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Rectangular Hollow Structural Sections - HSS

Rectangular Hollow Strucural Sections - Imperial Units

rectangular hollow section hss

	Designation	Width	Depth	Thickness	Mass	Area of Section	Second Moment of Area - Ix	Second Moment of Area - Iy
		in	in	in	lb/ft	in**2	in**4	in**4
insert!	32x24x5/8	32	24	0.63	225.8	66.4	9880	6390
insert!	32x24x1/2	32	24	0.5	183.5	53.9	8160	5280
insert!	32x24x3/8	32	24	0.38	138.95	40.8	6250	4050
insert!	30x24x5/8	30	24	0.63	217.3	63.9	8480	6050
insert!	30x24x1/2	30	24	0.5	176.7	51.9	7010	5000
insert!	30x24x3/8	30	24	0.38	133.84	39.3	5380	3840
insert!	28x24x5/8	28	24	0.63	208.79	61.4	7210	5710
insert!	28x24x1/2	28	24	0.5	169.89	49.9	5970	4730
insert!	28x24x3/8	28	24	0.38	128.74	37.8	4580	3630
insert!	26x24x5/8	26	24	0.63	200.28	58.9	6060	5370
insert!	26x24x1/2	26	24	0.5	163.08	47.9	5020	4450
insert!	26x24x3/8	26	24	0.38	123.64	36.3	3860	3420
insert!	24x22x5/8	24	22	0.63	183.27	53.9	4680	4110
insert!	24x22x1/2	24	22	0.5	149.47	43.9	3900	3420
insert!	24x22x3/8	24	22	0.38	113.43	33.3	3000	2630
insert!	22x20x5/8	22	20	0.63	166.25	48.9	3530	3060
insert!	22x20x1/2	22	20	0.5	135.86	39.9	2950	2560
insert!	22x20x3/8	22	20	0.38	103.22	30.3	2280	1970
insert!	20x18x5/8	20	18	0.63	149.24	43.9	2590	2210
insert!	20x18x1/2	20	18	0.5	122.25	35.9	2180	1850
insert!	20x18x3/8	20	18	0.38	93.01	27.3	1690	1440
insert!	20x16x5/8	20	16	0.63	140.73	41.4	2360	1680
insert!	20x16x1/2	20	16	0.5	115.45	33.9	1990	1410
insert!	20x16x3/8	20	16	0.38	87.91	25.8	1540	1100
insert!	20x12x5/8	20	12	0.63	123.72	36.4	1890	864
insert!	20x12x1/2	20	12	0.47	103.3	28.3	1550	705
insert!	20x12x3/8	20	12	0.35	78.52	21.5	1200	547
insert!	20x12x5/16	20	12	0.29	65.87	18.1	1010	464
insert!	20x8x5/8	20	8	0.58	110.36	30.3	1440	338
insert!	20x8x1/2	20	8	0.47	89.68	24.6	1190	283
insert!	20x8x3/8	20	8	0.35	68.31	18.7	926	222
insert!	20x8x5/16	20	8	0.29	57.36	15.7	786	189
insert!	20x4x5/8	20	4	0.47	76.07	20.9	838	58.7
insert!	20x4x1/2	20	4	0.35	58.1	16	657	47.6
insert!	20x4x3/8	20	4	0.29	48.86	13.4	560	41.2
insert!	18x12x5/8	18	12	0.63	115.21	33.9	1450	783
insert!	18x12x1/2	18	12	0.5	95.03	27.9	1240	668
insert!	18x12x3/8	18	12	0.38	72.59	21.3	971	524
