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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An exclusive one to one online sketchup workshop

An online sketchup training course is available for all the sketchup professionals. The course is specifically intended for Interior Designers, Interior Design students, newbie 3d modelers, kitchen designers, bathroom designers, shop planner, suitable wardrobe specialists etc.

The will continue for 1 month and it is divided into 4 sessions, 2.5 hours every week (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays). In this workshop, the training will be given for ‘one to one’. The seats are limited for 5 students in every month.

Eligibilities for participating in this course:

• Well versed Mac or PC computer operating system

• Accessibility to a computer to practice and communicate

• Possess a Skype account or FaceTime on your computer to make connection on screen.

• Download SketchUp Make or SketchUp Pro from SketchUp.

Generating Massing Models: Learn developing a massing model of a proposed development instantly.

Site Analysis: Learn applying SketchUp's geolocation functions to evaluate any model as well as how to implement shade and shadow analysis.

Topics covered:

• All the basics knowledge with sketchup, drawing in 2D/3D, navigating around, measuring and exactness, move, rotate, copy, push & pull.~

• Genarating and dealing with groups and components, modeling workflow, applying styles and scenes, arranging models.

• Interior and exterior modeling, importing files from other programs .dwg, .3ds, 3D Warehouse.

• Learn to optimize your processes as well as accelerate your work, save your significant time while organizing model, introduction to Plugins and how to utilize them.

• Learn to export views as images or movies as well as present your 3D model on iPad, Computer, TV Screen or printed paper.

• Learn to manage working models, files, workspace templates for using later on.

• Learn to deal with large and complex models.

• Learn to resolve most common and laborious errors.

• How to bring more benefits with customized styles, textures, shadows to have superior models.

• How to walk around with the photo realistic images and artistic transformations of any model.

• Learn to edit exported JPG photos and movies of your model to be used in other programs or for presentation.

• How to integrate 3D images (produced through computer) with your architectural drawing skills on paper.

• How to get more benefits with your 3D visualization on smartphones, tablets and social media.

• Learn to apply SketchUp’s LayOut for your presentation.

• How to simplify processes in daily life in an Interior Design studio.

Book your seat online www.sketchup3d.net

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Live and Online Sketchup training

Good opportunities never repeat. Live and online SketchUp training is one of such opportunities that help the budding designers to learn more about SketchUp.

www. sketchuptrainer.com presents classes across the globe. Acclaimed designer Daniel Brown will be in the trainer seat to instruct the artists.

The venues are as follows:

• Boston
• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Washington, DC
• Chicago

The online and monthly training has been commenced already.

Place: New York City
Date: February 4-5

The first day will train you the basics to make a successful modeler. The second day will contained with CAD and Sketchup work flow and the photorealistic rendering happens.Detail

Place: Washington DC
Date: February 18 - 19

This is also short term training. The first day of the training will show the basics and second day will be filled with CAD, sketchup work flow and photorealistic rendering. Detail

Place: Chicago
Date: February 19-20

Within two days, this training will ensure a budding artists that how to become a modeler and extensive knowledge about CAD, sketchup work flow and photorealistic rendering.Detail

Place: Philadelphia
Date: March 4 – 5

This is also a short term learning programme. This is almost same as Washington DC, Chicago or Philadelphia. Detail

Place: New York City
Date: March 25 – 26

This is really luring. This short time training programme will give you lesson, become modeler and knowledge about CAD, workflow and rendering. Detail

Place: Washington, DC
Date: April 8 – 9

The first day will train you the basics to make a successful modeler. The second day will contained with CAD and Sketchup work flow and the photorealistic rendering happens.Detail

Place: Boston
Date: April 15 – 16

Within two days, this training will ensure a budding artists that how to become a modeler and extensive knowledge about CAD, sketchup work flow and photorealistic rendering.Detail

Ref: sketchuptrainer.com

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www.sketchup-ur-space.com

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Learn how to use sketchup & google earth for conceptual site modeling

Digital Tutors offers a series of useful tutorials for sketchup & 3d modeling professionals to learn how sketchup and google earth can be used for conceptual site modeling to streamline the architectural design process.

