Tag: Sketchup

  • Sketchup Estimating Plugin for Builders

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    Drawing & Estimating using plugins inside Sketchup, A builders perspective. I’m a building contractor, I used to use Sketchup for the basics, now I use the PlusDesignBuild plugin inside Sketchup to estimate all of my jobs and it’s changed the way I quote and build homes. As a builder, plan interpretation and client communication are…

  • SketchUp 2018 Pro Review

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    SketchUp 2018 has just been released! As we do every year, we’ve been involved in the Beta Testing and have taken the time to highlight our favorite new features and improvements. Would you prefer to watch a video overview? Click HERE Already Use SketchUp but don’t know much about PlusSpec? Try for Free SketchUp 2018 Review: Our…

  • Getting a project, urban plan or development out of the ground more efficiently!

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      Reducing the costs to design firms from the word go! SUplaceMaker, by Daniel Tal.. Brilliant! How many weeks, days, months do you waste before you actually start designing the dwellings?  Developers/town planners and architects traditionally waste weeks of time on feasibility study preparation. Setting out large projects should be easier, it took foresight, frustration…

  • There is a reason why Hollywood Designers use SketchUp

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    And the answer is simple. No other CAD or BIM software (or any other acronym that you want to use) has actually been made as a design tool. Our competitors are merely ‘virtual drafting boards’, and have been created so that their users can create 2D drawings in a slightly more efficient way. SketchUp on the other…

  • Upcoming SketchUp Guide includes a PlusSpec spotlight

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    We’ve just heard that the first Italian Guide to SketchUp with a PlusSpec spotlight is Coming Soon. Here’s what we know: SketchUp. Progettazione architettonica BIM, is the first Italian guide to Trimble SketchUp 2017, ranging from the introduction of the software to the BIM-approach with PlusSpec, and GPU-rendering with Octane Render. It provides users with step-by-step tutorials exploring all aspects of…

  • SketchUp 17 Pro Review

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    SketchUp 2017 Release: What we (the RubySketch team) like best: At a glance the obvious changes are evident by the little man in the corner (when you open SketchUp). The previous mascot has been replaced with Chris, who’s sporting a nice new blue/grey polo shirt, beige pants, sports watch and slip on shoes. Unlike previous versions though,…

  • Le BIM pour SketchUp: Supporting our Friends – Adebeo

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    Distributor Spotlight Parlez- vous Français? Venez comprendre les raisons pour lesquelles votre logiciel ne se compare pas et, observez par vous-même comment PlusPec pour SketchUp change la facon dont nous concevons, communiquons et construisons. PlusPec est Simple, Puissant, Professionnel et Abordable – et il devient rapidement le plus puissant BIM et Logiciel d’estimation au monde.…

  • The Problem with BIM

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    It’s not meant to be hard. Disclaimer:  No Grandmothers were harmed in the making of this article (as we did not make them try to use any of the mainstream BIM software systems). The word ‘simple’ is often interpreted as meaning something that lacks power or sophistication. In fact, many professionals often equate simplicity with being…

  • The Top 5 Tools that every Architect Needs

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    1. A camera and two feet (feet optional): Architects need to collect images. And most importantly, you need to travel so that you can see and experience the sights and sounds of the different cities and towns, from antiquity to present. If you see something beautiful, you should take a photo and then store these…

  • Sketchup inside of Archicad with IFC

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      Hi guys you may be happy to know that Archicad 17 has much better Sketchup integration. Yet so too does 15 with the IFC capabilities in Sketchup 14       IFC Import from Sketchup 14 and PlusSpec into Archicad 15 Back in 15 and 16 Archicad models used to come in triangulated Yet with…