insert!	18x6x5/8	18	6	0.58	93.34	25.7	923	158
insert!	18x6x1/2	18	6	0.47	76.07	20.9	770	134
insert!	18x6x3/8	18	6	0.35	58.1	16	602	106
insert!	18x6x5/16	18	6	0.29	48.86	13.4	513	91.3
insert!	18x6x1/4	18	6	0.23	39.43	10.8	419	75.1
insert!	16x12x5/8	16	12	0.63	106.71	31.4	1090	702
insert!	16x12x1/2	16	12	0.47	89.68	24.6	904	581
insert!	16x12x3/8	16	12	0.35	68.31	18.7	702	452
insert!	16x12x5/16	16	12	0.29	57.36	15.7	595	384
insert!	16x8x5/8	16	8	0.58	93.34	25.7	815	274
insert!	16x8x1/2	16	8	0.47	76.07	20.9	679	230
insert!	16x8x3/8	16	8	0.35	58.1	16	531	181
insert!	16x8x5/16	16	8	0.29	48.86	13.4	451	155
insert!	16x4x1/2	16	4	0.47	62.46	17.2	455	47
insert!	16x4x3/8	16	4	0.35	47.9	13.2	360	38.3
insert!	16x4x5/16	16	4	0.29	40.35	11.1	308	33.2
insert!	14x12x1/2	14	12	0.5	81.42	23.9	678	536
insert!	14x12x3/8	14	12	0.38	62.39	18.3	534	422
insert!	14x10x5/8	14	10	0.58	93.34	25.7	687	407
insert!	14x10x1/2	14	10	0.47	76.07	20.9	573	341
insert!	14x10x3/8	14	10	0.35	58.1	16	447	267
insert!	14x10x5/16	14	10	0.29	48.86	13.4	380	227
insert!	14x10x1/4	14	10	0.23	39.43	10.8	310	186
insert!	14x6x5/8	14	6	0.58	76.33	21	478	124
insert!	14x6x1/2	14	6	0.47	62.46	17.2	402	105
insert!	14x6x3/8	14	6	0.35	47.9	13.2	317	84.1
insert!	14x6x5/16	14	6	0.29	40.35	11.1	271	72.3
insert!	14x6x1/4	14	6	0.23	32.63	8.96	222	59.6
insert!	14x6x3/16	14	6	0.17	24.73	6.76	170	45.9
insert!	14x4x5/8	14	4	0.58	67.82	18.7	373	47.1
insert!	14x4x1/2	14	4	0.47	55.66	15.3	317	41.1
insert!	14x4x3/8	14	4	0.35	42.79	11.8	252	33.6
insert!	14x4x5/16	14	4	0.29	36.1	9.92	216	29.2
insert!	14x4x1/4	14	4	0.23	29.23	8.03	178	24.4
insert!	14x4x3/16	14	4	0.17	22.18	6.06	137	19
insert!	12x10x1/2	12	10	0.47	69.27	19	395	298
insert!	12x10x3/8	12	10	0.35	53	14.6	310	234
insert!	12x10x5/16	12	10	0.29	44.6	12.2	264	200
insert!	12x10x1/4	12	10	0.23	36.03	9.9	216	164
insert!	12x8x5/8	12	8	0.58	76.33	21	396	210
insert!	12x8x1/2	12	8	0.47	62.46	17.2	333	177
insert!	12x8x3/8	12	8	0.35	47.9	13.2	262	140
insert!	12x8x5/16	12	8	0.29	40.35	11.1	224	120
insert!	12x8x1/4	12	8	0.23	32.63	8.96	184	98.8
insert!	12x8x3/16	12	8	0.17	24.73	6.76	140	75.7
insert!	12x6x5/8	12	6	0.58	67.82	18.7	321	106
insert!	12x6x1/2	12	6	0.47	55.66	15.3	271	91.1
insert!	12x6x3/8	12	6	0.35	42.79	11.8	215	72.9
