The DM Profile Builder 2 plugin for SketchUp is a purpose-built extension that streamlines the creation, modification, and management of complex profiles and extrusions directly within the SketchUp environment. Designed for architects, designers, fabricators, and anyone who regularly models custom mouldings, metal sections, frames, or parametric trim, Profile Builder 2 transforms repetitive modeling tasks into a fast, flexible workflow while preserving SketchUp’s intuitive drawing paradigm.
Nothing ruins a rendering like messy geometry at a 45-degree angle. PB2 handles mitered corners, butt joints, and even complex Y-intersections automatically. It uses a tool called Smart Path Intersection to clean up joints that would take 30 minutes to repair manually.
With the native tool, if you extrude a profile and the client wants a larger fillet, you delete it and start over. With PB2, you double-click the extrusion, pick a new profile from the library, and boom—the entire length updates instantly. Path too long? Drag the endpoint. The extrusion follows. DM Profile Builder 2 Plugin for Sketchup
Why not just use the native "Follow Me"?
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This is where the plugin earns its price tag. Once you have laid down a run of molding or framing, Profile Builder 2 offers several ways to edit it:
DM Profile Builder 2 for SketchUp is a powerful productivity extension that brings parametric, profile-driven modeling to commonplace design and fabrication tasks. By enabling precise, reusable extrusions and automating joins and assemblies, it reduces repetitive work, increases consistency, and helps bridge the gap between conceptual modeling and fabrication-ready documentation. For professionals who model trims, extrusions, or repetitive linear geometry, Profile Builder 2 is a practical tool that can significantly streamline project workflows and support iterative design. The DM Profile Builder 2 plugin for SketchUp
| User Type | Benefit | |-----------|---------| | Architects | Quickly add cornices, baseboards, window/door trim, handrails. | | Woodworkers | Model complex router bits, moldings, and frame profiles. | | 3D modelers | Create pipes, cables, tubing, or extruded metal sections. | | Landscape designers | Model fences, curbs, edging, or trellises. | | Engineers | Extrude structural shapes (C-channel, I-beam, angle iron) along any path. |
