Any simple dimension grids for surfaces?

[steve_reneeandsteve.net]

I’d like to find a material/texture, to apply to floor faces in a house model, that would consist simply of a tile one foot on a side, with a line around the perimeter. The objective is to create a grid to allow quick visual estimations of the dimensions of rooms. I don’t know if I have a graphics tool outside Sketchup to generate this tile, and I’m not sure how I would size it. Because I’m using SU Go, it can’t be too elaborate for performance reasons.

Has anyone run into this need before? Any pointers on making this material, or where it might be in the Warehouse? A search in Materials for “grid” did not come up with anything promising.

Thank you for any advice anyone can pass along.

[DaveR]

You could use an existing tile texture if you want and set its size to suit. I used a supplied tile texture which is set to 12 in. by 12 in.

You could make your own tile texture if you want but you would have to go hunting for it when you want it. Create a component with the custom materials that you can either import from your computer, Trimble Connect, or the 3D Warehouse.

[john_mcclenahan]

Instead of using tiles you could draw a grid of lines or guidelines 1ft apart at right angles, if you only want to be able to count 1ft squares manually