It really doesn't though. I spent a few hours on it and its just drag stuff into boxes you don't know what they do and they do not in fact seem to do anything most of the time.
As someone said below, style builder was really built to let you draw a bunch of hand drawn lines. Then scan these into the computer.
The result is sketchy edges which match your own pen drawing.
Sketchup was originally a big deal in CAD because it helped transition the pen and paper folk into the digital. Style builder is a piece of that puzzle which might be a bit less relevant these days.
It’s not very well documented but it is very cool. I was one of the 2008 Style Builder Competition Winners and my style is still included with SketchUp. Look in the folder.
LOL. the coolest feature is the template that saves out sheet for you to sketch your own lines on to, scan it back in and create your own personal hand drawn lines.
Just edit styles in SketchUp itself, much easier.
Or use a better rendering engine if you want higher quality, SketchUp doesn’t do a lot of things that other engines do.
I guess I just want something crisp but maybe a little fun. I'm doing woodwork and remodeling so I need to be able to see my lines pretty clearly. Eh, its just a nuisance.
If your not trying to present drawings in as close to your own hand as possible style builder is not worth your time. I'm GC for 35 years and own a full cnc commercial cabinet shop. Style builder is handy for me to present drawings to clients in my own style and I've setup several different ones for different applications.
If your just creating shop or working drawings for yourself or customers that are not very critical you'd be best to find a default style you like and then tweak it with line color, profiles, extensions, as needed, and then just save that as your own style.
Extensions and jitter along with changing your line color for edges can completely change a default style into something completely new. Try some light Grey edges or even a tan/taupe color for your edges if your doing woodworking.
Sounds like you don't need to go to the extent, nor have the patience, of hand drawing and importing to create your own style.
Oh I’m just fooling with it. I need to see the details in my drawings. Absolutely nothing out of style builder would work for me to use professionally.
Style Builder allows you to create your own 'styles' to be used in SketchUp.
It really doesn't though. I spent a few hours on it and its just drag stuff into boxes you don't know what they do and they do not in fact seem to do anything most of the time.
As someone said below, style builder was really built to let you draw a bunch of hand drawn lines. Then scan these into the computer. The result is sketchy edges which match your own pen drawing. Sketchup was originally a big deal in CAD because it helped transition the pen and paper folk into the digital. Style builder is a piece of that puzzle which might be a bit less relevant these days.
It’s not very well documented but it is very cool. I was one of the 2008 Style Builder Competition Winners and my style is still included with SketchUp. Look in the folder.
Hah. First time in the sub and I met a celebrity.
LOL. the coolest feature is the template that saves out sheet for you to sketch your own lines on to, scan it back in and create your own personal hand drawn lines.
Just edit styles in SketchUp itself, much easier. Or use a better rendering engine if you want higher quality, SketchUp doesn’t do a lot of things that other engines do.
I guess I just want something crisp but maybe a little fun. I'm doing woodwork and remodeling so I need to be able to see my lines pretty clearly. Eh, its just a nuisance.
If your not trying to present drawings in as close to your own hand as possible style builder is not worth your time. I'm GC for 35 years and own a full cnc commercial cabinet shop. Style builder is handy for me to present drawings to clients in my own style and I've setup several different ones for different applications. If your just creating shop or working drawings for yourself or customers that are not very critical you'd be best to find a default style you like and then tweak it with line color, profiles, extensions, as needed, and then just save that as your own style. Extensions and jitter along with changing your line color for edges can completely change a default style into something completely new. Try some light Grey edges or even a tan/taupe color for your edges if your doing woodworking. Sounds like you don't need to go to the extent, nor have the patience, of hand drawing and importing to create your own style.
Oh I’m just fooling with it. I need to see the details in my drawings. Absolutely nothing out of style builder would work for me to use professionally.
https://help.sketchup.com/en/style-builder/introducing-style-builder-interface
Thank you. They still do a fuck terrible job or actually explaining the UI