns associated with the attributes The column on the left displays the full name assigned to each attribute e g BBO1_01DoorMaterial The column on the right displays the default value that has been assigned to each attribute e g The default value assigned to BBO1_01DoorMaterial is White
7. ht The height of the top panels in a three panel or six panel door panel door panels in multi panel doors multi panel doors door CasingWidth The user defined width of the casing used for doors The casing is placed between the actual door and the opening in 15LockRailHeight The height of the horizontal piece in the middle of a multi Yes panel door X X A E A the wall The rough opening is calculated by adding the casing width to the width and height of the door The height of the actual door as opposed to the opening Te created in the host wall DoorHeight X X X X DoorWidth The width of the actual door as opposed to the opening Nops X created the host wall In the case of components with multiple doors this is the width of all of the doors together The angle at which a door rests in relation to its host wall NO A A A O a A A l j A A oover Toe eee TT foo CEE RotationState Door Attributes continued DESCRIPTION The direction in which a door is designated to swing As the user places a door into a wall they can toggle between the side of the wall that the swing is on and whether it swings right or left In door components there are two doors a left and a right Toggling this attribute will toggle the visibility of ac O O m a O gt O ac these components causing only one to be visible at atime WallDepth The depth of the wall int
8. is no casing in a window the height of the window and the opening in the wall are the same WindowWidth The width of the opening into which the window is being placed 1A IU Example Editing Dynamic Components As an example of modifying a BuildEdge Pro dynamic component we will walk you through the process of changing the default hardware on a swing door from a door Knob to a door Handle TIP We highly suggest that you make a backup copy of your Components folder prior to proceeding That way you will be able to revert to your original component files should you run into trouble 1 Open SketchUp Pro 2015 Note the Professional edition of SketchUp is required to edit dynamic components globally gt Open 2 A SketchUp Open dialog box like the one pictured at right will pop a open g ome 3 BBO7 skp 3 Make sure that the Files i of type field at the Sa bottom of the dialog box o E is set to SketchUp Files skp File name Files of type 4 Use the Look in field to navigate to the folder where your BuildEdge dynamic component files are stored WINDOWS Date modified 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM 1 15 2015 12 04 PM mW Look in di components My SketchUp Model SketchUp Mod
9. mber 1 designates that by default a standard door Knob will be added to all BuildEdge swing doors Changing this value to the number 2 will add a door Handle rather than a door Knob to your doors as the default hardware Double click on the number 1 to select it Change the number 1 to a 2 and hit the Enter key on your keyboard to lock in your change You will notice that the door s hardware changes from a Knob to a Handle on the SketchUp draw screen Close the Component Attributes dialog box by clicking on the Close button in the upper right hand corner Now to save your changes A Save As dialog box will open as pictured at right Navigate to your components folder at the path listed in Step 4 BSO1 skp In the File Name field Save as type type in BSO1 skp and i Info Component Attributes Ea A Functions os Add attributes below to create your component options Visit our getting started quide for tutorials BS01 Behaviors Material Custom BS01_01Doo0 rMaterial BS01_02Kno bMaterial BS01_03Kno bType BS01_04Kno bHeight BS01_05Swi ngAngle BS01_06Doo rDepth BS01_07Cas ingDepth BS01_09Cas inginset BS01_10Tri mvWidth BS01_11Tri mbDepth BS01_Casin gWidth BS01_DoorH eight RSN1 Nanri Date modified 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1 23 2015 12 58 PM 1
10. nent file names along with the component Type and Style that each represents FILE NAME COMPONENT TYPE STYLE BWOLSkp BWO2 skp BWO3 ska BWOd skp BWO5 skp BWO6 ska BWO7 sko BWO8 ska BWOS skp BWIO skp FILE NAME COMPONENT TYPE STYLE The Component Attributes Dialog Box Now that you know where to find BuildEdge dynamic components and what their file names signify it s time to pop one open and take a look inside 1 To begin open a copy of SketchUp Pro 2014 or SketchUp Pro 2015 From within SketchUp go to the menu bar and select File gt Import An Open dialog box will 2 pop up on your screen Use the Look in field at the top of the Open dialog box to navigate to the Components folder via the following path PC C Users User Name AppData Roaming SketchUp SketchUp 201 4 5 SketchUp Plugins BuildEdge Resources Components MAC Application Support Sketchup 201 4 5 SketchUp Plugins BuildEdge Resources Components From within the Components folder select the file named BBO1 skp and then click on the Open button A floating copy of a BuildEdge standard bi fold door will appear on your screen Click anywhere on the SketchUp draw screen to lock the component in place With your bi fold door now locked in place right click on it and from the context menu click on Dynamic Components gt Component Attributes A Component Attributes dialog box like the one pictured at right will op
