Join George Maestri for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating a dynamic picket fence: Customizing attributes, part of SketchUp Pro: Tools and Techniques.
…Now we have a fence where the pickets…automatically multiply and the fence posts will as well.…So we've got a pretty interactive fence.…But if we want, we can add a little bit more customization to this.…And let's go ahead and do that.…So if I look at this in my Component Options…window, you'll see that well, there's really no options to choose.…But maybe I want to create some options for the width of…the pickets, or the spacing, or the spacing of the fence posts.…We can certainly do all of that in the Component Options window.…
So the first thing I want to do is,…let's go ahead play with the spacing of the pickets.…I'm going to go ahead into my Component Attributes…window, and let's go ahead and add an attribute…here, and we'll create a custom attribute, and we'll…call it PicketsSpacing, all one word, and hit Enter.…Now this can basically just be a number.…But what we really want to do is we want this to control this Spacing value here.…So what we need to do is take this value here and apply it here.…
So, basically, all I need you to do is take this and make that equal to…
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3/20/2014- Solid modeling
- Creating advanced cameras
- Changing camera properties
- Working with terrains
- Working with custom attributes of Dynamic Components
- Creating dynamic materials
- Adding interactivity like motion and rotation
- Creating documents with LayOut
- Installing plugins
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 25s
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Using the exercise files1m 3s
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1. Solid Modeling
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Working with Trim and Split3m 12s
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Creating shells3m 8s
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2. Advanced Camera Tools
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Manipulating cameras3m 1s
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Changing camera properties3m 16s
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3. Working with Terrains
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4. Creating Dynamic Components
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Creating dynamic materials7m 19s
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Adding interactivity: Motion5m 34s
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5. Creating Documents with LayOut
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The LayOut interface3m 15s
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Drawing lines and arcs5m 33s
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Drawing rectangles2m 46s
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Drawing circles and polygons3m 28s
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Working with text and labels5m 11s
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Manipulating SketchUp models3m 26s
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Working with dimensions3m 10s
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Working with scrapbooks3m 3s
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Creating presentations3m 23s
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Exporting and printing1m 59s
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6. Creating Styles with Style Builder
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Working with strokes4m 44s
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7. Working with the Extension Warehouse
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Installing plugins2m 40s
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Uninstalling plugins2m 15s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye11s
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