v1.0.0 Release

VE Silhouette

Professional-grade plugin for SketchUp. Instantly convert 2D raster images and textured faces into precise, fully-welded 3D geometry powered by a custom high-performance engine.

VE Silhouette Interface

Core Capabilities

Interactive Image Editor

Edit your masks directly inside SketchUp before generating geometry. No external image editors required.

  • Magic Wand: Click to select and remove backgrounds instantly.
  • Live Tolerance: Fine-tune color selection sensitivity on the fly.
  • Global vs Local: Choose contiguous erasing or match colors globally across the image.
  • Canvas Control: Full pan, zoom, Undo (Ctrl+Z), and Redo (Ctrl+Y) support.
Editor Features

Smart Workflow Integration

Designed to fit perfectly into professional architectural and modeling workflows.

  • Select SU Object: Click any Image entity or Textured Face in your viewport to load it directly.
  • Collision Avoidance: Automatically calculates dimensions to place generated meshes perfectly beside the original.
  • Pristine Undo Stack: All generations are wrapped in a single, clean SketchUp operation. No timeline pollution.
Workflow Integration

Four Powerful Output Modes

Choose exactly how you want your 3D mesh generated based on your modeling needs.

Wireframe

Wireframe

Extracts only outer boundaries and inner holes as fully-welded curves.

Monochrome

Monochrome

Generates a clean, untextured face honoring all cutouts and islands.

Textured

Textured

Perfectly maps the original image onto the new mesh on the XY plane.

FaceMe

Face Me

Creates a vertical FaceMe component—perfect for custom 2D people/trees.

Extreme Performance

Under the hood, VE Silhouette completely bypasses the speed limitations of standard API geometry creation. By utilizing a highly optimized, natively compiled core, edge welding and complex topology generation happen in milliseconds.

system_diagnostics
[INFO] Executing VE Silhouette Generation... [Core Engine] Analyzing geometry payload... 1. Vector Parsing & Topology Build : 0.4210s 2. Native Sandbox Assembly : 0.0575s 3. Advanced O(1) Local Welding : 0.0987s 4. Material & Normal Correction : 0.0751s ----------------------------------------- ==> Core Engine Total Time : 0.6523s [Process] Applying Custom Thumbnail Camera... [Process] Injecting Module into Active Workspace... ==> Workflow Complete : 0.8914s

Choose Your License

Community Edition

Free

Perfect for basic 2D component creation.

  • Output: Textured & FaceMe
  • Basic Magic Wand Selection
  • Max Image Resolution: 800x800px
  • Advanced: Wireframe & Monochrome
  • Global Color Match
  • Auto-Erase Background
Download Free

Professional License

$19.90
Includes 3 Device Seats

For advanced architectural & modeling workflows.

  • All 4 Output Modes (Incl. Wireframe & Monochrome)
  • Global Color Match Selection
  • Auto-Erase Background Toggle
  • Ultra-HD Image Resolution (2048x2048px+)
  • Lifetime License & Free Updates
Get Pro Version
⚙️ SketchUp 2021+
💻 Windows 10/11
🍏 macOS (Intel & Silicon)
📸 Dynamic Thumbnails (SU 2023+)
⚡ Advanced Native Core