BoxView - Create 3D Section Boxes in SketchUp

BoxView brings true 3D section boxes to SketchUp. It lets you isolate and explore any part of your model with precision, drag to adjust six cut planes, edit inside the box seamlessly, and enjoy a native-like experience powered by the Overlay. Perfect for clean visualization, presentation, and focused modeling.

BoxView intelligently manages every section box you create - it wraps and preserves all related entities, allowing you to enter edit mode with a simple double-click, just like editing a group or component. With one action, you can exit and return to the full model view. Creating or exploding a BoxView is effortless, making it a powerful tool for efficient modeling and clean control over complex geometry.

👉 For more advanced model-cutting control, check out Curic Section View, another Curic plugin designed to manage visibility and sectional views with precision.

Key Features

• Create 3D section boxes around any group or component.
• Adjust all six cut planes interactively with drag handles.
• Type exact distances in the VCB for precise control.
• Toggle cuts on or off without deleting the box.
• Full Edit: jump in and out of the box to edit nested groups freely.
• Native-like UI: built with a powerful Overlay + Edit Tool system, making BoxView feel like a natural part of SketchUp — editable directly with the native Select Tool.
• Reset or explode BoxView anytime.

How to Use BoxView

Create a BoxView

• Select a group or component.
• Go to Tools → Curic → BoxView, or click the BoxView icon on the toolbar, or right-click and choose Make BoxView.
• A 3D section box will appear around your selection.

Adjust the BoxView

• Select the BoxView to show six draggable handles.
• Drag handles to resize the section box.
• You can also type a value in the VCB to move a face by an exact distance.

Activate or Deactivate the Cut

• Right-click the BoxView and choose:
• Activate Cut – enable the section box.
• Deactivate Cut – disable the cut while keeping the box.

Reset or Remove the BoxView

• Right-click → BoxView/Reset to restore the original box size.
• To remove it, select the BoxView, then rerun BoxView, or choose BoxView/Explode

Release Notes:

• v1.0.0: Official stable release.
• v1.0.0-beta: Initial release with core features.

Compatibility:

- OS: Windows, macOS

- SketchUp: 2023+

BoxView is here to make your SketchUp workflow simpler and more enjoyable. We hope you’ll love using it as much as we loved creating it! 😊