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ThruPaint v2.8b
- Overview
- Release Notes
Overview of ThruPaint
- Sketchup version: SU2017 and above
- Platform: Windows and Mac OSX
- LibFredo6: v14.7a or above
- Sketchucation ExtensionStore: v4.4.1 or above
- Usage: Paid, Licensed under Sketchucation SCFLicense
- Free Trial period (full features): 30 days from activation
- Perpetual license (3 seats): $20 (~18.50€) - Premium members: $12 (~11€)
- Information on licensing extensions at Sketchucation: this post
ThruPaint is an advanced Paint Tool. You can paint faces, edges and objects across the boundaries of groups and components. Paint & Drag extends painting to adjacent faces (or edges) and ensure continuity of textured materials. ThruPaint 2 is a complete redesign of my old extension FredoTools::ThruPaint. It includes a new graphical user interface, with an embedded material browser, as well as some new features.

ThruPaint will automatically replace the old extension FredoTools::ThruPaint if you have FredoTools installed. If you uninstall ThruPaint, then FredoTools::ThruPaint will be enabled again.
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Installation of ThruPaint
IMPORTANT: Make sure that you have first installed LibFredo6.
ThruPaint is released as a regular RBZ extension file on the Sketchucation Site.
To download the RBZ file, use the red button on the right side of this page:
- Download If your are already logged in.
- Log in to get it! otherwise, in order to log in or to register to Sketchucation as a new user (this is FREE). Then you will be able to download the RBZ file.
Then, you can install the RBZ file from within Sketchup, via the Sketchup Extension Manager
If you are not familiar with the installation of Sketchup extensions and Sketchucation, it is advised to watch the video LibFredo6 installation.
IMPORTANT: Whatever way you choose, you MUST quit and restart Sketchup to get ThruPaint (and LibFredo6) properly loaded.
After the installation, you should have the following footprint in the Sketchup Plugins directory:

- Language: English
- Menus: by default, it is installed in Tools > Fredo6 Collection > ThruPaint...
- Icon toolbar: ThruPaint
Permission to use this software for any purpose, subject to license, is hereby granted Distribution of this software for any purpose is subject to: - the expressed, written consent of the author - the inclusion of the present copyright notice in all copies. |
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Release History
ThruPaint 2.8b - 20 Dec 24: Prevent Escape to perform an Undo
ThruPaint 2.8a - 09 Nov 24: Bug fixing and future compatibility
ThruPaint 2.7a - 01 Nov 24: Fix another bug concerning expiration
ThruPaint 2.6a - 15 Oct 24: Technical adjustment concerning expiration
ThruPaint 2.5b - 24 Sep 24: Fixing a major bug introduced in v2.5a
ThruPaint 2.5a - 18 Sep 24: Option for Material Browser display
ThruPaint 2.4a - 02 Apr 24: Future compatibility
ThruPaint 2.3a - 31 Oct 23: Extension of validity
ThruPaint 2.2a - 31 Oct 22: Extension of validity
ThruPaint 2.1b - 07 Oct 22: Fix to double call Paint Bucket tool (now in option)
ThruPaint 2.1a - 30 sep 22: First public release