Take-offs and presentation rendering for BIM work

FYI, I changed the topic title to “Take-offs and presentation rendering for BIM work”, as the questions you asked had not much specific to do with what it was before, … (“Floor plan components”, etc.)

Although the opening paragraph is nice (to know where you are coming from and what you are initially expecting from SketchUp,) this kind of introduction belongs in your profile’s “About Me” box, or you can copy it over to a new post in the “Introduce Yourself” topic thread. It really doesn’t contribute to the topic, and is a distraction. (Ie, it violates Occum’s Razor with a bunch of unneed fluff. Modernday translation: “Get to the point and stop wasting ink.” :wink:)


There have been previous discussions on these subjects.
Search the forums using the main search page:
http://forums.sketchup.com/search
… on various buzzwords. “bim” “rendering” etc.

You’ll find most of the discussion on external rendering extensions, in the Extensions category.

BIM is usually discussed here in the Pro category.

“Take-offs”: