To generate a feature—specifically a Profile Member or a Smart Assembly—using the Profile Builder 2 plugin for SketchUp, you use the Build Tool to extrude a 2D shape along a path. Generating a Custom Profile Member
In the world of 3D modeling, speed and precision are often at odds. For architects, woodworkers, exhibit designers, and civil engineers using SketchUp, few tasks are as painstakingly slow as modeling custom 3D shapes along paths—think crown moulding, steel I-beams, curb stops, or complex handrails. Doing this manually requires extruding faces, using the Follow Me tool, and cleaning up messy geometry. DM Profile Builder 2 Plugin for Sketchup
Profile Builder 2 (PB2) replaces the basic "Follow Me" tool in SketchUp with a "smart" system for extruding shapes along paths. While Follow Me only works on a single path and offers no post-creation editing, PB2 creates parametric "Profile Members" that remain editable even after they are drawn. Core Features and Capabilities To generate a feature—specifically a Profile Member or
| User Type | Benefit | |-----------|---------| | Architects | Quickly add cornices, baseboards, window/door trim, handrails. | | Woodworkers | Model complex router bits, moldings, and frame profiles. | | 3D modelers | Create pipes, cables, tubing, or extruded metal sections. | | Landscape designers | Model fences, curbs, edging, or trellises. | | Engineers | Extrude structural shapes (C-channel, I-beam, angle iron) along any path. | Import/extract profile for channel