PlusDesignBuild enables you to quantify directly from a set of plans simply by adding a face or an edge to a scaled plan, without having to trace with the wall tool or floor tool.
Here is how to do it
- Import a 2D plan and scale it by clicking the :selection-scale: Note there is a video tutorial inside the Scale tool that shows how to import and scale PDFs yet you can also drag and drop DWgs or images directly into Sketchup 18 and above
- Use the Sketchup rectangle tool or line tool to create a face over an item you wish to quantify as either a square or lineal measurement. TIP use Xray to see the face and the plan/elevation/drawing behind
- Use the Custome estimation Tool inside PlusDesignBuild to start associating information, measure and materials to faces, edges and groups to extract a quantity
- See this video by copying and pasting this text into Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q3deItEDDk