These sketchup tutorials will focus on the application of SketchUp Pro and Google Earth for instantly generating a site model for envisaging a conceptual mass inside the framework of its overall site and in the design site.

The course will start with exploring various basic tools to be used in the design process. From there, focus will be given on how to export the preliminary massing concept into Google Earth to uncover a few essential measurements as well as evaluate its impact on the adjoining site.

Afterward, there will be a focus on SketchUp Pro as well as how to apply the Sandbox tools to sculpt and paint the terrain in the site model rapidly. Also learn how to deal with components from your preferred library and in the 3D warehouse to put in scale and a sense of life to any model.

After the design site has been modeled, gain knowledge of generating views, scenes and simple animations useful for communicating your concept.

After completing this SketchUp training course one will be fully aware of making a site model, producing scenes and even walkthroughs. Besides, one will be trained on how to facilitate the communication of your design intent through google earth.

Access the complete video based tutorial

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www.sketchup4architect.com

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Brigade offers the Game Developers to experience next-generation cloud gaming

OTOY Inc. just released brigade. Brigade refers to an influential graphics API that is useful to substitute Microsoft DirectX or OpenGL graphics inside most recognized game engines like Epic Games' Unreal Engine or Unity, performing as a backend for high quality graphics devoid of affecting the game logic.

With Brigade, the game developers will be able to utilize the power cloud computing for producing the next-generation games.

Brigade offers real-time ray tracing and path tracing of game environments through its high-tech technology. It can simulate light to be visible in the real world for bringing in-game interactive graphics which are result in providing best movie effects.

Now Game Developer can render amazingly complicated 3D scenes, materials, lighting and objects in OctaneRender™ and load these into Brigade for gaming and other interactive usages. Brigade is now well versed with 15 of the most recognizable modeling programs through OctaneRender™ plugins.

Later on OTOY will transform Brigade to Amazon Machine Instances (AMIs). The game developers can access it through Amazon EC2 for performing testing and development of next-generation games.

For getting more updates on Brigade visit http://brigade3.com/. If any Game Developers want to test it, please send mail to OTOY at info@otoy.com.

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Tuhin Maity

www.sketckup4architect.com

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Some useful methods for generating your first 3D printable model

Follow these useful tips for newbie as well as advanced sketchup users for producing their first printable model.

Utilize the mouse to steer in 3D: With the help of 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse, the sketchup users can access the leading features in SketchUp which range from Orbit, Pan and Zoom. Just scroll the the center wheel forward and back to apply Zoom and then press and grasp the center mouse wheel and then shift the mouse to Orbit, and suppress the Shift key from keyboard as Orbiting to Pan.

The perfect and incorrect method to apply your mouse with SketchUp: The best and proper way to utilize your mouse in sketchup is to opt for Click-Move-Click method. While utilizing a tool, this method facilitates the sketchup users to click and let the mouse button go for starting the application of the tool. After that move the mouse (as for example, draw an edge with the Pencil Tool), and click a second time to finish the operation. It is a common practice that the sketchup users click and drag the mouse and release the mouse button towards the end of the operation. But it is a wrong process and identified as Click-Drag.

Understand and generate fundamental 3D shapes: With SketchUp, the users either use an Edge or a Face for producing a 3D model. Edges and faces are accumulated together to generate Polygons (or geometry) for characterizing the shape for any 3D models. While sketching a cube manually, the sketchup user can apply the pencil tool or apply the rectangle and push/pull tools for sketching the identical cube. But in each case the users rarely apply diverse procedures to sketch a set of edges and faces to form a cube. Once the users realize this basic concept, they can quickly gather knowledge on how to generate 3D shapes through various strategies and tools.

