Version 1 - March 2024

Sketchup Template File

  • 25 full rooms with pre-loaded example cabinet designs. All examples can be removed

    • 9 single wall rooms. For single elevation rooms.

    • 12 two wall rooms. Left and Right walls provided. Remove the wall you don’t need.

    • 2 three wall rooms.

    • 2 four wall rooms.

  • Full Tag Tree. Five Levels. Provides control of rooms, structural, elevations, elevation groups and all room objects (even to part level where needed).

Layout File

  • Cover page with auto-text for all stakeholders

  • Versioning auto-text

  • Table of Contents and Project Title auto-text - Table of Contents requires some manual updating as organization of page structure develops.

  • Full Material Schedule

  • Pre-established drawing pages for all plans and elevations for every modeled room in the Sketchup file.

  • Sketchup Tags, Sketchup Styles, and Layout Layers all labeled with similar language for easy understanding of where elements are in the model and drawings and how their line weights are controlled and adjusted.

  • Layout Layer system that is easy to understand and navigate. Separation of groups of Layers - Title Blocks, Plans, Elevations, Dims/Notes/Labels, Details

Cabinet Modeling Library

  • Frameless Cabinets

  • Face Frame Cabinets

  • Furniture Base Face Frame Cabinets

  • Toe-kick, End Panel and Countertop objects

  • Full collection of Frameless fillers w/ end panels.

  • All doors and drawer fronts are slab components for easy “replace all” with project specific door/drawer front component.

  • Door and drawer front hardware is a proxy component. Use same “replace all” function to replace selected hardware with project specific hardware component.

  • Entire library tagged to work with Design Template for easy integration into the Layout drawing package.

Version 1 Coming Updates:

  • Connect all drawing title scales to viewports for auto-text scaling at drawing title.

  • Add chapter to Instruction Manual about Modeling Library usage.

  • Add explanation to Instruction Manual about component replace for doors and door hardware in Sketchup model.

  • Complete Scrapbook Library for cabinets, large assemblies, appliances, plumbing fixtures, moldings & door profiles

    *Additional Updates will post here.

Road Map:

  • Version 1 release March 15, 2024

  • Version 2 - release date late summer 2024

    • Add typical room shapes (galley kitchen, u-shaped kitchen with peninsula, master bath, laundry, office)

    • Develop method of full room enclosure for 3D rendering.

    • Add Wall End hatching to emulate section cuts

    • Add Wall Breaks for wall openings to emulate section cuts thru wall openings like doors.

    • Develop better Section file integration.

    • Develop Reflected Ceiling Plan methodology.

    • Multiple Title Page, TOC and Material Schedule Layouts.

    • Split Template up into multiple files based on type of room?

    • Material Schedule linkage to product detail pages.

  • Version 3 - 2025

    • Plugin to automate population of only rooms needed and their drawings in Layout.