RpReports

RpReports is an add-on to SketchUp for assigning attributes to components and creating reports. When combined with RpTools (included), it becomes a powerful application for layout of spatial areas and reporting.

RpReports is the perfect tool for SketchUp reporting - placing components and generating custom reports.

RpReports can produce a simple component list, with attributes, or an indented Bill of Materials which calculates costs based on sub-components.

Who will use it

RpReports can be used for any model where you want to count, list or report on attributes. Because you can predefine attributes for component in a library it is most valuable when you will be using the same attributes over and over.

Typical Users

• Contractor who creates SketchUp models which contain components.
• Engineer who design 3D objects which are made up of components or sub-components.
• Manufacturer who creates items which are represented by components. By distributing RpReports with the components, sales people, distributors or clients can get a report of components used, with cost, power requirements, etc.
• Distributor who supplies RpReports to its clients. as the client creates models, or lays out spaces using the components, the client can get a report of components used and cost.

Typical Uses

• Home furnishings
• Retail store layout and tracking
• Industrial kitchen, shop floor, or assembly line layout.
• Boat Docks, Patios
• Landscape design

Features

• Predefine attributes for a project
• Predefine attributes for components
• Update attributes, such as price, when they change.
• Calculate cost of assemblies by adding cost of sub-assemblies
• Generate direct HTML or PDF reports
• Export to Excel or CSV for custom reports.

Users

There are three classes of users for RpReports:

1. The OEM Partner who sets up the project,
2. The End-user Client who places the components and creates reports,
3. The 3D Content Creator who creates models for the 3D Warehouse or a private web site with attributes contained in the models.

OEM Partner

The OEM Partner can customize the RpReports project and define:

• which attributes are defined for the project
• which attributes are visible on the edit dialogs
• which attributes can be entered, or overridden on the edit dialogs
• which attributes appear on the report
• default values for attributes for specific components.
• report templates which define logos, fonts, layout, etc. for reports
• report levels - to create different reports by including various subsets of the attributes.
• library of components to appear in the component selection wizard
• project options - such as name, settings, etc.

The customized project is the used by the End-user Client

End-user Client

The End-user Client can:

• Run the customized RpReports project.
• Place components in a SketchUp model (which will get default attributes as defined by the OEM Partner)
• View attributes (as defined by the OEM Partner)
• Edit attributes (as defined by the OEM partner)
• Run reports (from templates defined by the OEM Partner)
• Use RpTools features (move, rotate, mirror, etc.)

The End-user Client cannot:

• define new attributes
• alter default attributes
• alter the report templates

These features are only available to the OEM Partner

3D Content Creator

The 3D Content Creator can:

• Store attributes directly in the .SKP model for each component
• Distributes the models to clients in the Google 3D Warehouse , or on a private web site

Users of these models can:

• Create a simple report using the free add on SpaceDesign
• Purchase an RpReports Client add on to edit attributes and create customized reports.

See: 3D Content Attributes and Reports

RpReports Toolbar

Note: This is a sample toolbar for the demonstration. The OEM Partner can create a custom toolbar for the RpReports Client .

• - Settings - Options, help, etc.
• - Demonstration - Load the demonstration model.
• - Select component - The component placement wizard will be replaced by, or augmented by, the components for the OEM Client's custom application.
• - Attributes - view and edit attributes for the selected component.
• - Reports - Generate a component report.
• - Attribute Levels - Select the level of components displayed and reported.

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Downloads and Installation

There is a 30 day Trial Version for RPS products. This is a fully functional version, with watermarks or other text added to indicate that it is a trial version.

Follow the links from the Downloads Page to download the latest version.

• See: How to Download and Install

See also

• RpReports More
• RpReports Customization
• Bill of Materials
• RpTools