17 most useful sketchup tips to improve your skills in 3d modeling

Sketchup is a powerful 3d modeling program that can be used for prototypes, models, functional parts and more. In this regard Mich Judelag, the sketchup expert provides some helpful tips on how to design your first 3d model in sketchup. One can learn how to transform 2D shapes into 3D and maneuver them in different manners ranging from moving & pushing to scaling and copying.

1st step – Initially, choose the perfect level of sketchup to download and then work accordingly. For beginner’s sketchup users, it is recommended free version. For advance users, sketchup pro will be suitable to perform advance tasks like scaling and exporting and importing from CAD.

2nd step - Choose the workspace from the opening window with Simple Template – Meters. Go through SketchUp’ button located at the lower right side of the window and click on the template and then on the ‘Start. Mark the box at the lower left side that shows ‘Always show on startup,’ to choose any template while opening the application each time.

3rd step – Explore through a list of toolbars and click large toolset to create your first 3d model with the use of different types of tools. Ensure to uncheck the other toolbars.

4th step - There are red, green, and blue axes to view any model from various directions as well as apply ‘snapping’ for alignment. Now, the sketchup users will be able to generate 2D shapes.

5th step - Get trained to draw some basic outlines like lines, rectangles, and circles. Go through the complete tutorial (i.materialise.com/blog) to get the guidelines to apply them efficiently.

6th step - Get some useful tips on how to apply Pan and Orbit for basic movements. Pan is so simple as clicking on the exact icon, clicking to fix the origin, and then holding the mouse button and dragging. This process will facilitate the users to move your view.

For Orbit, click on the icon and then clicking anyplace. It is possible to hold, drag, and rotate the whole view. It can also be performed by the mouse wheel.

7th Step - It’s very vital to have clear idea with Edit > Undo, as well as Alt + Backspace, which can reverse a step. Don’t forget to save your work with File > Save or Ctrl + S.

8th Step - Start creating 3D models by zooming in and featuring the plane of a shape. If the plane is highlighted (i.e., if a dotted texture is shown on the plane), click on it and just drag it upwards. Click the left mouse button further to fix the height of your cylinder, cube or cuboid. Or type the height after the first click. Now, your 2D shape will be transformed and you will get the first 3D object.

To read the complete article, go through the following link 3dprint.com

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A Position is vacant for Senior 3D Visualisation Artist / Animator (3d Max / Vray Artist)

ACR World, Sydney based company that deals in Architectural, Transport, Urban Renewal, Landscape and Retail projects, is inviting applications for the position of a SENIOR 3D VISUALISATION ARTIST/ ANIMATOR (3DSMAX / VRAY ARTIST) on permanent basis.

The deserving candidate should have sound knowledge in producing superior quality 3d animations as well as generating naturalistic renderings. Beside, the candidate must possess sound knowledge in 3D production pipeline and architectural visual communication industry.

The candidate has to create photo-realistic outputs as well as guide junior and mid-level artists to make exceptional project outcomes.

Required skills:

• Over 5 years’ experience with the Architectural visualisation and animation industry.

• Should contain advanced level skills in 3DSMax, Vray and Photoshop

• Advanced level skills in AfterFX or similar

• Explore with detail for color, light, composition and photo realism.

• Good knowledge in using ArchiCAD

• Proficiency in compositing, camera tracking, motion graphics and editing is required but not necessary.

The candidate has to work in tandem with a friendly team of professionally experienced 3D artists and animators focusing on the best projects and clients inside the design, construction and planning industries.

In order to gather more information, call Andrea Molander on 02 8079 0908 or Send your portfolio to andrea.molander@acrworld.com

Alternatively, one can send application by clicking on the following link. www.seek.com.au

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How to apply vray sketchup for perfect rendering of an interior scene

This sketchup tutorial provides step-by-step guidelines for rendering an interior scene with v-ray for sketchup. The tutorial is specifically designed for beginner sketchup users.

Different types of materials and textures are added through v-ray material editor and v-ray texture editor. The tutorial sheds light on texturing, lighting and rendering processes. The entire scene is created in sketchup and final visualization is completed in vray.

To obtain good realism in the visualization process, the perfect setting of rendering options is essential. Besides, apply textures to the objects perfectly. The textures should be real world scaled textures.

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How to create proxy grass in v-ray for sketchup

The following useful sketchup video tutorial is shared by W Design Corp. This tutorial is designed for advanced modelers as sound knowledge in modeling & sketchup materials is required. The tutorial sheds light on the detailed processes for creating realistic grass with the use of proxies in V-ray for SketchUp.

