Play It Again Plugin Sketchup 💯 Official

Architects and furniture designers rely on this utility to rapidly model intricate, repeating structures like spiral staircases, decorative brick columns, parametric facades, and complex modern furniture. Technical Overview & Core Functionality

: Ideal for creating repetitive architectural elements like spiral staircases, decorative brick columns, or complex radial patterns.

: Right-click the original component and select "Play it again..." from the context menu. play it again plugin sketchup

This tool is part of the Fredo6 Collection (specifically the FredoTools or FredoCorner bundles). You usually need the LibFredo6 library installed first.

: Click on subsequent instances or copies to apply the exact same transformation (e.g., if you moved the first copy 10cm up and rotated it 15°, clicking another instance will move it 10cm further up and rotate it another 15°). Key Features & Benefits Architects and furniture designers rely on this utility

While SketchUp includes native repetition tools (like the * key to repeat the last command), Play It Again extends this capability by saving multi-step workflows for later reuse, even across different SketchUp sessions.

is a utility plugin for Trimble SketchUp designed to streamline repetitive tasks by recording and replaying user actions. It functions as a basic macro recorder, capturing a sequence of tool operations, view changes, and selection commands, then allowing the user to “play back” that sequence on demand. This tool is part of the Fredo6 Collection

Architectural drafters, interior designers, and landscape architects who repeatedly place, dimension, or apply materials in a standardized way.

| Workflow | Benefit | |----------|---------| | (e.g., park benches along a path) | Avoids re-selecting the component and move/rotate tool each time | | Standard dimensioning sequence (e.g., add three aligned dimensions) | Ensures consistency and saves clicks | | Batch material application | Record once applying material to a face; replay on dozens of faces | | Viewport setup (camera angle + section plane + scene creation) | Instantly replicate view configuration across models | | Layer/Scene toggling routine | Automate checking visibility of multiple layers |

Because SketchUp’s Ruby sandbox limits direct mouse simulation, Play It Again often uses internal API methods like Sketchup.send_action and InputPoint.pick to approximate replay. This works well for tool invocations and coordinate picks but may struggle with complex third-party tool interactions.

Developed by Adam Billyard, the tool operates silently in the background of your workspace. It does not display a floating toolbar or occupy space in your Extensions dropdown menu. Instead, it embeds itself directly into SketchUp's . How It Exceeds Native Tools