BoolTools for SketchUp
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Not ready to purchase yet? No problem! Just download BoolTools 2 below and try out the free preview mode to see just how powerful it really is!
about 20 months before SketchUp Pro 8 released the Solid Tools, (way back in Dec 2008!), the original BoolTools plugin for SketchUp was released. This tool provided an inexpensive way to perform some basic boolean operations and worked with both SketchUp Make (free) or Pro. After all, the Pro Solid Tools did not exist yet, and no one even knew that SketchUp was considering creating this long-requested feature.
The original BoolTools plugin was indeed useful and helped fill a necessary need in the SketchUp toolset for many years (especially for Make users). However, it definitely had some limitations, especially when it came to dealing with smaller complex objects.
Successful boolean operations depend on high-precision 3D intersections, something that the internal SketchUp geometry engine struggles with at times. Even the Pro Solid Tools struggles with this problem. That’s why so many Solid Tools users have adopted the copy and ‘scale-up’ workflow to prevent their Solid Tool operation from failing.
The Pro Solid Tools has also had some other long-standing limitations that we have improved on with BoolTools. So without further delay, here are the features of BoolTools 2!
Features
Works with SketchUp Make (Free) or SketchUp Pro (2016 and above)
Designed with 3D Printing in mind to work with small complex objects (no more scaling workarounds!)
Works with nested solids!
Does not create new components! The original component is modified as expected.
Maintains the Layer and Names of the first object selected
Union, Difference, Intersection, Trim, Split
New Single Object Union tool (click a single group or component to union all nested solids inside of it)
Results in solid 3D printable objects in almost all cases (if the original objects were also solids)
You will need to purchase a license key in order to use BoolTools 2. Without a license, BoolTools will run in ‘Preview Mode’ which allows you to temporarily see the results of the boolean operation, but the actual object will not be created.
Once you have ordered, you will receive TWO emails: a purchase receipt email from MindSight Studios Inc. and another email with your license info. If you do not receive these emails within 30 minutes after ordering, please contact customer support.