The tutorial is made in three different ways. For this purpose, 4 different sketchup plugins like 3D Tree Maker (extensions.sketchup.com) , Raytracer (extensions.sketchup.com), Chair Fullmer Tools (extensions.sketchup.com) and skatter (http://getskatter.com/) are used.

V-Ray Proxy can control scene memory as well as renders significant amounts of geometry to improve detail and perplexity in scenes. V-Ray Proxy objects can be loaded and unloaded dynamically at render time, which saves huge RAM resources.

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Generate 3d models easily with newest iphone based app called 3D Creationist

3D Creationist is the latest app useful for 3d modeling and 3d printing. One can use this app to create 3d models easily. This app supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The app contains a broad gallery of models which can be applied in your own designs.

There are different types of basic shapes like cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, donut etc. to produce any 3D models. The users can move, rotate and resize various shapes into the exact location and create anything ranging from the easiest design to the most complicated objects.

The section planes are mainly used to conceal parts of objects. Section Planes cut the view to preview objects and shapes backward other objects in your sketch. Besides, one can apply scenes to animate the cutting among the section planes.

Guidelines for working:

* Include some basic shapes to the stage, for instance a cube and a cone.

* Touch lightly on the shapes to make them active/inactive.

* Choose a perfect tool for what you want to accomplish Move, Rotate, Scale.

* Apply the arrows around the shape to control the object in the preferred direction.

* Choose a shape and move it on top of another shape to apply "cut"

Camera:

- Drag your finger around the stage to rotate the camera.

- Pinch with "two" fingers to zoom the camera.

- Drag with "three" fingers to move the camera.

Future up-gradations:

- Lots of new shapes and 3d printable models

- Make 3D text with your preferred font

- Undo and Redo operations

- Distribute video playbacks of your creative process

- Bending objects

- Animating your 3D models

- Draw an outline and a 3D model is generated of it (extrusion)

Link for download https://3dcreationist.com/

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How to add section planes in sketchup and render an interior scene with IRender nXt

DutchSims4Master presents a wonderful sketchup tutorial. In this sketchup video one can learn how to use IRender nXt, the powerful renderer program, to render interiors or other parts of your model by adding section planes in sketchup.

The section planes are mainly used to conceal parts of objects. Section Planes cut the view to preview objects and shapes backward other objects in your sketch. Besides, one can apply scenes to animate the cutting among the section planes.

Go to View>Toolbars and Click Sections. Choose the Section Plane tool from the toolbox to make new section planes.

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IthilRenderTools v2.0.1 – The newest sketchup plugin

Ithil develops IthilRenderTools v2.0.1. This newest sketchup plugin supports sketchup 2014 and higher versions. The plugin can be used to generate simple materials with simple mouse click. Besides, all identical materials which contain various colors are easily grouped and tagged and the users will be able to apply them by just one mouse button.

The users can apply this sketchup plugin to automatically arrange different types of materials like all plastic toys in kids room , all books, pencils on the desk, all magazines etc.

The plugin contains a block of scnene materials. It is also possible to find out inappropriate materials containing incorrect textures.

Plugin is used to rewrite paths to texures and proxies if it is required to switch your PC. Generates a report for lost materials and detects them easily and recover.

The plugin can copy as well as drag & drop method of all maps in scene. The plugin is available in sketchucation store (sketchucation.com).

Go through the following tutorial videos to get more information about the plugin.

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How to produce realistic leather material in v-ray for sketchup

This sketchup video is based on V- Ray for SketchUp materials . By going through this v-ray for sketchup video, one will be familiar with step-by-step process for generating a realistic leather material. This leather material will enhance the look of your living room.

In v-ray there are extensive materials library which can be used in professional 3D rendering & 3D visualization. One can add material through material editor available in v-ray toolbar. At first right click on ‘scene materials’ and then choose ‘add material’ and click ‘AddVRayMtl’.

A new material alias ‘DefaultMaterial’ under ‘Scene Material’ will be visible in material editor . The users can rename this new material and right click on it and apply material objects.

Reference Article : How to create your own material on Vray/SketchUp

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Sterling Ledet and Associates is offering sketchup training class at Denver, Aurora

Sterling Ledet and Associates is conducting an exclusive sketchup training class that will be held on Monday, 10/17/16 through Tuesday, 10/18/16 (2 days) at Denver – Aurora.

