In addition, all the objects are fully customizable as dynamic components, allowing you to adjust things like depth, height, frame size, whether doors are open or not, number of window panels, and more! With these dynamic components, only the parts of the component that are supposed to resize, like the door, or the glass in a window.Īll you have to do is take the objects, drop them in the opening, and use the scaling options to size the objects to your opening. The problem with regular door components is if you scale them to fit them in an opening, not only the door, but also the frames will resize and distort. The nice thing about these components is that they resize without any kind of distortion. Basically what that means is that this extension contains responsive objects that scale and adjust to openings automatically. Where can you get it? You can get it by visiting (affiliate link)įlexTools is a series of opening creation tools built on top of SketchUp’s dynamic components engine. Plugin Cost: Around $33 for one component, or around $114 USD If so, please consider supporting me on Patreon (click here to support) or by visiting my Support the Show Page!

In this video, learn about FlexTools – the SketchUp extension for creating smart objects like doors, windows, and more! This extension is built on SketchUp’s dynamic components engine and allows you to quickly and easily place doors, windows, louvers, and other objects within openings in your SketchUp models!ĭo you like these SketchUp tutorials and videos? In any case we’re working on some additional tools and fixes to make sure if anything gets disconnected it will be easy to reconnect or recreate.SMART OPENINGS IN SKETCHUP with Flex Tools In a worst case scenario, if an opening stops being dynamic, for what ever reason (accidental exploding, or some unexpected bug) erasing the opening and re-placing a new window component will take no more than 2-3 seconds… so it’s usually no big deal. If the model were then saved and sent back to you, the opening will become dynamic again as long as the original component it was connected to is still there, and not totally deformed. WallCutter (Not released yet!) - An opening will stay where it’s supposed to be and it will not be dynamic, just like you’re used to today.

Zapper completely strips a dynamic component from its dynamic behaviors so all the components will be turned to regular components. If the possible jumbling is a problem (it rarely is I believe), one could explode them or you could zap the components with the Zapper tool that comes with FlexTools, before sending. If the model were returned to you, the components would keep working as usual. If that someone were to try and scale them, they would possibly jumble up, or not do anything.

If you were to share a model with someone who doesn’t have FlexTools and WallCutter installed:įlex components - Would stop being dynamic.

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