insert!	12x6x5/16	12	6	0.29	36.1	9.92	184	62.8
insert!	12x6x1/4	12	6	0.23	29.23	8.03	151	51.9
insert!	12x6x3/16	12	6	0.17	22.18	6.06	116	40
insert!	12x4x5/8	12	4	0.58	59.32	16.4	245	40.3
insert!	12x4x1/2	12	4	0.47	48.85	13.5	209	35.3
insert!	12x4x3/8	12	4	0.35	37.69	10.4	168	28.9
insert!	12x4x5/16	12	4	0.29	31.84	8.76	144	25.2
insert!	12x4x1/4	12	4	0.23	25.82	7.1	119	21
insert!	12x4x3/16	12	4	0.17	19.63	5.37	91.8	16.4
insert!	12x3 ?x3/8	12	3.5	0.35	36.41	10	156	21.3
insert!	12x3 ?x5/16	12	3.5	0.29	24.97	8.46	134	18.6
insert!	12x3x5/16	12	3	0.29	29.72	8.17	124	13.1
insert!	12x3x1/4	12	3	0.23	24.12	6.63	103	11.1
insert!	12x3x3/16	12	3	0.17	18.35	5.02	79.6	8.72
insert!	12x2x1/4	12	2	0.23	22.42	6.17	86.9	4.4
insert!	12x2x3/16	12	2	0.17	17.08	4.67	67.4	3.55
insert!	10x8x1/2	10	8	0.47	55.66	15.3	214	151
insert!	10x8x3/8	10	8	0.35	42.79	11.8	169	120
insert!	10x8x5/16	10	8	0.29	36.1	9.92	145	103
insert!	10x8x1/4	10	8	0.23	29.23	8.03	119	84.7
insert!	10x8x3/16	10	8	0.17	22.18	6.06	91.4	65.1
insert!	10x6x5/8	10	6	0.58	59.32	16.4	201	89.4
insert!	10x6x1/2	10	6	0.47	48.85	13.5	171	76.8
insert!	10x6x3/8	10	6	0.35	37.69	10.4	137	61.8
insert!	10x6x5/16	10	6	0.29	31.84	8.76	118	53.3
insert!	10x6x1/4	10	6	0.23	25.82	7.1	96.9	44.1
insert!	10x6x3/16	10	6	0.17	19.63	5.37	74.6	34.1
insert!	10x5x3/8	10	5	0.35	35.13	9.67	120	40.6
insert!	10x5x5/16	10	5	0.29	29.72	8.17	104	35.2
insert!	10x5x1/4	10	5	0.23	24.12	6.63	85.8	29.3
insert!	10x5x3/16	10	5	0.17	18.35	5.02	66.2	22.7
insert!	10x4x5/8	10	4	0.58	50.81	14	149	33.4
insert!	10x4x1/2	10	4	0.47	42.05	11.6	129	29.4
insert!	10x4x3/8	10	4	0.35	32.58	8.97	104	24.3
insert!	10x4x5/16	10	4	0.29	27.59	7.59	90.1	21.2
insert!	10x4x1/4	10	4	0.23	22.42	6.17	74.7	17.7
insert!	10x4x3/16	10	4	0.17	17.08	4.67	57.8	13.9
insert!	10x3 1/2x3/16	10	3.5	0.17	16.44	4.5	53.6	10.3
insert!	10x3x3/8	10	3	0.35	30.03	8.27	88	12.4
insert!	10x3x5/16	10	3	0.29	25.46	7.01	76.3	11
insert!	10x3x1/4	10	3	0.23	20.72	5.7	63.6	9.28
insert!	10x3x3/16	10	3	0.17	15.8	4.32	49.4	7.33
insert!	10x3x1/8	10	3	0.12	10.71	2.93	34.2	5.16
insert!	10x2x3/8	10	2	0.35	27.48	7.58	71.7	4.69
insert!	10x2x5/16	10	2	0.29	23.34	6.43	62.6	4.24
insert!	10x2x1/4	10	2	0.23	19.02	5.24	52.5	3.67
