Read the extension’s description and comments before installing – there is usually a mention of where in SketchUp the extension will be found (menu, toolbar, popup menu, etc.) as well as details about limitations, bugs, or other issues.

So keep these points in mind when exploring extensions, either in SketchUp’s Extension Warehouse, or from other locations like SketchUcation or Smustard: Once you try out some extensions, it’ll be tempting to install everything you see. Since SketchUp 2013, extensions have become very accessible, both from within SketchUp (the Extension Warehouse) and from other locations.

If you’ve ever come across an amazing, complex-looking model in the 3D Warehouse and wonder how the heck it was created, extensions were probably involved. In our previous post, Daniel laid out 5 great reasons to use extensions.Įxtensions can transform SketchUp into an extremely sophisticated 3D modeler.

But if you want to go from being a decent SketchUp modeler to a great one, or just find some ways to save time and hassle, you’ll want to go beyond SketchUp’s native tools. And I admit that looking through all the different scripts, and places to find them, is rather daunting. See our latest post on this.Įxtensions and plugins tend to scare people off.

It used to be done via the Preferences, now it’s done in the Extension Manager. UPDATE: With the release of SketchUp 2017, managing installed extensions is done a little differently.

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