The electrical draw menu will allow the user to select from a drop down box what symbol to use for example for a 1-gang switch one could possibly select: Under each component at the floor level a 2D symbol will be shown. When you go to enter/install an electrical component an html menu will pop up which will allow the user to customize any of these settings or leave them as the defaults (very similar to the wall or beam menus in the Wall plugin). The default height will be set in the global settings along with color/materials for face plates and switches and outlets as well as the style (standard, decora etc…).
Sketchup layout electrical symbols free#
I’m still thinking through all of the dynamics and parameters that will be required by the plugin, feel free to leave your suggestions or thoughts. I will probably include a delete tool for convenience however as with moving this tool is not really needed since the user can just as easily delete the components within the wall panel group. To modify its location the user can just jump into the wall panel group and uses SketchUp’s built in move tool to alter its position. The location horizontally within the wall panel is originally set when the electrical component is placed. Again this will allow the retention of custom mods. When you edit a switch or receptacle and don’t change out its “style”, but only its vertical position in the wall or the material of the face plate or switch/outlet then the group/component is not redraw but only modified. For instance let’s say you want to change the material of one of the duplex receptacles to red in a 4-gang box but leave all the rest the default material specified by the plugin, you will be able to do this. What this allows is custom editing by the user of any of these electrical components within the wall once they are installed/inserted. When a wall panel is regenerated the electrical components (groups) will be retained, similar to the way I already retain custom geometry. This allows the user to quickly toggle off the finish electrical components so the rough installation can be easily inspected.Īnother interesting aspect of this new plugin is the way I’m going to set it up within the wall panels of the wall plugin. You will also notice with these models that there are two layers: electrical_rough and electrical_finish. The electrical box will be set to the standard Carlon blue however the user can always edit this material in SU and change it to whatever they desire. The plugin will allow the user to customize both the face plate material and the actual switch/outlet material. I am creating the switches and outlets so that their material/color can be modified independent of the face plates. Only the exterior geometry of the electrical components are represented.
I agree, the internal details of the actual switch or receptacle are irrelevant and as you can see in my low poly models they are eliminated. This will give you the quantities you need. From a builders point of view all you to have are the box, face plate, and the face of switches or plugs.
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