You're reading from Taking SketchUp Pro to the Next Level Go beyond the basics and develop custom 3D modeling workflows to become a SketchUp ninja

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803242699

Length 444 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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SketchUp

Concepts

Design

Author (1):

Aaron Dietzen aka 'The SketchUp Guy'

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting More Out of Native Tools

2. Chapter 1: Reviewing the Basics FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Organizing Your 3D Model

4. Chapter 3: Modifying Native Commands

5. Chapter 4: Taking Inferencing to the Next Level

6. Chapter 5: Creating Beautiful Custom Materials

7. Part 2: Customizing SketchUp and Making It Your Own

8. Chapter 6: Knowing What You Need Out of SketchUp

9. Chapter 7: Creating Custom Shortcuts

10. Chapter 8: Customizing Your User Interface

11. Chapter 9: Taking Advantage of Templates

12. Chapter 10: Hardware to Make You a More Efficient Modeler

13. Part 3: Extending SketchUp’s Capabilities for Modeling

14. Chapter 11: What Are Extensions?

15. Chapter 12: Using 3D Warehouse and Extension Warehouse

16. Chapter 13: Must-Have Extensions for Any Workflow

17. Chapter 14: Introduction to LayOut

18. Chapter 15: Leveraging the SketchUp Ecosystem

19. Index

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Organizing a custom UI

Now that we have seen the options for organizing the default UI, we should probably touch on how the UI works for extensions. We will be spending plenty of time on extensions in Chapter 13, Must-Have Extensions for Any Workflow, but right now, let’s discuss how we can add an extensions UI to our workspace.

In addition to adding menu options to the context menu or the Extensions or Tools menu, extensions creators have the option to add toolbars that can be accessed alongside the default toolbars or buttons or create brand-new custom UIs. Since we have already discussed how toolbars work, let’s start by looking at how to work with toolbars for extensions. As with the other UI elements, this is different for SketchUp for Windows and SketchUp for macOS. We will start by exploring the options available in SketchUp for Windows.