The 10 BEST EXTENSIONS for Complex Shape Modeling in SketchUp in 2021!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know your favorite tool for complex shapes in the comments below! :)

[@tamilselvangunasekaran7167]

Its shocking say that yours video only reached 2k views🙄

[@goldmenber100]

Rhinoceros

[@cutiepie5329]

dude YOU JUST LITERALLY SAID GOD MODE ON WHEN YOU STARTED THIS CHANNEL COZ LIKE OH MY GOD THANK YOU SIRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

[@kondybas]

Curviloft and Joint Push-Pull by Fredo6 are my favourites for years

[@ulugbekturgunboev4918]

I love all of your videos and you are my master in SketchUp

[@DarkMoonDroid]

Wonderful! So many awesome tools ... Thank you, Justin!

[@4STEVEJOY34]

1:53 Work around is to: have two objects ungrouped. Select one of them and place it intersecting the other. Then R. click selected object and chose "Intersect Faces". Now just delete unwanted parts. Good if you don't have PRO.

[@Rob_NABS]

Very comprehensive and well presented. $40 each for the last 2 extensions is a bit steep. Yes they are good but you have to be using them a lot. Then again, I'd probably use a different modeller for SubD. Amazing it can be done within Sketchup though.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I suppose it depends - personally I don't think it's that much considering it's adding a whole new functionality to SketchUp and is much faster than doing that complex modeling manually. That said, I agree - if I was going to do a LOT of subdivision and vertex modeling, I'd probably jump over to Blender - not due to the cost of the extensions, but because you also gain a lot of UV mapping functionality

[@Rob_NABS]

@@Thesketchupessentials exactly. Still, modelling in the Sketchup environment is quick and straight forward. I use it a lot for making STL files to print as well as plans for woodworking. Are the models made with these vertex modelling tools generally sold as a result or need tweaking or fixing before export as good STL files? Thanks again for the run-down of the extensions, I already used a few but have found other options now. Which is great.

[@muhammadsurkew3853]

Great ! Thanks for your efforts

[@Thesketchupessentials]

:)

[@Ma__Ti]

Those are rly useful, thanks a lot 😄

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you like them!

[@arssavin]

I liked and followed you.

[@shivamverma-yk1cn]

you are awesome!!!!!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks!

[@nameinvalid69]

OMG flowify will be amazing for things like stamping roof tiles / other tiles on curved faces! (very common in Asian structures)

[@danelebro7722]

Always useful tips! I was wondering if there was an extension for classical ornaments

[@GiveMeABloodyUser]

Wdym

[@MuhammedEssmatzaki]

Great Job

[@reluxopenclass4331]

QUAD FACE TOOLS is very usefullll !!! Thanks ~~

[@Thesketchupessentials]

It's a good one!

[@mraliali1579]

Thanks sir 🌹

[@MlleVB]

Hi! Whats the best extension for a simple padding shape not too crazy for organic shape objects

[@rushikeshpatil9621]

Thank you sir

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@rushikeshpatil9621]

@@Thesketchupessentials hey sir, I'm using SketchUp for quite a while now. But I'm facing a new issue in SketchUp Pro 2021 for some days What happens is when I create something and use "Pan mode", SketchUp pauses and everything gets stuck and pan mode appears on cursor and I can't even close the program Please help me. This is frustrating

[@joe_fabricator]

Hi Justin. Great video, thank you. Curious....I see youre using 2021 version of SU which is what I have. But, I can't get Extrusion tools to load or work. Thoughts?

[@MlleVB]

Hi is there a tutorial to make a model for subd. Meaning how to draw the lines around the object to make the subd shape accurate

[@gabe8972]

Hi, please can you do a SKALP plugin tutorial. It looks like a really useful tool for students but I don’t know how to use it. Thanks 🙏

[@usnmedic09]

Any good extensions or methods to creating 3D models of landscaping? If I wanted to create a custom 3D tree for example?

[@alondraramirez9884]

Hi, I downloaded Flowify but it is not working. It does not show me the toolbar and it gives a ‘INPUT ERROR: Not enough Input’. Do you know why? Thank you!

