SpaceDesign is an add-on for SketchUp for defining attributes and creating reports from SketchUp components.
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There are four basic functions:
After downloading and installing SpaceDesign, follow these steps to try it out.
1. Select "SpaceDesign" from the SketchUp Plugins menu.
Toolbar
2. Add a couple Components to your model (Regular Components or Dynamic Components)
3. Right click on a component, and select "Edit SpaceDesign Attributes"
4. Enter a value for Cost and Description
5. Click the Report icon
Make sure the PDF report is selected, and click Create Report
You should see a report like this:
The Define Attributes dialog will show:
You can add additional SpaceDesign attributes using the Add Attribute button. You will be prompted for the settings for a new component.
Select the attributes desired on the report.
In addition to the SpaceDesign attributes on you components, you can include:
Check boxes
Report Title
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| Feature | SpaceDesign | ||
| Assign Attributes to Components | -- Yes --
Attributes are stored in Component definitions.
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| Report on Dynamic Component Attributes | -- Yes --
You can view and report on Dynamic Component attributes.
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| Create a report or .CSV file of attributes in the model. | -- Yes --
Select and order attributes to be include in the report.
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| Create a PDF Report. | -- Yes --
Report is stored in PDF format so it can be easily placed on web pages, printed, or emailed to clients. | ||
| Save Attributes in SKP model for Component | -- Yes --
Attributes saved in the definition are retained when you export the components into a library
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| Limit on number of attributes | -- No --
No limit on number of attributes | ||
| Include an image of the SketchUp model in the report | -- Yes --
Image of model and attribute report and ability to customize report format. | ||
| Define attributes based on size of component instances. | -- Yes --
Create multiple report definitions for multiple report formats.
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| Calculate extended cost or total weight of components. | -- Yes --
Create multiple report definitions for multiple report formats. | ||
| Perform Calculations on attributes | -- Yes --
Calculations based on width, length or other fields
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| Drill into Groups and Components for nested components | -- Yes --
Packages of components | ||
Question: I am looking for a SketchUp Plugin that will give a comprehensive bill of materials, I have had trouble finding a plugin that generates a report respective of a components alignment in relation to the axis of the whole model. Cut List 4.0 does this for me and is free, I assume that RP Report does something better than Cut List 4.0 so if I should I purchase RP Report, will it meet my needs?
Based on your request, we are creating a new version of RpReports, called SpaceDesign.
RpReports is very powerful, but it takes a lot of work to set up the projects. SpaceDesign is much easier to use for simple reports.
Here are the proposed features for the new SpaceDesign version (projected price $99.00)
Attributes on Components
(In this case, the attributes will automatically be included when the component is placed from the disk or from the 3D warehouse.)
(In this case the attributes will apply to all instances of the component in the model, but will not apply to other models which place the same component. Unless you the receive the definition into a component library.
Reporting
When you are ready to generate a report, all attributes will be read from all Components. You will be provided with a list of all attributes names, and can select which attributes should be included in the report, and change to order of the attributes.
This system works OK if you only have a few different components in your model, and only a few attributes. (If you had 500 attributes and 40 components, then you would have to enter 20,000 attributes values one at a time.
If you have this many components and attributes, if would be better to have an automated system to edit the attributes in a spreadsheet and apply them to the model. We plan to add that feature to the SpaceDesign.
Beta Tester
If this is of interest to you, lets discuss a Beta test program where you can be our "guinea pig" as we develop this, and then decide whether you want to purchase it when we are done.
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.
SpaceDesign: