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"Review of AutoSmooth Extension in SketchUp "

Subhra Bera: Editor

AutoSmooth is one of the amazing extensions invented by Thom Tom which automatically softens and smoothes autofolded edges.

The SketchUp Extension Warehouse is full of tools that enable users to review the model of users such as nested groups, model size and remove any unnecessary lines, marks etc. before uploading the model into 3D Warehouse.

About Extension Warehouse:

It is an online resource with various plug-ins developed made especially for SketchUp and these extensions help to add some special tools and features to SketchUp. These extensions can be found for any particular application like drawing or 3D printing and some industry specified tools for architecture, interior design, construction and many more. So basically in this Extension Warehouse people can do the following things:

  • Users can search extensions by name or as per the functionality.
  • They can also install various extensions with a single click of a button.
  • Or users can also control all the extensions from easy-to-use location in the My Extension page.

About Thom Thom:

Thomas Tomassen is actually known as Thom Thom, he is a modelmaker with a large desire for physical, digital and traditional design in most kinds of the trade. He is also focused on webdesign or programming and 3D visualizations but he is specialist in 3D modeling, SketchUp, Webdesign, graphic design and web programming.

AutoSmooth

AutoSmooth extension by Thom Thom can automatically softens and smoothes autofolded edges which are made by the native Move, Rotate and Scale Tools. It works in the background as a representation of autofolding feature. He made this extension to make sure that every little object is made in SketchUp will be created with smooth edges automatically so that users don’t need to work on them again.

Path:

View > Toolbars > AutoSmooth

Requirements:

TT_Llb2-2.7.0

Source: www.extensions.sketchup.com

Review of AutoSmooth Extension in SketchUp