Is it possible to infill a 3D shape in Sketchup?
More specifically, I am aiming to show construction detail using section planes and require cross sections to have visible faces rather than appear to be an open box.
Is there a plug in or direct method of acheiving this?
I’m finding that I need to draw specific cross section models for construction details rather than take from the actual project model.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Simple
SectionCutFace v6.2 by TIG
Fancy
Skalp for SketchUp
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I can thoroughly recommend Skalp for Sketchup. Works extremely well and allows you to assign different hatches/patterns to different objects.
As mentioned, Skalp ia a plugin designed specifically to do what you want.
If you want a kludge work around without any plugin, it can be done:
- Draw a plane where you will be making a section cut, and make it a group so it’s isolated form everything.
- Edit that group, and intersect that plane with your model.
- Erase everything but the poché fill part you want.
- Snap a section plane to this plane. (it will disappear in the process)
- Either move the section cut back, or your poché plane into the model the smallest workable amount, like 1/16" or 1mm.
- Keep that poche on it’s own layer with a scene for that section view.
This can be condensed:
- place your section plane
- right-click on it and select “create group from slice”
- enter the created group and redraw an edge to fill it (provided your model forms closed loops). close the group
- move back the section for a bit
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Oh, right! I forgot the purpose built command to do the task.
Dibac extension also has an option to display ‘solid sections’
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