11. ns key on your keyboard until the Library listing appears Navigate to this location Application Support Sketchup 201 4 5 SketchUp Plugins BuildEdge Resources Components Note to Windows users In order to view dynamic component files you must enable the Show hidden files folders and drives radio button in the Folder Options dialog box x General View Search Folder views You can apply the view such as Details or Icons that you are using for this folder to all folders of this type 4 7 Files and Folders O Always show icons never thumbnails Always show menus Display file icon on thumbnails Display file size information in folder tips Display the full path in the title bar Classic theme only Hidden files and folders Don t show hidden files folders or drives L Hide empty drives in the Computer folder O Hide extensions for known file types O Hide protected operating system files Recommended O Launch folder windows in a separate process x Figure 1 Make sure Windows is set to display hidden files and folders File Names Component Type Codes Once you have navigated to the Components folder you will find that each BuildEdge dynamic component file has a four character name followed by the skp extension The name assigned to each file provides information about the BuildEdge dynamic component the file contains Specifically the first two characters of the file name a
12. o which a door is being placed NO O z 2 A re A ce 2 ui 2 ie 2 O S D co ag SLIDER HORIZ SLIDER VERT ROUGH OPENING Window Attributes NAME DESCRIPTION EDIT Da A Mee PEDAL window O6CasingDepth The measurement of the casing material that wraps around a yyy ye window opening This value defaults to the same depth as the wall into which the window is placed 07CasingWidth The user defined width of the casing used for windows The Yes X X X casing is placed between the actual window and the opening in the wall The rough opening is calculated by adding the casing width to the width and height of the door daWindowOverlap _ The amount that windows overlap one another when dosed ves x x x _ O9CasingInset The distance a window s casing is moved into or out of the Yes X X X opening with which it is associated Note that the window will move along with its casing nia i i i surrounding the window opening i i eli ed il i wall surrounding the window opening 19VerticalMullions The number of evenly spaced vertical muntins ina window If Yes X X X this value is set to 0 vertical muntins will be hidden Note ui that muntins are centered on the glass 20HorizontalMullions The number of evenly spaced horizontal muntins ina window Yes X X X If this value is set to 0 horizontal muntins will be hidden Note that muntins are centered on the glass inall
13. onsize The dimension of the square cross section ofthe muntins Yes X xX _ 36SashWidth The width of sash material that runs around the inside of a X window opening The default Sash Width is the same as the ui Wall into which the window is placed B7Ralleight The distance from the bottom of a window tothe top ofits rail Yes x X X _ 38SashOffset This is the offset of the sash and all members within fromthe Yes X X X face of the wall on which it resides 41ShowToptTrim This is a toggle that shows or hides the trim at the top of a Yes X X X window This attribute can be used to hide sections of trim and or to combine multiple windows into one Yes X X 42ShowBottomTrim This is a toggle that shows or hides the trim at the bottom of a gt lt gt lt gt lt window This attribute can be used to hide sections of trim and or combine multiple windows into one 43ShowLeftTrim This is a toggle that shows or hides the trim on the left side of a window This attribute can be used to hide sections of trim and or to combine multiple windows into one 44ShowRighttTrim This is a toggle that shows or hides the trim on the right side of a window This attribute can be used to hide sections of trim and or to combine multiple windows into one WallDepth The depth of the wall into which a window is being placed WindowHeight The height of the opening into which the window is being placed Since there
14. re capital letters that represent the component s Type The third and fourth characters of the file name are numbers that identify the component s Sty e Take for example the dynamic component file named BBO1 skp The first two characters of the file name BB indicate that the component is a bifold door The third and fourth characters 01 signify that the door s Style is Standard The list below provides a translation of the first two characters of each of the different dynamic component Types provided by BuildEdge Pro BB BC BD BF BG BN BP R BS _ _ Skp skp skp _ _ Skp _ _ Skp skp skp Component Style Codes The file name s numeric characters that indicate the components Style are different depending on the component Type with which it is associated The following are the Style codes used for BuildEdge Pro s dynamic component files grouped by Type Style Codes for Bifold BB and Double Bifold BF Doors 05 skp User Defined Style Codes for Double BD Swing BS and Bypass BY Doors 05 skp Style Codes for Garage BG Doors 04 skp Style Codes for Windows BW 04 skp NOTE The following dynamic component Types only have one Style associated with them so there is only one style code for each 01 Cased Opening BC Rough Opening Door BN Rough Opening Window BP The Complete List The following is a complete list of BuildEdge dynamic compo
15. te BB01_Swing BB01_WallD epth Add attribute inch White White Silver 1 36 1 35 0 3 0 5 0 5 80 Figure 3 Component level attributes for a standard swing door Door Attributes NAME DESCRIPTION EDIT door except for the door knob material specified for this property O3KnobType Depending on the door Type there are a variety of door Knob Types that can be applied Options may include Knob Handle Push Pull Round and Sphere O4KnobHeight The vertical measurement from the bottom of a door to the Yes center of its door knob position using SketchUp s Interact command O6DoorDepth The measurement of a door s thickness Y 07CasingDepth The measurement of the casing material that wraps around a door opening This value defaults to the same depth as the wall into which the door is placed 08DoorOverlap The amount that bypass doors overlap each other when closed Yes O5SwingAngle The angle at which a door swings when it is toggled to the open Yes fa gt n a fa n lt M wn orn T dA OO A d l l T eas P J et eee f T_T ese orn A AA ova dd dd A d sn 09Casinglnset The distance a door s casing is moved into or out of the Yes X X opening with which it is associated Note that the door will move along with its casing surrounding the door opening surrounding the door opening door panel or six panel door 14TopPanelHeig
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