insert!	10x2x3/16	10	2	0.17	14.53	3.98	41	2.97
insert!	9x7x5/8	9	7	0.58	59.32	16.4	174	117
insert!	9x7x1/2	9	7	0.47	48.85	13.5	149	100
insert!	9x7x3/8	9	7	0.35	37.69	10.4	119	80.4
insert!	9x7x5/16	9	7	0.29	31.84	8.76	102	69.2
insert!	9x7x1/4	9	7	0.23	25.82	7.1	84.1	57.2
insert!	9x7x3/16	9	7	0.17	19.63	5.37	64.7	44.1
insert!	9x5x5/8	9	5	0.58	50.81	14	133	51.9
insert!	9x5x1/2	9	5	0.47	42.05	11.6	115	45.2
insert!	9x5x3/8	9	5	0.35	32.58	8.97	92.5	36.8
insert!	9x5x5/16	9	5	0.29	27.59	7.59	79.8	32
insert!	9x5x1/4	9	5	0.23	22.42	6.17	66.1	26.6
insert!	9x5x3/16	9	5	0.17	17.08	4.67	51.1	20.7
insert!	9x3x1/2	9	3	0.47	35.24	9.74	80.8	13.2
insert!	9x3x3/8	9	3	0.35	27.48	7.58	66.3	11.2
insert!	9x3x5/16	9	3	0.29	23.34	6.43	57.7	9.88
insert!	9x3x1/4	9	3	0.23	19.02	5.24	48.2	8.38
insert!	9x3x3/16	9	3	0.17	14.53	3.98	37.6	6.63
insert!	8x6x5/8	8	6	0.58	50.81	14	114	72.2
insert!	8x6x1/2	8	6	0.47	42.05	11.6	98.2	62.5
insert!	8x6x3/8	8	6	0.35	32.58	8.97	79.1	50.6
insert!	8x6x5/16	8	6	0.29	27.59	7.59	68.3	43.8
insert!	8x6x1/4	8	6	0.23	22.42	6.17	56.6	36.4
insert!	8x6x3/16	8	6	0.17	17.08	4.67	43.7	28.2
insert!	8x4x5/8	8	4	0.58	42.3	11.7	81.9	26.6
insert!	8x4x1/2	8	4	0.47	35.24	9.74	71.7	23.6
insert!	8x4x3/8	8	4	0.35	27.48	7.58	58.7	19.6
insert!	8x4x5/16	8	4	0.29	23.34	6.43	51	17.2
insert!	8x4x1/4	8	4	0.23	19.02	5.24	42.5	14.4
insert!	8x4x3/16	8	4	0.17	14.53	3.98	33.1	11.3
insert!	8x4x1/8	8	4	0.12	9.86	2.7	22.9	7.9
insert!	8x3x1/2	8	3	0.47	31.84	8.81	58.5	11.7
insert!	8x3x3/8	8	3	0.35	24.93	6.88	48.5	9.94
insert!	8x3x5/16	8	3	0.29	21.21	5.85	42.4	8.81
insert!	8x3x1/4	8	3	0.23	17.32	4.77	35.5	7.49
insert!	8x3x3/16	8	3	0.17	13.25	3.63	27.8	5.94
insert!	8x3x1/8	8	3	0.12	9.01	2.46	19.3	4.2
insert!	8x2x3/8	8	2	0.35	22.37	6.18	38.2	3.72
insert!	8x2x5/16	8	2	0.29	19.08	5.26	33.7	3.38
insert!	8x2x1/4	8	2	0.23	15.62	4.3	28.5	2.94
insert!	8x2x3/16	8	2	0.17	11.97	3.28	22.4	2.39
insert!	8x2x1/8	8	2	0.12	8.16	2.23	15.7	1.72
insert!	7x5x5/8	7	5	0.58	42.3	11.7	69.3	40.5
insert!	7x5x1/2	7	5	0.47	35.24	9.74	60.6	35.6
insert!	7x5x3/8	7	5	0.35	27.48	7.58	49.5	29.2
insert!	7x5x5/16	7	5	0.29	23.34	6.43	43	25.5
insert!	7x5x1/4	7	5	0.23	19.02	5.24	35.8	21.3
insert!	7x5x3/16	7	5	0.17	14.53	3.98	27.9	16.6
insert!	7x5x1/8	7	5	0.12	9.86	2.7	19.3	11.6
