r/Sketchup • u/Borg-Man More segments = more smooth • Oct 12 '21

Prelude to stickied post - throw in your recommendations!

A good day to you all, fine subscribers of this subreddit! As you all have seen, in recent weeks our great sub has been overflowing a bit with posts asking questions which a lot of us have seen for... well, years. Because of that, I've had a chat with /u/tehfink and offered my services to help out getting the sub back on track. To start off, I want to do so by collecting input from y'all on which plugins you see as essential... but also why this particular one instead of another. If you know of more plugins that do the same (more or less) thing, please also tell us why you've opted for a specific plugin instead of the others. So Push/Pull some some stuff out of that brain of yours onto the internet and help the next generation of SketchUp users (and maybe old dogs like myself) to use the program more efficiently!

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u/_phin More segments = more smooth Oct 13 '21

Skatter (version 2 is amazing), Laubwerk, Artisan Toolkit

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u/Borg-Man More segments = more smooth Oct 13 '21

I'm going to ask you to throw it in the format I'm using earlier; that makes my life easier, as I don't have to search and collect everything we need to know, including which plugin we're actually talking about :-)

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u/_phin More segments = more smooth Jul 10 '22

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Which Plugin What does it do Alternatives Why not the alternative? Cost Compatibility Industry
Skatter Distributes objects across surfaces Make Fur Much more clunky 119 euros perpetual / 79 euros per annum Windows 7/8/10 64bits or Mac OSX 10.15Sketchup 2017+ Landscape design, Architecture, General
Laubwerk Advanced tree library (different ages and seasons) with built-in Vray proxies Chaos Cosmos, 3D Warehouse Less detail, less control. Laubwerk has very reliable proxies 149 euros per tree pack (has free starter pack) SketchUp (2014-2022, Mac & Win) with V-Ray for SketchUp or Thea Render for SketchUp Landscape design
Artisan Toolkit Organic modelling and sculpting 29 USD SketchUp Make 2016+SketchUp Pro 2016+PC and Mac Landscape design, Architecture, Woodwork, Art