Sketchup Plugin Fredo6 -

Years ago, installing Fredo6 plugins required digging into system folders. Today, it’s simple:

Note: Some advanced tools (like FredoPort or Animator) require a small donation via "Fredo6 Cloud" to unlock the latest versions, but the core tools are largely free and open-source.

To evolve, Fredo6 would need:

There are two primary ways to install these plugins, depending on your SketchUp version (Make 2017 vs. Pro 2023+).

Native SketchUp’s "Push/Pull" tool fails on curved surfaces. If you try to push/pull a dome or a sphere, you get errors. sketchup plugin fredo6

If you’ve been using SketchUp for more than a few weeks, you’ve probably hit "the wall." You know the one: you’re trying to bend a pipe, smooth a terrain, or push-pull a curved wall, and native SketchUp just gives you the spinning beach ball of death (or a jagged mess of hidden geometry).

Enter Fredo6.

If you ask any professional SketchUp user to name the most essential plugin developer, the name Fredo6 (the pseudonym of a brilliant French developer) will come up before almost anyone else. His tools don’t just add features; they fundamentally rewrite what SketchUp can do. Years ago, installing Fredo6 plugins required digging into

Here is why the Fredo6 collection is the best investment of time (and money—though many tools are free) you can make.

The default Push/Pull tool only works on flat faces. JointPushPull (JPP) converts flat faces into 3D volumes, but crucially, it works on curved surfaces, organic meshes, and multiple faces simultaneously.

Key feature: When you use JointPushPull on a complex mesh, it rarely explodes. That reliability is why professionals pay for it.