Part six of our architectural modeling series: drawing 2D and 3D door components! Check out this simple workflow that will streamline the transition from 3D to 2D by combining door components.
Hey Aaron, I keep following your sessions...very interesting and great way to learn from you...you are a naturally gifted teacher...have started using sketchup during lockdown...as a beginer, your tips have helped me to use this wonderful software vert well...thanks and warm regards
If only SketchUp had a Flatten to 2D like Rhino 3D does, I was thinking, that would be cool. Why? Because I was using a Layout scrapbook to hold all those 2D door images, found it to be clunky and thought there had to be a better way to model everything in one place BEFORE sending to Layout. This Skill Builder put me on the right track. Doors, windows, furniture, etc. will all have their own 2D shadow now. Thanks!
One approach we often do in other "arch apps" is to have Working Views and Plotting Views. In this case you could have a Scene with the all the Layers on for Construction and Development and then 2 other Scenes with the 3D On/2D Off and 3D Off/2D On/Parallel. This way you can easy check to see if what you are creating in 2D for Layout is what you want to see. You just have to make sure all your Components for been "vetted" for these features. KUTGW!
I do things slightly different. I have layers by spec ref eg "08 10 00 Doors and Frames" where I place door components on, and w/in the door component I use 2D and 3D layers to control when those groups are turned on/off. This way, I don't have duplication of layers for all the various components I want to control 2D/3D. Very useful for furnishings, bathroom fixtures, windows, and especially landscape.
Very helpful. I would like a segment on programming Sketchup using Ruby. I don't want to learn it and do it myself, but I'm fascinated by what some of the extensions do.
Justin, know of any extension for doing leaders, typically I use the follow me toon when the leader is oriented all the same. Say all A elbows. However, if I need to mix it up with A and B elbows, not such a easy task. You did a video a while ago with a type follow me tool that did twists etc. what was the name of it. That may do the trick. Thanks. Doug
Seria bom que os grupos de portas ou qualquer outro objeto conectado a uma camada, tivesse a possibilidade de configurar a linha, preenchimento e espessura dentro do próprio SketchUp. Ou seja, todas esquadrias em uma camada geram uma visualização diferente em seção. Assim seria bem mais simples compreender uma seção de corte no layout, e diferenciar os grupos.
Once you make a component, it will appear in the component gallery, and you can drag it from there onto your desired spot. You need not make a duplicate from an existing door.....Just another option.
I have the same problem, can’t just type in new layer names like you show on video. Please explain how to make and place to new layer in entity info? Thanks
Mouse wheel I would think. If you have a clickable mouse wheel then you can even temporarily switch to the orbit tool. Click wheel first and add left mouse button for pan (I do that with the finger on the wheel for the for pressing both).
here is a dynamic component sample is similar technique , I only use a single layer called +2D and put all symbolic linework in that layer, both in plan and elevation... then I can simply toggle that layer on or off in construction documents as needed 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/e76fc12c-181d-46ed-8ea9-b7de7655560d/Door-Interior
This video begins with "We are on our 6th week of our architectural tips and tricks play list..." -- but then you don't supply a link for that playlist, and I couldn't find it on your main youtube page (not in the playlist section there) nor by doing searches. I've only found others in that playlist by hit and miss -- emphasis on the miss. It's a great series -- why not make it easy to find?
You really did not have an oops in adding the 2d door... you mistakenly started your arc from 1.5 inches away from the opening and thus it was 1.5 inches short of the overall door width when you swung the arc to meet the door 90 degrees later... you cut the door off to correct when you should have made the arc the total width of the opening..