insert!	7x4x1/2	7	4	0.47	31.84	8.81	50.6	20.7
insert!	7x4x3/8	7	4	0.35	24.93	6.88	41.8	17.3
insert!	7x4x5/16	7	4	0.29	21.21	5.85	36.4	15.2
insert!	7x4x1/4	7	4	0.23	17.32	4.77	30.5	12.8
insert!	7x4x3/16	7	4	0.17	13.25	3.63	23.8	10
insert!	7x4x1/8	7	4	0.12	9.01	2.46	16.6	7.03
insert!	7x3x1/2	7	3	0.47	28.43	7.88	40.7	10.2
insert!	7x3x3/8	7	3	0.35	22.37	6.18	34	8.7
insert!	7x3x5/16	7	3	0.29	19.08	5.26	29.9	7.74
insert!	7x3x1/4	7	3	0.23	15.62	4.3	25.2	6.59
insert!	7x3x3/16	7	3	0.17	11.97	3.28	19.8	5.24
insert!	7x3x1/8	7	3	0.12	8.16	2.23	13.8	3.71
insert!	6x5x3/8	6	5	0.35	24.93	6.88	33.9	25.5
insert!	6x5x5/16	6	5	0.29	21.21	5.85	29.6	22.3
insert!	6x5x1/4	6	5	0.23	17.32	4.77	24.7	18.7
insert!	6x5x3/16	6	5	0.17	13.25	3.63	19.3	14.6
insert!	6x4x1/2	6	4	0.47	28.43	7.88	33.9	17.7
insert!	6x4x3/8	6	4	0.35	22.37	6.18	28.3	14.9
insert!	6x4x5/16	6	4	0.29	19.08	5.26	24.8	13.1
insert!	6x4x1/4	6	4	0.23	15.62	4.3	20.9	11.1
insert!	6x4x3/16	6	4	0.17	11.97	3.28	16.4	8.76
insert!	6x4x1/8	6	4	0.12	8.16	2.23	11.4	6.15
insert!	6x3x1/2	6	3	0.47	25.03	6.95	26.8	8.65
insert!	6x3x3/8	6	3	0.35	19.82	5.48	22.7	7.47
insert!	6x3x5/16	6	3	0.29	16.96	4.68	20.1	6.66
insert!	6x3x1/4	6	3	0.23	13.91	3.84	17	5.7
insert!	6x3x3/16	6	3	0.17	10.7	2.93	13.4	4.55
insert!	6x3x1/8	6	3	0.12	7.31	2	9.43	3.23
insert!	6x2x3/8	6	2	0.35	17.27	4.78	17.1	2.75
insert!	6x2x5/16	6	2	0.29	14.83	4.1	15.3	2.52
insert!	6x2x1/4	6	2	0.23	12.21	3.37	13.1	2.21
insert!	6x2x3/16	6	2	0.17	9.42	2.58	10.5	1.8
insert!	6x2x1/8	6	2	0.12	6.46	1.77	7.42	1.31
insert!	5x4x1/2	5	4	0.47	25.03	6.95	21.2	14.8
insert!	5x4x3/8	5	4	0.35	19.82	5.48	17.9	12.6
insert!	5x4x5/16	5	4	0.29	16.96	4.68	15.8	11.1
insert!	5x4x1/4	5	4	0.23	13.91	3.84	13.4	9.46
insert!	5x4x3/16	5	4	0.17	10.7	2.93	10.6	7.48
insert!	5x3x1/2	5	3	0.47	21.63	6.02	16.4	7.14
insert!	5x3x3/8	5	3	0.35	17.27	4.78	14.1	6.23
insert!	5x3x5/16	5	3	0.29	14.83	4.1	12.6	5.59
insert!	5x3x1/4	5	3	0.23	12.21	3.37	10.7	4.81
insert!	5x3x3/16	5	3	0.17	9.42	2.58	8.53	3.85
insert!	5x3x1/8	5	3	0.12	6.46	1.77	6.03	2.75
insert!	5x2-1/2x1/4	5	2.5	0.23	11.36	3.14	9.4	3.13
insert!	5x2-1/2x3/16	5	2.5	0.17	8.78	2.41	7.51	2.53
insert!	5x2-1/2x1/8	5	2.5	0.12	6.03	1.65	5.34	1.82
insert!	5x2x3/8	5	2	0.35	14.72	4.09	10.3	2.27
