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EditInPlace

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    EditInPlace is a Google SketchUp plugin that lets you edit (modify) components and groups in a separate Google SketchUp instance.

    EditInPlace overcomes one of Google SketchUp's biggest limitations - the clipping plane which prevents you from effectively editing small components in large models. It is a time saver for SU Podium users who need to add properties to materials that are hard to find in large models.

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    EditInPlace is FREE for SU Podium V2 users. Go go the SU Podium V2 Free Download page here.

    EditInPlace is also included in SU Animate V4.

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How to use EditInPlace

    Install and Uninstall

      The download links are at the bottom of this page

      Windows - Download the Windows version and run the Setup.exe file. Install in either the SketchUp 7\plugins or SketchUp 8\plugins folder, depending on which version of Google SketchUp you have. To Uninstall EditInPlace, run the Uninstall program from the Windows Start menu.

      Mac - To install, make sure you download the correct version to match the version of Google SketchUp you have. Double click on the downloaded zip file and then double click on the .pkg file to install. There is no automatic uninstall for the Mac version. Go to MacIntosh HD\Library\Application Support\Google SketchUp 7 or 8\SketchUp\Plugins\ folder. Move the EditInPlace folder and the EditInPlaceLoader.rb file to the Trash folder.

    EditInPlace lets you modify a component or group definition in a separate Google SketchUp window. After making your modifications to the component/group definition, EditInPlace lets you update instances of the selected definition in the original model.

    The interface is somewhat different on Windows vs. Mac.

  • EditInPlace on Windows
  • EditInPlace on the Mac

EditInPlace on Windows

    EditInPlace adds an item labeled "Edit In Place..." in the context menu when a single component or group is selected.

    Clicking "Edit In Place..." causes the plugin to write the component/group definition to a temporary file (if the component definition file does not exist) and then opens that file in a new instance of Google SketchUp.

    The new instance of Google SketchUp has all the same settings and plugins as the original; but the only item in the new Google SketchUp window is the component you selected. (If you originally selected a group, it is converted into a component).

    In the new instance of Google SketchUp, you can make whatever changes you like, and then close the application, either saving or discarding your changes. Note that while the new instance of Google SketchUp is open, the original Google SketchUp window cannot be accessed.

    Once you dismiss the new instance of Google SketchUp opened by EditInPlace, a dialog offers the option to update the component in the original model:

    If you are changing a component that has multiple instances in the original model, then the dialog will include that information:

    If you have not made any changes to the component/group definition, then another dialog offers the option of forcing an update from the definition file:

    The "force" option reloads the component definition from the file on disk.

EditInPlace on the Mac

    On the Mac, EditInPlace adds two items to the context menu when a single component or group is selected: "Edit In Place: Open" and "Edit In Place: Update". The "Update" option is grayed out until the component has been selected using the "Open" option.

    Clicking the "Edit In Place: Open" item causes the plugin to write the component/group definition to a temporary file (if the component definition file does not exist) and then opens that file in a new Google SketchUp window.

    The only item in the new Google SketchUp window is the component you selected. If you originally selected a group, it is converted into a component.

    In the new Google SketchUp window, you can make whatever changes you like, and then save or discard your changes.

    At any time you can return to the original Google SketchUp window and select the original component; in the context menu, the "Edit In Place: Update" item is now available. Choosing that option will update the component. If you are changing a component that has multiple instances in the original model, then a dialog will warn you of that:

    If you have not yet saved your changes to the component/group definition, then no changes are detected: another dialog offers the option of forcing an update from the definition file:

    The "force" option reloads the component definition from the file on disk.