Setting up the SketchUp toolkit

Tutorial for Mac

Setting up the SketchUp Toolkit for Mac

Tutorial for Windows

Setting up the SketchUp Toolkit for Windows

Download and unzip the following items found in the Plan Downloads section if you need to use SketchUp to design zones, arrays or both.

Zone material files

• Audience zones (.skm)

• Boundary zones (.skm)

HOLOPLOT module components

• MD80-S (.skp)

• MD96 (.skp)

HOLOPLOT module components (with rigging spacing)

• MD80-S with rigging (.skp)

• MD96 with rigging (.skp)

Import the Material Library into SketchUp

Once the files have been downloaded from your machine, head to SketchUp to import the Material Library. For this you will need a SketchUp license. It is also possible to get a free trial if you don't already have a license.

Mac

1. Open a new Finder window

2. In the toolbar click Go > Go To Folder or use Shift + cmd + G to launch the 'Open a Go to Folder' window

3. Paste Library/Application Support/ in the folder path field and hit Return

4. Navigate to /SketchUp 2022/SketchUP/Materials

5. Copy the downloaded HOLOPLOT_SketchUp Zone Materials folder

6. Paste the HOLOPLOT_SketchUp Zone Materials folder into the .../Materials/ folder

Windows

1. Open a new File Explorer window

2. Navigate to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp 2022\SketchUp\Materials\ (replace <username> with your Windows user name)

3. Copy the downloaded HOLOPLOT_SketchUp Zone Materials folder

4. Paste HOLOPLOT_SketchUp Zone Materials folder into the ...\Materials\ folder

Import the Component Library into SketchUp

Mac

1. Open a new Finder window

2. In the toolbar click Go > Go To Folder or use Shift + cmd + G to launch the 'Open a Go to Folder' window

3. Paste Library/Application Support/ in the folder path field and hit Return

4. Navigate to /SketchUp 2022/SketchUP/Components

5. Copy the downloaded HOLOPLOT_X1_SketchUp Components folder

6. Paste the HOLOPLOT_X1_SketchUp Components folder into the .../Components/ folder

Windows

1. Open a new File Explorer window

2. Navigate to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp 2022\SketchUp\Components\ (replace <username> with your Windows user name)

3. Copy the downloaded HOLOPLOT_X1_SketchUp Components folder

4. Paste HOLOPLOT_X1_SketchUp Components folder into the ...\Components\ folder

Accessing the tools in SketchUp

After installing the materials and module components, you should be able to reach these tools in the application every time you use SketchUp.

Materials

1. Windows: Default Tray > Materials. Mac: SketchUp toolbar Window > Materials

2. In the Materials window click the Materials dropdown

3. Select “HOLOPLOT Zone Materials”

Components

1. Windows: Default Tray > Components. Mac: SketchUp toolbar Window > Components

2. Click the Components Library icon

3. Select HOLOPLOT Module Components.

Now, you will be able to access the modules and zones from the Component and Materials libraries respectively within SketchUp.