# Setting up the SketchUp toolkit

### Tutorial for Mac

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Setting up the SketchUp Toolkit for Mac
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### Tutorial for Windows

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Setting up the SketchUp Toolkit for Windows
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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**&#x20;

* 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.&#x20;

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