[@igorwst]

Awesome! looks like blender? haha, anyway, sketchup user here :D Is there any plugin, that in parallel projection mode in skt, allows you to draw lines witouth matching random axis? For ex. If you draw a 45º line betwen red/green axis,extrude a face, and match the view to the plane, the lines you draw on it, match the main axis, and lines go wherever they want

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Not that I know of

[@-ChrysostomosManalu]

Haloo.. May I know how to get a job as an architect? Ia there a website for architects like me to find work?

[@rushikeshpatil9621]

If you find something like that please let me know 🥺

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Sorry, I'm not an architect, so I don't know the answer to this

[@cl_one8183]

I want to ask when I open the SketchUp application, the extensions that I have installed scatter on the screen. When I fixed it and opened SketchUp again, all the extensions were messy again. do you know how to fix it thank t

[@JohnColgan.]

Hi Justin, are all your videos going to be based on added extensions and not core SketchUp use ?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Not sure exactly what you're getting at - I have almost 900 videos on the channel covering everything from core SketchUp use to extensions...

[@JohnColgan.]

Nearly 100% extensions in past couple of months :-\ you've made fabulous tutorials, mainly core SketchUp, interspersed with extensions, now it's other way round

[@Thesketchupessentials]

@@JohnColgan. Don't know what to tell you - I make the videos that are interesting to me at the time. I have a course that's pretty much all core SketchUp if it's that big of a deal to you. I will continue to cover a lot of extensions in the future because I find them interesting though

[@kathrynmat6857]

My sandbox tools do not include one for a grid. Smoove, stamp, drape detail and flip edge are the only ones there. Do I have to buy the $15 version to get functionality?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'm not aware of a $15 sandbox tools extension. The built-in sandbox tools should include a grid tool

[@reDrawn19]

I have a timelimitwarning on the soap and bubble, so I am unabled to use it...... Even newer versions of this plugin give the same warning. Does anyone have the same experience here and has a solution?

[@arc.suleimanahmedmaigatari4125]

Please how can I install the extension tools I downloaded in to my SketchUp? Thanks.

[@matthewwalsh8405]

Cool tools! The only issue is when I have large sandbox grids, manipulating it is very slow and can even freeze sketchup. Any idea on how to mitigate this? I have an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU, and 16GB of ram so hopefully it is not a bottleneck with my hardware.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Don't create such large grids? It's not a hardware problem, but likely a software limitation

[@matthewwalsh8405]

@@Thesketchupessentials I was afraid that was the answer. Thanks though!

[@thebieniekmichal]

What do you think about Artisan plugin?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Like it - it's got a lot of the functions of Vertex Tools and SubD in a single extension. I do find the gizmo in Vertex tools a bit easier to use though

[@NightAtTheOpera3]

It's shameful that the full functionality of Solid Tools is locked off in Sketchup Pro. They're basic boolean operations that are pretty boilerplate for any drafting software and not all of us can afford a subscription.

[@zulkifli91]

how to make wall climbing.

[@barberpetals]

HELP ME!!! EXTENSION WASNT SHOW UP IN MY SKETCHUP 2021.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Did you install and enable them?

[@barberpetals]

@@Thesketchupessentials yes but it didnt work out. and i also install 2020 and 2021 version but the issue is still same :(

[@emprendimientoexistoso8779]

FRIEND I NEED A PLUGIN THAT DOES METRIC COMPUTERS SIMILAR TO BUILDER LET ME KNOW THE COST AND IF IT CAN BE BY BANK DRAFT I DO NOT USE A CARD BETTER IF IT IS IN SPANISH I DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I don't know what this means...

[@emprendimientoexistoso8779]

@@Thesketchupessentials FRIEND BUILDER 2 IS A PLUGIN THAT USES SKETCH UP AND YOU OFFER A SKETCH UP PROGRAM

[@emprendimientoexistoso8779]

BUILDER 2 IS USED IN METRIC COMPUTERS USED IN ENGINEERING OR ARCHITECTURE AND WE DETERMINE THE QUANTITIES OF THE MATERIALS

[@emprendimientoexistoso8779]

IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PLUGIN THAT ALLOWS ME TO DO THE WORK, WILL THE WORK BE RECOGNIZED PLEASE

[@arc.suleimanahmedmaigatari4125]

Please how can I install the extension tools I downloaded in to my SketchUp? Thanks.