These shapes work well with SketchUp Pro’s Solid Tools (intersect, union, subtract,…).Make hidden lines visible ( View > Hidden Lines) to allow for more precise snapping.Turn on the X-ray face style (via the View menu) to enable snapping to hidden points.Note that the “grip” location on the object for this operation is determined by the component’s internal coordinate system. a tree that you have already inserted) and place (copy) it multiple times. buildings).Īs of version 1.4, you can also simply select an existing component in your model (e.g. This allows you to model small stuff (e.g. When you select a base unit from the dialog, all following placements will have that unit. As you can see when placing any of the shapes, they all stick to the underlying geometry. You can also always explode a shape (using the right-click menu) to work with its raw geometry.

If a shape doesn’t behave as you like, right-click on it and select “Unglue”. Once a shape has been placed, use the move and scale tools to work with it. You can also place multiple shapes – just go to the select tool (or hit the space bar or the Esc key) when you are done. Most shapes will orient themselves based on the underlying geometry. The easiest way to work with this extension is to show the “Place Shapes” toolbar and click on the shape you want to place.Īlternatively use the Draw menu’s items. To be honest, I made this extension because our daughter wanted to “make a penguin” and I was too lazy to explain the follow-me tool…īefore placing shapes, you can pick a base unit: foot, inch, mm, cm, m. The toolbar is also a good starter shape set for beginners and kids that want to dabble in 3D modeling but have no interest (yet) in learning e.g. While SketchUp’s native toolset allows you to create any of these shapes without too much effort, using this toolbar permits quick “solids-based” modeling where you only work with added and subtracted primitives to end up with a perfectly watertight object that poses no problems for 3D printing, for example.

This extension adds a toolbar (and some menu items) that lets you easily place several common 3D shapes (geometric primitives) or any selected component. A toolbar for placing basic shapes (primitives)

Toolbar editor sketchup