"Curtain Wall plugin for SketchUp gives us the opportunity to be more data-driven

in our approach to early design process. The plugin process was designed to the architect's viewpoint."

Architects :A 49 , A 110 , MAA Consultants , Redek

Introducing Curtain Wall Plugin in SketchUp. Delivering high performing model.

“By having this source of system. There is no confusion. Everybody has the same information. So,when the clients receive this information, they can compare apple to apple to everybody. It’s much fairer system.”

Mr.Peter Bouras, Associate Director – Façade. Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd.

Facade Consulting Engineers :
Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd. ,
Global Façade System Co.,Ltd. ,
Teasco ( Thailand ) Co., Ltd.

Collaborate more effectively

"The plugin works well with the process of design between architects and engineers.The material take-off output for manufacturing purpose is marvellous, especially comparing with a minimum time to input the data."

Mr.Prapansak JoeRakchaiwan , Design Manager, Global Facade System Co., Ltd 

Architect

Jeerawan Boodsri , Pingpink

2014                M.Sc. Computer-Aided Architectural Design , Silpakorn University

2013                B.A. English , Ramkhamhaeng University

2011                B. Arch – First Class Honours (International Programme) , Kmutt    

Qualifications

Expertise in façade design presentation of conceptualisation and visualisation by a plugin “Curtain Wall 3D Modelling and Material Take-Off” which is my thesis in software development by effort over the last 3 years. The conducting research have supporters from both façade consultants and façade contractors : Meinhardt , Global façade system ,Teasco, YHS , PTCC, KYS , Reynaers , MTAlumet , GGF.

About Project

First of all , I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor

Asst.Prof.Thitipat Pratharnsap, Adjunct Lecturer Prayooth Bhundularp,

Australian Facade Directors , and People across the globe who gave me the suggestions and advice for the plugin’s ideas.

From the research of curtain wall construction, the problem faced with the remarkably diverse façade in architectural design , in particular with the basic form has become increasingly changed to the free form. This “ wide area design ” creates the consuming time of architect to computerize their design practices in 3D Modelling to see the life-size visualisation of curtain wall systems. In addition , the designers would exploit the time to do a material take-off in case of the complex geometry which is difficult to extract data from 2D Drawings. Accordingly , all the current design processes made the possibility of inaccurate design information.

At present , the SketchUp software to do 3D visualisation has become increasingly being used in general architects to collaborate with the façade consulting engineers owing to the easy modelling and measuring tool of model’s dimensions ; however , there is no developed plugin from the user’s requirement. Accordingly, The research aimed to develop an additional plugin to aid the curtain wall’s designers of structural systems , meanwhile fully linked to fast overview of material quantity.

The result of plugin development by using the Ruby computer language with SketchUp Ruby API (Application Programming Interface) embraces the workflow from the architect’s design through the façade consulting engineers. The plugin’s functions for architects are able to respond to the need of 3D modelling in facade development during the schematic phase, and the curtain wall 3D modelling systems consisting of stick system , and unitised system are used to drive design decisions by façade consultant. The process of working can now bring the speed of compelling presentations with integrated the material take-off that ready to win the job.