This course is designed for the students who don’t have or little knowledge of 3 dimensional drawing or SketchUp but prefer to master in producing 3 dimensional models with SketchUp. This sketchup course will help you to instantly generate perfect 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional study models easily through Trimble SketchUp.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn to generate elementary Geometry

• Make surfaces out of Polygons

• Resolving stickiness In 3D

• Apply pencil tool to draw in 3D efficiently

• Instantly produce forms

• Generate Concentric Surfaces

• Learn to mirror in SketchUp

• Demonstrate Options And Styles

• Make the best use of Rotate Tool

• Learn to make new terrains as well as edit existing terrains

• Analyze solids and the perfect applications of solids

• Make the best use of Photo Textures

• Learn to arrange your collections in the Google 3D Warehouse

• Learn to use Layout for managing styles as well as working with dimensions

Sketchup Enrollment: Please click on the Enrollment Page (http://www.ledet.com/enroll) for getting the enrollment form.

Locations for this Sketchup Training Course:

There are various training centers in Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. Besides, the classes will be provided at a network of rental facilities. There will be also private onsite training and instructor-led, live online training.

Prerequisites for this Training Course: Good knowledge with your operating system and basic computer navigation is necessary for all classes.

To get more information call at (877) 819-2665 or send e-mail to sales@ledet.com.

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How to design the seahorse water villa project with sketchup

DutchSims4Master presents a speed build sketchup video to reproduce the design of the seahorse water villa project in Dubai from the existing plan.

All the houses are situated under sea near Dubai.

How to design a luxurious villa having epic infinity pool with sketchup –A speed build video

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An exclusive sketchup seminar for intermediate sketchup users by ASID California North Chapter

American Society Of Interior Designers California North Chapter will be organizing an exclusive seminar for sketchup users. This sketchup seminar will be held on August 20, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (PDT) in Riggs Distributing, Inc. - 1755 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010, United States.

The seminar is specifically designed for Intermediate Sketchup users to gather knowledge on the following topics :-

Learn how to organize model efficiently with various groups, components and layers.

Gain knowledge on how to generate, apply and manage material textures. Delve into the advantages of 3D Warehouse to provide manufacturer-specific building product components and materials for any project.

Be familiar with the reporting tools which can be used to produce schedules and BOMs from sketchup.

Experiment with lighting and shading options in sketchup together with out-of-the-box options as well as be acquainted with photorealistic rendering extensions for sketchup.

All participants have to carry their laptops completely charged with power cord, wireless capability and SketchUp Pro (trial version) pre-loaded. Go through the following link to download the trail version of SketchUp Pro. www.sketchup.com

ASID California North is providing following exciting offers for the participant :-

One lucky participant will get one year complete professional license for Sketchup Pro 2016.

All the participants in the seminar will get reduction of $100 toward the subscription of Sketchup Pro.

In order to get more information, send mail to Christopher Shields at chris.m.shields@gmail.com

Buy tickets online eventbrite.com

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How to produce a realistic wood flooring with vray for sketchup

MasterTuts presents another useful tutorial for sketchup vray users. The video briefly shows how to generate a pragmatic wood flooring with texture mappings in vray for sketchup.

Sometimes texture maps are used to produce different materials like stone, wood, painting, package, sticky back paper and textile. Texture can also enhance the quality of rendering. UV Dirt Mapping is another useful feature in vray for sketchup to manage the size and scale of the textures to describe the appearance of the dirty area.

Link to the normal map website cpetry.github.io/NormalMap-Online

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How use sketchup for joinery modeling of a table made with wood

This sketchup youtube video tutorial will introduce you to some useful sketchup tips and techniques for working out the design, details and joinery for a table.

Sketchup is a handy tool to generate models of any woodworking plans.

There are various sketchup extensions which can be used to automatically generate mortise and tenon joints, shop drawings, timber material lists, as well as presentation drawings.

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An exclusive tutorial on v-ray light material

The v-ray material is a special material included with the V-Ray renderer. This material is usually applied in creating self-illuminated surfaces. It also facilitates speedy rendering rather than with a Standard 3ds Max material through self-illumination. It can also transform an object into an actual mesh light source.

The VRayLightMtl can be used as light source allocated to an object. If the value of the color is enhanced it will influence the GI solution and will generate more light. The overbright colors may appear as identical as pure white but the GI results may vary.

Go through the following exclusive tutorial on V-ray light material presented by 3D tutorial which focuses on how the materials perform in V-ray for 3ds max as well as how it’s various parameters control the overlook of the final outputs.