Pencil, Rectangle, Circle, Polygon, Arc and Freehand Tools are the standard drawing tools which can be applied to produce geometry in sketchup. Follow the appropriate method to apply the mouse. For dealing with any 2D face, attempt to utilize Push/Pull to push or pull that face into a 3D object.

Transform your 3D shape into a 3D printable Solid: Finally the users have to ensure that the created model is “manifold” or “watertight” or is a Solid (in sketchup term).

Follow these steps to turn your 3D shape into solid:

• Choose Select tool and triple click on the shape to get it selected. Right click on the selected shape and opt for the option for creating Group.
• Right click on the shape and choose Entity Info. If you drew the shape without having holes then it should show “Solid Group” in the Entity Info window.
• If it shows “Solid Group”, then it is ok. If it only shows “Group”, then there exists a hole or opening that should be filled in.

Note: If the users are placing 2 or more solid groups collectively to create one bigger object, they should select the Outer Shell command obtainable in SketchUp’s Solids Tools to drag the solids simultaneously into one solid model that will be 3D printable from SketchUp.

Last Step: How to export a .stl file

With the SketchUp STL extension set up:

• Visit File >> Export STL
• For Export Unit, choose the identical unit type that is selected for your Template. As for instance: SketchUp’s default is Inches, so while leaving your template alone you must opt for Inches
• For File format, it is suggested to opt for Binary for smaller file size.
• Name your .stl file and select the folder to save it… then click Save.

Now the users get a .stl file that is 3D printable.

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Sketchup User

www.sketchup4architect.com
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Submit your sketchup tips/tricks and win $500

3Dconnexion is presenting another fabulous competition for sketchup lovers. The sketchup users have to just send one most useful sketchup tip or trick and the sender who has provided the best sketchup tips will receive $500 in Amazon gift cards.

To Participate in the competition, perform the Following:

Present your greatest general SketchUp tip or trick.

AND

Present your top SketchUp tip or trick that you can produce with a 3D mouse.

The top 3 sets of entries will be rewarded the following prizes:

• First Place — $500 Amazon Gift Card
• Second Place — $250 Amazon Gift Card
• Third Place — $100 Amazon Gift Card

The participants have to send their entries in a .doc, .docx or .txt file.

The participants have to abide by the following rules and regulations:-

• All tips should be in English.
• Submitted documents should contain the format like .doc, .docx or .txt
• 3Dconnexion should posses the rights to all contest submissions and utilize this content or elements of it in any format. The sender can include their name as well as a link to their website with their submitted documents.
• All entries should reach by midnight ET on Friday, February 14th.

Local currency prizes available for non-US residents.

APPLY ONLINE

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Sketchup Designer

www.sketchup4architect.com
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Some useful tips for sketchup modelers while creating a sketchup model

Tip 1: While creating models for a small detailed object as for instance a light bulb filament or zipper pull, it becomes very difficult for sketchup users to find the perfect geometry or it becomes very complicated to maneuver the object inside the larger model.

To get rid of such issues, just follow these steps - Initially model the object at a bigger range like fifteen times the real scale. After completing it, create a group of the object and reduce it 15 times to the actual scale.

Tip 2: While dealing with an outsized site plan, the sketchup users often face problem to control sketchup models on screen as the models become unmanageable. There are several methods to cope up with the situation - keep away from multifaceted visual styles, turning off shadows as well as concealing groups and components on layers at the time of working. But if the sketchup users hide particular objects from view, they may not be able to complete the model successfully. So the users should follow some useful tips to maintain the objects to be detectable on screen and at the same time navigate the model as actively as per their requirements.

As for example the sketchup user deals with a site model and it necessitates that the users can view the exact location of numerous trees while starting the modeling process. If the user applies even fairly comprehensive 3d trees, the modeling process becomes very slower. Model an uncomplicated, low-polygon “popsicle" tree component and utilize that like a placeholder for the trees. Apply this low-poly model as a proxy and position it toward the exact location of the trees.

