Usually the first time you open SketchUp, it will let you choose from a list of preset templates.
You get 5 SketchUp templates, which include Building Model Template, Site Model Template, Reflected Ceiling Plan Template, Sections Template and Interior Elevations Template.
This is a extremly basic template for a basic house. If you don’t then in LayOut go to Preferences>Startup and select Prompt for template. I cannot say much about Revit families since I didn't work so much with them, I tried to make a hinge door and it took me long time, it seemed more complicated to me than Sketchup.How do I create a template in Sketchup layout? 1.
When you mentioned Excel I remember binding a sheet to an AutoCAD drawing in order to change an objects dimensions, that was quite interesting too. They seem to be quite intuitive to me, I used to use them a lot. It allows you to pick a line and set it to be paralell to another one, or just set a rigid dimension on an object that won't change when moved. The tools that I miss from AutoCAD are the ones from the Parametric tab. Something in Excel maybe? Design the DC logic on another platform before tying your DC in knots within SU! Rather than a plugin to directly replace the DC Attribute interface, perhaps some form of graphic based workflow would help. I'm relying on memory to comment here and have not used the Parametric version of AutoCad, maybe there is now something better than I remember! In AutoCad I used Dynamic Blocks which provided constraints but, again, the input required was akin to what you would use in SU DCs. It's probably ten years since I used either of those but do recall that Revit 'Families' (equivalent of DCs) were far more difficult to build than Sketchup DCs but they used a similar syntax/language and method to provide the instructions for making them work. As the designer (of the DC) only you know how the parts should interact.ĪutoCad and Revit were mentioned earlier in the thread. I fear you will be waiting a long time for this! Apart from making the DC Component Attribute panel a bit easier on the eye you will always have to somehow program each element of the DC to do what you want it to do. Hope there is some extension coming soon to solve this issue.
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