Push Pull Curved Surfaces in SketchUp with Joint Push Pull – Plugin of the Week #2
In this week’s plugin of the week, we’re going to discuss Joint Push Pull. This plugin, brought to us by Fredo6, is a suite of tools designed to help take pushing and pulling in a SketchUp model to the next level.
Plugin Name:
Joint Push Pull
Plugin Developer:
Fredo6
How Much Does it Cost?
Free!
Where can you find it?
You can download this tool from the website SketchUcation. You will have to create a free login and password to download.
Click the Button to Download the Plugin from the SketchUcation Store
Tool Functions
This tool contains a complete suite of functions designed to enhance your push/pull functionality. This includes tools like
Normal push pull – just like the stock push pull tool in SketchUp, but this one allows you to push pull multiple surfaces at once.
Joint Push Pull – this tool allows you to push/pull curved surfaces.
Round Push Pull – This tool allows you to push/pull surfaces, but it will then round all the edges of the surfaces you extruded. You can also adjust the angle and number of segments created in the round edges.
Vector Push Pull – Allows you to push/pull in a set direction.
Each of these tools contains a complete set of options, allowing you to adjust everything from the direction of the extrusion to the exact dimensions, etc.
Ratings
Usefulness/Functionality – 5/5
This tool contains functions to let you do just about anything you want with pushing/pulling in a model.
Value – 5/5
This is an incredible number of functions to be contained in a free plugin.
Ease of Use/Documentation – 4/5 –
There are a lot of advanced tools in this toolbar. However, even by navigating to Fredo6’s youtube channel and watching some tutorial videos, I still had some trouble following what some of the tools did and how they worked. A few more step by step tutorials would have been nice with some better examples.
Overall score – 14/15.
This is a fabulous toolset for working with curved surfaces in SketchUp. Especially if you use in in conjunction with tools on surface, it expands SketchUp’s functionality exponentially. Go download this plugin today.
As always, leave a comment below and let me know if you’re using this tool and how.
Thanks very much for watching, and I’ll catch you in the next video.
About Justin Geis
Hi, I'm Justin Geis, and I'm the founder of The SketchUp Essentials. I started using SketchUp as part of my work as a general contractor in 2008. I quickly realized the power of the software and started using it for personal projects. I started The SketchUp Essentials as a place to share easy to follow SketchUp tutorials and tips to help everyone harness the power of 3D Modeling in their lives. When not working with SketchUp, I enjoy playing soccer and spending time with my wife and our two dogs.
