Remove Unnecessary Coplanar Edges with CleanUp - a SketchUp Extension
Symetri
25 July 2018
As mentioned in my previous blog post, there are hundreds of extensions - tools and features - integrated directly into SketchUp Pro which improve conceptual design modelling workflows and reduce time-consuming, complex or repetitive processes.
I thought I would list my recommendation of the very basic SketchUp extensions which I’m sure your Conceptual Design Modelling Teams and Users will find useful. In the first blog post, I presented Weld - an extension which joins connected edges and broken lines into one continuous polyline.
Here is my second extension recommendation:
CleanUp
A superb plugin to remove unnecessary coplanar edges and clean up imported geometry. This SketchUp extension can also be used to:
Fix duplicate component definition names (when in model scope)
Purge unused items
Erase hidden geometry
Erase duplicate faces
Erase lonely edges (except edges on cut plane)
Remove edge material
Repair split edges
Smooth and soften edges
Put edges and faces to Layer0
Merge identical materials
Merge connected co-planar faces
The CleanUp SketchUp extension is perfect for the following industries: Architecture, Construction, Education, Engineering, Film & Stage, Gaming, Heavy Civil, Interior Design, Kitchen & Bath, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Woodworking
Watch a demonstration of CleanUp below.
Look out for SketchUp Extension recommendation number 3 which will be posted shortly. In the meantime, you can explore other SketchUp plugins here.
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