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Is it possible to create light shelves using the openstudio or sketchup interface instead of energyplus?

I have created exterior overhangs, and I would like to turn them into exterior light shelves. I've tried searching the BCL and Sketchup for measures/user scripts, but have had no luck. I've also reviewed the E+ documentation, and have a general understanding of the "DaylightingDevice:Shelf" object and its fields. However, I am still fairly new to OS and E+, and I'm not very comfortable with using the IDF editor and switching back to OS. Is there a way to create the shelves in OS or the SketchUp plugin instead? I have found the "Daylighting Shelves" section under "Subsurfaces" on the "Spaces" tab in OS, but there are no objects in the library that I can drag into my model. Thanks!