
SKETCHUP EXTENSION UPDATE
The 3D data will be transferred from SketchUp to KeyShot.Ĭlick the Update button while an existing KeyShot scene is open to update any camera changes made in SketchUp.Ĭlick the Export button to export your geometry as a. The KeyShot extension menu provides five options: Render, Update Camera, Export, and Export SketchyReplay.Ĭlick the Render button to launch KeyShot. Once installed, a KeyShot plugin menu will appear inside SketchUp under Toolbar, Extensions, KeyShot. Go to Toolbar at the top and click Window, Extension Manager.After downloading the plugin, Launch SketchUp.The KeyShot for SketchUp extension supports these features: Plugins for previous versions of KeyShot are available here. Windows 8,10 64-bit or macOS 10.10 or later.For questions about other versions, please contact KeyShot for SketchUp extension requirements are as follows: If your form is dark, you might need to reverse the faces.These installation notes are specific to the latest version of the KeyShot for SketchUp extension unless otherwise mentioned.Select the line with the Select tool, then erase it.Select the Pencil tool and draw a line across the bottom of the dome.Select the Eraser tool and erase the edge of the first circle.Select the Follow Me tool, and click on the face of the second circle.Select the Select tool and click on the first circle.Select the Eraser tool and erase the lower half of the second circle.Draw a line on the under side of the two circles.Select the Pencil tool and click on the first circle.To draw some interesting sphere shaped polyhedra, just set the edge properties to Visible, and enter a small number for the latitude and longitude lines. CTRL+click on the component and select explode.You can also control the edge properties so that they are Smooth, Soft, or Visible. The more lines, the more smooth the surface will be. You can specify the number of latitude lines and longitude lines to control the amount of geometry created. Enter the parameters in the dialog box, and click OK.CTRL + click again and select Close group You might find that your faces are flipped.ĬTRL+ click on the group and select Edit Group.To use the plugin, select Draw>SphereTool.
SKETCHUP EXTENSION INSTALL

SKETCHUP EXTENSION FULL
That circle should be entirely erased, leaving the full sphere.

Use the Erase tool to erase the edge of the first, larger, circle.

Select the Follow Me tool, and then click the face of the second, smaller circle.Select the Select tool and click on the first circle.Then use the Select tool to select the face of the first, larger circle. With the inference direction locked, draw a second circle inside the first, but make it a little smaller than the first.With the Circle tool still selected, move your cursor along the top edge of the drawing until the circle cursor turns red or green, and then press and hold the Shift key to lock that inference direction (both of these inference directions are perpendicular to the ground plane). Start your circle at the origin point (the point where the red, green, and blue axes intersect). Select the Circle tool to draw a circle on the ground plane.If you don't have SketchUp installed, download it from and install it.