insert!	5x2x5/16	5	2	0.29	12.7	3.52	9.34	2.09
insert!	5x2x1/4	5	2	0.23	10.51	2.91	8.08	1.84
insert!	5x2x3/16	5	2	0.17	8.15	2.24	6.5	1.51
insert!	5x2x1/8	5	2	0.12	5.61	1.54	4.65	1.1
insert!	4x3x3/8	4	3	0.35	14.72	4.09	7.92	5
insert!	4x3x5/16	4	3	0.29	12.7	3.52	7.13	4.52
insert!	4x3x1/4	4	3	0.23	10.51	2.91	6.15	3.91
insert!	4x3x3/16	4	3	0.17	8.15	2.24	4.93	3.16
insert!	4x3x1/8	4	3	0.12	5.61	1.54	3.52	2.27
insert!	4x2-1/2x5/16	4	2.5	0.29	11.64	3.23	6.13	2.89
insert!	4x2-1/2x1/4	4	2.5	0.23	9.66	2.67	5.32	2.53
insert!	4x2-1/2x3/16	4	2.5	0.17	7.51	2.06	4.3	2.06
insert!	4x2x3/8	4	2	0.35	12.17	3.39	5.59	1.79
insert!	4x2x5/16	4	2	0.29	10.58	2.94	5.12	1.66
insert!	4x2x1/4	4	2	0.23	8.81	2.44	4.49	1.48
insert!	4x2x3/16	4	2	0.17	6.87	1.89	3.66	1.22
insert!	4x2x1/8	4	2	0.12	4.75	1.3	2.65	0.9
insert!	3-1/2x2-1/2x3/8	3.5	2.5	0.35	12.17	3.39	4.74	2.75
insert!	3-1/2x2-1/2x5/16	3.5	2.5	0.29	10.58	2.94	4.34	2.53
insert!	3-1/2x2-1/2x1/4	3.5	2.5	0.23	8.81	2.44	3.79	2.23
insert!	3-1/2x2-1/2x3/16	3.5	2.5	0.17	6.87	1.89	3.09	1.82
insert!	3-1/2x2-1/2x1/8	3.5	2.5	0.12	4.75	1.3	2.23	1.33
insert!	3x2-1/2x5/16	3	2.5	0.29	9.51	2.64	2.91	2.17
insert!	3x2-1/2x1/4	3	2.5	0.23	7.96	2.21	2.57	1.93
insert!	3x2-1/2x3/16	3	2.5	0.17	6.23	1.71	2.11	1.59
insert!	3x2-1/2x1/8	3	2.5	0.12	4.33	1.19	1.54	1.16
insert!	3x2x5/16	3	2	0.29	8.45	2.35	2.38	1.23
insert!	3x2x1/4	3	2	0.23	7.11	1.97	2.12	1.11
insert!	3x2x3/16	3	2	0.17	5.59	1.54	1.76	0.93
insert!	3x2x1/8	3	2	0.12	3.9	1.07	1.3	0.69
insert!	3x1-1/2x1/4	3	1.5	0.23	6.26	1.74	1.68	0.54
insert!	3x1-1/2x3/16	3	1.5	0.17	4.96	1.37	1.42	0.47
insert!	3x1-1/2x1/8	3	1.5	0.12	3.48	0.96	1.06	0.36
insert!	3x1x3/16	3	1	0.17	6.32	1.19	1.07	0.17
insert!	3x1x1/8	3	1	0.12	3.05	0.84	0.82	0.14
insert!	2-1/2x1-1/2x1/4	2.5	1.5	0.23	5.41	1.51	1.03	0.45
insert!	2-1/2x1-1/2x3/16	2.5	1.5	0.17	4.32	1.19	0.88	0.39
insert!	2-1/2x1-1/2x1/8	2.5	1.5	0.12	3.05	0.84	0.67	0.3
insert!	2x1-1/2x3/16	2	1.5	0.17	3.68	1.02	0.49	0.31
insert!	2x1-1/2x1/8	2	1.5	0.12	2.63	0.72	0.38	0.24
insert!	2x1x3/16	2	1	0.17	3.04	0.84	0.35	0.11
insert!	2x1x1/8	2	1	0.12	2.2	0.61	0.28	0.09
custom!
	Designation	Width	Depth	Thickness	Mass	Area of Section	Second Moment of Area - Ix	Second Moment of Area - Iy
		in	in	in	lb/ft	in**2	in**4	in**4

