How to Install Sketchup Plugins & Extensions and Increase Your Productivity (8 mins) įantastic Morning, I just stopped in to go to your internet site and believed I’d say I liked myself. We have a tutorial page ready if you’re excited about you’re new found productivity and want to learn more too.įind this helpful? Know of anyone having trouble trying to install sketchup plugins or extensions? Share this with them!Įxtensions install sketchup plugins plugins skp101 I put together 5 essential plugins to help you get started if you’re new to all this plugin and extension business! They have a few extensions available for purchase on their site too. SketchUcation – I’ve touted this as being the best forum on the web for sketchup… because quite frankly it is.It’s not the easiest to navigate, but other than that it’s pretty solid.
Ruby Library Depot – This site has a huge list of free plugins and extensions to sort through.While I want to support great plugin developers, if I can get the same thing for free, I’d prefer that. Smustard – This used to be my only go to, but it seems in the past year or so, there are more paid plugins here than not.This is the safest and easier place to go to find what you need. Sketchup Extension Warehouse – By far the best place to get extensions.I have three go to resources for when I’m looking to install sketchup plugins and extensions A couple common places it might show up is in the new ‘Plugin’ tab at the top of your program or in the menu you get from r-clicking on objects. Consult the author if you have trouble finding out how to use your plugin. Depending on the plugin, using it’s functions may vary. When you reopen sketchup your plugin will initialize.After your file is in that folder, close and restart Sketchup.In older versions of sketchup you’ll need to use your Sketchup/Plugins folder. By default that location is your Sketchup/Tools folder. rb file from the interwebs save it to where sketchup can find it. Note: If you’d like you toggle your extensions on or off, you can do that using the check boxes next to your extension name in the Preferences dialog.Click through the pop-ups and you’re cooking with fire!.Click Install Extension at the bottom left.On the left make sure you have Extensions selected.In older versions you might want to use the Sketchup/Plugin folder. I like to put mine in the Sketchup/Tools folder. rbz file is saved somewhere were you can easily find and receive it. You may have found an extension on the web and that’s perfectly fine.Click through them and your extension should be installed!
Once you’ve found one click the red download button in the upper right corner.
Additionally, by default, extensions can be toggled on and off while plugins cannot. Where a plugin is a bandage to a current pain or problem, extensions are usually longer term solutions. Most times these are developed by 3rd parties.
After that’s clear, I’ll take you through step by step on how to install extensions the automatic and manual way. It’s important that you learn the difference between tools, plugins, and extensions so moving forward you’re not confused about what’s what.
Learning how to install Sketchup plugins and extensions can immensely increase your productivity, but it isn’t so intuitive. More by Tony How to Install Sketchup Plugins & Extensions and Increase Your Productivity