Once all the modeling process will be completed and scenes are placed, just right click on one of the popsicle tree components and opt for “reload” to explore more detailed 3d tree that fits in the final view. And if the detailed tree is already positioned on the site plan someplace in the file, click on the Components dialogue and select the home icon for viewing the list of components available in the existing file. With any "popsicle” tree Component selected, get the list within the detailed tree model, right-click over it and choose “Replace Selected”. In this case, just ensure that the component axis is identical for both proxy and detailed model.

The sketchup users can apply these tips for any kind of circumstances.

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Sketchup Designer

http://www.sketchup4architect.com/

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SketchUp for Planners & architects - A 39 minutes introductory course with video

The course is designed for planners and architects to learn how they characterize three-dimensional objects in two-dimensions involving step-by-step tutoring for generating and applying simple 3D models. The course will be very useful for beginner level.

Chapter 1 - Introduction (1:56m)

With this chapter get a detailed synopsis of the course focusing on what you will discover and why the course is essential. Get introduced with SketchUp and come to know how it provides huge benefits to planners and architects.

Chapter 2 - Getting Started (5:42m)

Be trained how to start with SketchUp by downloading the program, setting the preferences, and navigating around the user interface.

Chapter 3 - Thinking in Three Dimensions (4:55m)

Have some experience on how planners and architects express the 3D world in two dimensions, applying a simple model of a house as for instance.

Chapter 4 - Drawing in Sketchup (6:04m)

Gather knowledge on how to draw with SketchUp by creating simple model of a house. Go through with step-by-step guidances on how to apply the primary drawing functions along with the Line, Rectangle, and Push/Pull tools.

Chapter 5 - Drawing Auto-Functions (2:47m)

Get familiar with the auto-functions of SketchUp that focuses on how the midpoint and endpoint functions are executed, how parallel lines of equal length are generated as well as how to sketch on a face while preparing the simple model of a house.

Chapter 6 - Drawing Repeated Elements (9:20m)

Get introduced with time-saving functions of SketchUp as well as making and revising groups and components. Also learn how to apply the Move, Copy, Past, Scale and Rotate tools.

Chapter 7 - Drawing More Complicated Forms (5:53m)

Be familiar with drawing arcs, circles and other complex forms at the time of a model of a bike rack.

Chapter 8 - Final Touches (2:56m)

Learn how to provide the final touches on your model along with inserting labels and dimensions. Also know how to export and print 2D images from your model.

Sign up for this exclusive course www.courses.planetizen.com

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SketchUp 3D Basecamp 2014 will be held in Colorado, USA

The world’s most recognized event on sketchup is going to be held consecutively on 14th, 15th and 16th April, 2014 in Vail Cascade Resort & Spa, Colorado, USA.

The organizers have booked a beautiful conference place in the heart of Rocky Mountains with adequate meeting space, lodging and fooding.

It is expected that there will be gathering of 300 people along with 30 members of the SketchUp and other Trimble teams. The registration cost of the attendee will be $200 approximately and it includes the cost of the sessions and activities, a party, a dinner, two breakfasts, three lunches and swag.

The 3D Basecamp 2014 will focus on extensive learning through various training sessions, presentations and workshops for the folk having every SketchUp ability level. These training programs will be conducted by celebrities from all over the SketchUp world.

The beginners may also join this base camp to avail hands-on training and have to bring their own laptop for this purpose.

Go though the following link to fill in a form and receive an email for getting updated when 3D Basecamp registration opens. 

https://sites.google.com/site/3dbasecamp2014/preliminary-form

For getting more updates about the SketchUp 3D Basecamp 2014, visit the FAQ section
https://sites.google.com/site/3dbasecamp2014/home/faq

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Editor-in-chief
Sketchup-ur-space (An exclusive e-magazine for worldwidesketchup users)
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