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Learn to apply advanced emissive effect in vray for sketchup

This is an exclusive course for V-ray Sketchup users. The course is provided by the youtuber MasterTuts. One can learn how to generate perfect LensFlare effect in V- Ray for sketchup.

The VRayLensEffects refers to a render effect plugin that is applied to simulate bloom and glare lens effects by filtering the rendered image through a filter kernel. To workout the result, it applied rapid multithreaded method. It can be included from the V-Ray frame buffer.

Chaos Group has published an exclusive article on VrayLensEffects, go through the following link to read it. docs.chaosgroup.com

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A position is vacant for sketchup designer

CX Exhibits / Cardinal Expo, Inc, a leading exhibit and tradeshow service company, is inviting applications for the position of a striving and knowledgeable Sketchup Designer on full time basis. The candidate has to perform with sales persons on designs, research and development of new products, and formation of plans and layouts.

Eligibilities:

Sound knowledge in Sketchup and rendering programs, Well versed with graphic design process and production, Good knowledge in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Excellent Communications skills, Organizational Skills, Team-oriented Focus, Capability to execute multi-tasks

Duties & Responsibilities:

Make designs of tradeshow booths following specifications sent by clients, Arrange and build the set up plans and guides for installation, Work in tandem with other team members on research and development, Work with warehouse and build teams to make sure a successful production

The candidates, who are ready to work on full-time and on-site, can send applications The candidates may require to work on some Saturdays and overtime.

Salary will be settled on the basis of experience.

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Holidays and Vacation Pay.

The prospective candidates can email their resumes, cover letters, and any work examples to James@cxexhibits.com. Applicants via worknola will not be entertained.

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How to make perfect use of Refraction Layer in Vray Sketchup

This sketchup vray video tutorial from MasterTuts, will show you how to apply the refraction layer perfectly in V Ray for SketchUp.

Refraction signifies the modification of direction of a ray of light that is transmitted at an angle from one medium to another. The refraction layer in vray is utilized to produce glass or translucent materials.

Go through the following article, to learn how to add and edit Refraction Layer. www.vray.com

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How to create realistic pool water material in sketchup, vray and photoshop

Go through this exclusive online sketchup vray course that teaches you how to create realistic water material for a pool with sketchup, vray and photoshop.

Besides, learn how to modify the properties of the water material to obtain the best output. The model for the pool is designed in sketchup pro 2016, rendering work is completed through vray and post-production is done with photoshop.

Reference article : Vray pool water caustics effect www.archvizcamp.com

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Some useful sketchup tips for completing your 2D plan scenes in sketchup

This sketchup video offers some useful tricks for finishing your scenes based on 2D plan in sketchup as well as prepare it for annotation in LayOut.

In this sketchup video, you will learn how to demonstrate plan drawings with architecture signs and perfect lineweight.

Sketchup is an amazing tool for drawing any 2D shape and then extruding its surfaces into 3D. You can easily generate a floor plan, specifically measure the area of the floor. But before applying sketchup, just measure the room initially. Get as many measurements as required. As soon as your sketch is completed and all the required dimensions are gathered, then use sketchup.

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How to make the best use of materials in v-ray for sketchup

This is an exclusive video by MasterTuts for sketchup v-ray users. This sketchup video will introduce you to a handy tip for minimizing the size of the model by up to 40 % as well as accelerating your speed of work inside sketchup. Besides, you can also learn how to generate completely professional images through V- Ray with superior quality textures.

Although sketchup is a powerful 3d modeling program but it can’t control polygons efficiently and if sketchup is used with v-ray, the size becomes double.

By going through this sketchup v-ray video, you will find a great solution to this problem.

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Click Window 3D 2016 for Sketchup

David B, the renowned draughtsman designer in carpentry, has developed Click Window 3D 2016 for sketchup. This useful sketchup extension supports SketchUp 8, SketchUp 2013, SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016. The plugin is used to generate your windows and French Doors which can be easily customized to any measure. There are different types of 3d windows like Hungs, Sliding, French, Panoramic to Crank in the made of PVC, Wood and ALU.

With this sketchup extension, the sketchup users can generate unlimited windows maintaining perfect level of details with some simple clicks. Besides, this plugin can also adjust a window in the 3D Warehouse, or develop the model independently. Use the superior quality 3d models in various types of interior design projects efficiently.

The users can access two different versions in both the Metric and Imperial systems.

Go through the following link to download a trial version of Click-Window 3D www.window3dmodel.com

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