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UK CHS - Circular Hollow Sections
UK CHS - Circular Hollow Sections
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UK CHS Circular Hollow Sections
UK Circular Hollow Sections
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Length 6 m
Offset 0 0 0 m
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Tools accessed from within SketchUp
NOTE!! the "insert!" and the Tools features works only from within the engineeringtoolbox plugin inside of SketchUp. Install the plugin/extension
as described in the right column restart Sketchup and open this tool from the Sketchup Plugins/Extensions menu.
Edit
undo! redo!
Color
View
iso! top! front! right! left! back! bottom!
Make Component
make! makes a component of the selected object. Note that all objects from the Engineering Toolbox are inserted as individual groups. You should
transfer a group to a component sharing the same definition when there is more than one instance of the same object. Tips! Rename the object to
its final name before making it a component (in outliner or with right click and entity info).
Rotate Object(s)
90 degrees around red, green or blue axis! (select object(s) first). Very handy for objects with curved surfaces like pipes, elbows ..
Move or Copy Object(s)
move/copy! 1 no. copies m 1 red 0 green 0 blue (offset from current position
move or copy (multiple) selected objects. Make advanced geometric constructions with multiple selections, multiple copies and the offset.
Tip! Use "Make Component" to save space and reduce computer load when working with multiple copies.
The Knife
inserts a "Knife" to cut in one or more objects.
insert the Knife! 1 size of the Knife m
cut! before cut: customize the inserted Knife! The Knife is a group you can rotate, change the size of, and even add or remove objects within
(example add functional curves for advanced cuts). You can also make your own Knife by naming a group "theKnife". After insert and customizing
the knife positioning it to the object(s) where to cut select the object(s) (must be groups) and click cut! Afterwards select the object(s) and
remove the parts of the object(s) that you don't want.
YouTube demo of the Knife!
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Move an Object to another Objects Position
move! select two objects then click "move" and one of the objects moves to the position and angle of the other object. Handy when moving
between axis systems.
Change Insertion Point
You can change the position and angle of an inserting object by preselecting an existing object before Insert! The inserted object will inherit the
position of the selected object. Handy when working with nondefault axis.
Insert Line
0 red 0 green 0 blue Start position
insert! m use this feature to add a reference line
Insert Horizontal Plane
Insert Vertical Plane
Insert Box
Insert external Component
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Basic Use of the Engineering ToolBox Plugin
Watch basic use of the Engineering ToolBox plugin in YouTube
How to add the Engineering ToolBox to your SketchUp
Alt. 1 Sketchup Extension Warehouse
From Sketchup 2013 the plugin can be installed from the Sketchup Extension Warehouse
Open your Sketchup installation, select the Extension Warehouse Button, search for "Engineering ToolBox" and
install!
Alt. 2 Download the Plugin File
Download engineeringtoolbox_tools_v1.0.1.rbz and install the extension from "Sketchup > Preferences >
Extension > Install Extension", or download engineeringtoolbox.rb to your SketchUp plugins directory. ("Right
Click" the link above and select something like "Save As")
Exit and reload SketchUp!
Select the "Extensions" or "Plugins" menu, and the "Engineering ToolBox" submenu and a page like this one
opens and you are running!! The .rbz download is an extension and can be activated/deactivated in the
"Sketchup > Preferences > Extension" window.
Note! that you can use the engineeringtoolbox.rb
in Sketchup 8 too. Save it to the plugins folder as desribed below.
Windows user! Be aware that some browsers in windows saves the plugin file engineeringtoolbox.rb with a .txt
extension. The extension must be changed to .rb.
Note! The SketchUp plugins directory is located somewhere similar to
"C:\Users\your_user_name\AppData\Roaming\Sketchup\Sketchup 201X\Sketchup\Plugins"
on newer Sketchup editions, and
"C:\Program files\Google\Google SketchUp X\Plugins"
on older Sketchup editions on Windows computers. Note that AppData is a hidden folder available if you write the
folder name in in the adress field in Windows explorer.
and something similar to
"Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp X/SketchUp/plugins"
or
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/Users/your_user_name/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2013/SketchUp/Plugins
on Mac computers.
(Mac users look here!)
(X is the SketchUp version on your computer)
If you have problems with the saving permissions to the folder try to download the file to your download folder
open two file manager windows and drag the file from the download folder to the plugin folder. Change permissions
if required.
SketchUp works with Linux under Wine. Since the engineeringtoolbox plugin uses the SketchUp Webdialog feature
implemented only for IE on Windows and Safari on Mac IE on Wine is probably required. This is not tested and
feedback is wanted.
How to use the Engineering ToolBox
After loading Sketchup and the Engineering ToolBox from the menu navigate to the wanted component in the
navigation menu above and select "insert" to add the wanted component to your SketchUp model.
Note! The SketchUp Engineering Toolbox is an online resource updated continuously. You need internet connection
to operate.
For some components parameters like length, color, offset and more can be modified before insertion.
Customized components can be inserted by changing parameters in the dialog boxes at the end of the component
lists and clicking "custom!"
Selected objects in the model can be manipulated rotated, moved, colors changed and more from the Tools
section.
Assistant objects like lines, horizontal and vertical planes can be added.
Some Tips and Tricks
The most efficient way to learn SketchUp is by watching the tutorial videos.
Organize your model in groups add components to the groups!
Example: Use separate groups for construction steel, piping, the different HVAC systems and more.
Always keep an eye on the model in the "Outliner" window.
Use layers to organize and control the visibility of the model.
The most convenient way to copy an object is by selecting it, using move or (m) and pressing Ctrl (makes a copy)
before moving.
Use the rotation tool on this page to precise rotations of components like bends, pipes ...
Precise moving of a object can be done by selecting a point in the object that can be connected to a point in the new
position (like a edge on a component, surface, a midpoint or similar).
Bill of Materials
Be aware that objects from The Engineering ToolBox are inserted in Sketchup as Groups. They will show up in the
Sketchup > Window > Outliner dialog but not in the Sketchup > Window > Model Info > Statistics (Only Components)
dialog.
If you want to make "Bill of Materials" from your model
insert an object from The Engineering ToolBox
select the object in the model (or in the Outliner) after insert
click The Engineering ToolBox "Make Component"
The objects will now show up in the Sketchup > Window > Model Info > Statistics dialog and be available for reporting
through Sketchup > File > Generate Report feature or other third party report generators.
An insterted object from The Engineering ToolBox can also be converted to a Component by right clicking the object
and selecting Make Component. The name will not be preserved and must be changed after the conversion.
Mac User?
The SketchUp Safari WebDialog issue with the OS X 10.9 (Maverics) is solved download the latest plugin/extension
file above or from the Sketchup Extension Warehouse
Occasionally Problems in Windows
Due to the way Internet Explorer (used by Sketchup in the Web Dialoges) handles its cache there may be
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occasionally scripting problems in Windows.
Just reload the window use F5 to refresh the cache.
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