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Useful Sketchup Plugins
This is adapted from a resource Marcus Ritland put together for learning and using Sketchup.
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GIF's showing what plugins do
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Import 2D files from Illustrator (actually it imports any DXF file)
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Draws faces on the bounding box of a group or component. Useful for aligning odd shaped objects.
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Joins connected edges into a curve or "polyline".
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Push/pull curved edges. Also works for thickening a surface.
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Bezier and other curves.
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Connect a series of lines or curves into a surface.
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Checks for errors in groups and components
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Convert your model to STL for 3D printing
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Fills in faces, only works if the lines are already coplanar
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($39) - this "subdivides" models into smooth geometry. Its good for making organic curvy models. It will work with the free or pro version of Sketchup. (tutorials on the site and YouTube.
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It's here if you need it, but I don't recommend installing more plugins than you really need as it can get confusing and make Sketchup run slower.
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Enjoy.