Note that rounded corners are not drawn. It makes moving and positioning of the components easier.

Tools - accessed from within SketchUp

The insert! and the Tools features works only from the inside of SketchUp. Add and edit parametric objects to the SketchUp model!

Edit:
undo - redo

Color:
change color! - of the selected object(s) - may be slow for some more complicated objects (save your model first!)

View:
iso - top - front - right - left - back - bottom

Make Component:
make! a component of the selected object. Note that all objects from the Engineering Toolbox are inserted as individual groups. You should transfer a group to a component sharing the same definition when there is more than one instance of the same object. Tips! Rename the object to its final name before making it a component (in outliner or with right click and entity info).

Rotate Object(s):
degrees around red, green or blue axis! (select object(s) first)

Move or Copy Object(s): - move or copy (multiple) selected objects
move/copy! no. copies red green blue (offset from current position)
Make advanced geometric constructions with multiple selections, multiple copies and the offset.
Tip! - Use "Make Component" to save space and reduce computer load when working with multiple copies.

New! Move an Object to an other Objects Position
move! Select two objects - click "move" and one of the objects moves to the position and angle of the other object. Handy when moving between axis systems.

New! Change Insertion Point
You can change the position and angle of an inserting object by pre-selecting an existing object before Insert! The inserted object will inherit the position of the selected object. Handy when working with non-default axis.

Insert Line: - use this feature to add reference lines
red green blue - Start position
red green blue - End position
insert!

Insert Horizontal Plane: - use this feature to add reference planes
insert! red (size) green (size) blue (vertical position)

Insert Vertical Plane: - use this feature to add reference planes
insert! red (horizontal position) green (size) blue (vertical size)
insert! red (size) green (horizontal position) blue (vertical size)

Insert Box: - add a box
insert! red (width) green (depth) blue (height)

Insert external Component: - add an external component from the internet by adding the component url
insert! name url

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Online SketchUp Engineering ToolBox!

Add standard and customized parametric components - like flange beams, lumbers, piping and more - to your Google SketchUp model by using sketchup.engineeringtoolbox.com.

It's FREE and
it's FUN!

Download SketchUp

Download the amazing FREE Google SketchUp here!

How to add the Engineering ToolBox to your Google SketchUp

Download
engineeringtoolbox.rb
to your Google SketchUp plugins directory.
("Right Click" the link above and select "Save As")

Exit and reload SketchUp!

Select the "Plugin" menu and the "Engineering ToolBox" submenu.

A page like this one opens - and you are running!!

Note! The SketchUp plugins directory is located somewhere similar to "c:\Program files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins" (Windows)
or
"Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > Google SketchUp 7 > SketchUp > plugins"
(Mac)
(Mac users look here!)

How to use the Engineering ToolBox

After loading Sketchup and the Engineering ToolBox from the menu - navigate to the wanted component in the navigation menu above - and select "insert" to add the wanted component to your SketchUp model.

Note! The SketchUp Engineering Toolbox is an online resource updated continuously. You need an internet connection to operate.

For some components parameters like length, color, offset and more can be modified before insertion.

Customized components can be inserted by changing parameters in the dialog boxes at the end of the component lists - and clicking "custom!"

Selected objects in the model can be manipulated - rotated, moved, colors changed and more - from the Tools section.

Assistant objects like lines, horizontal and vertical planes can be added.

Some Tips and Tricks

The most efficient way to learn SketchUp is by watching the tutorial videos.

Organize your model in groups - add components to the groups!
Example: Use separate groups for construction steel, piping, the different HVAC systems and more.
Allways keep an eye on the model in the "Outliner" window.
Use layers to organize and control the visibility of the model.

The most convenient way to copy an object is by selecting it, using move or (m) and pressing Ctrl (makes a copy) before moving.

Precise moving of a object can be done by selecting a point in the object that can be connected to a point in the new position (like a edge on a component, surface, a midpoint or similar).

Mac User?

There is a problem with the former Sketchup 6 - Ruby - Safari implementation on Mac computers.
Latest Sketchup 7 is tested and works fine!

Some minor problems - like components and color options - randomly exists on Mac's.