How to import & scale and orient any reference image in sketchup

By watching this exclusive sketchup video, you will be familiar with importing, scaling and orienting your reference image. You will be able to produce your own scale figure.

To perform this, initially you have to import your new image into sketchup so that you can apply it and create a new face me. After clicking on import button, check that all imported image types and use as image options are selected to get texture match photo.

To learn the complete process, go through the following video.

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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How to use sketchup make for designing a tiny house from scratch

This sketchup video tutorial is based on designing a tiny house project with sketchup. In this sketchup tutorial, you can learn how to use sketchup make for creating the custom design of a tiny house as well as how to design layers.

Sketchup is the most useful 3d modeling tool to get accurate 3d visual representation. You can take a virtual with sketchup to get the ideas on how much space is required to develop the model of a tiny house.

Download more tutorials for designing a tiny house with skethupwww.tinynestproject.com/design

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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How to use estimator for sketchup for creating 3d roof model instantly and make estimate out of 2D drawing

This is exclusive sketchup video that is created with estimator for sketchup. There is a typical floor plan of a house and entire 3d model is generated based on the 3d drawing. Learn how to convert imported 2D elevations and roof plan inside a 3d model and get the complete estimate.

Estimator for sketchup is a sketchup plugin that offers estimating solution for SketchUp in real-time. Estimate can be made through component, layer or material. This sketchup plugin can be used to produce simple, time-saving templates and figure out perfect project cost from initial to completion stage.

Download Estimator for sketchup extensions.sketchup.com/

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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How to design a PVC Pipe with Sketchup

Warunyoo Songkran, a renowned engineer from Thailand, having expertize in designing biogas harvesting system, has presented an exclusive sketchup video tutorial where he shows how to create the 3d design of a PVC pipe with sketchup.

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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Some exclusive collections of 27 useful sketchup video tutorials

Sanjay Gangal, the President of IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com, MCADCafe, EDACafe.Com, GISCafe.Com, and ShareCG.Com, presents a video tutorial that contains a playlist of 27 useful SketchUp video tutorials. All these tutorials highlight the following:-

• Be trained with placing your view at the proper height and position to browse your scene. It also offers an synopsis of the tool and helpful tips.

• With Inference locking one can sketch or move in only one direction and still reference other geometry. It is very useful for transforming your sketchup workflow more improved and quicker. Learn the several application of inference locking that can facilitate the users for drawing and moving objects.

• The eraser can be applied to disguise or make edges smooth. Go through some helpful tricks on how to apply the eraser tool in a superior way.

• Learn how to demonstrate the dimensions as well as how to adjust it efficiently.

• Get familiar with the fundamentals of Arc tool and some functional tricks and tips.

• Section tool and how to fine-tune the section display, implant several sections in groups and components and produce section animations.

• There will be also demonstrations on several tools and how to perfectly use these tools for making drawing or moving objects in SketchUp.

• Walk through SketchUp model by the walk tool. Be trained with the tips to modify your eye height and toggle collision detection on and off.

• Learn the fundamental of rotating objects through and some advanced tricks.

• How to apply the rectangle tool in SketchUp along with some useful tricks for greatest use and exactness.

• Get acquainted with some useful tricks on how to utilize Push/ pull tool in a different way.

• The protractor in SketchUp produces construction lines to streamline the drawing and inferencing. Learn the best possible ways to set the protractor precisely.

• Learn how to apply materials to a sketchup model through paint tool as well as alter materials all at once.

• Learn how to apply scale tool to mirror objects effortlessly.

• Learn how to draw edges in any direction.

• Various application of the freehand tool.

• Learn the basics of follow-me tool for generating details, rails, trim, lathed shapes and several others.

• Be abreast of copying objects in SketchUp and after a single copy, make that an array for many copies.

• Know the primary difference between the circle and polygon tools in SketchUp and some tips for regulating the size and segments.

• Learn how to alter and orient the axes in sketchup. To apply inferencing along various directions, orient the axes in any direction.

• Learn how to apply tape measure tool for producing construction lines which are very handy as reference geometry in SketchUp. Tape-measure tool can also re-size groups or the whole model.

• The scale tool can perform on even surfaces or 3D objects. Besides scaling objects, it is also be utilized as a modeling tool.

• Autofold is constructed into the move tool and facilitates you to maneuver surfaces and form automatic folding edges.

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Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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How Sketchup 2015 facilitates the making of a Drawing Table

Matt Janacone comes with a video tutorial for sketchup users. In this sketchup tutorial Matt shows how to create the design of a drawing table with Sketchup 2015. The design is created with 2x4's and contains a bay for a slide out keyboard tray.

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Rajib Dey

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3D Drawing with SketchUp

SketchUp Make from Trimble is your answer. SketchUp is a software program that allows you to draw and design in 3D. Your students will benefit from an opportunity to explore, create and express themselves in a visual way and effectively convey what they are thinking.

To get started, visit www.sketchup.com and download the free version of SketchUp Make. Be sure to click on the Learn tab and view the video tutorials, which provide comprehensive, step-by-step instructions on how to get started.

I would suggest you begin with tool familiarization. Have your students open SketchUp, select a template and move the mouse above each tool to see an explanation of what it does. Allow some class time for them to try out each tool so they can begin to experience the power of SketchUp.

To capture your student’s attention, get started with a basic activity that incorporates the use of the Push-Pull tool, the Orbit tool and the Offset tool. You will quickly witness the excitement and desire to learn more as they see their designs come alive.

In addition to the video tutorials, the SketchUp website offers self-paced tutorials, Getting Started printable guides and Quick Reference cards. There are many ways to incorporate this program into the curriculum. Reading Anne Frank in Middle School Language Arts class? How about asking the students to design the space where Anne Frank hid? Studying architecture of the past? How about creating a 3D model of an ancient pyramid?

 

 

 

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Arka Roy

www.sketchup-ur-space.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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Autodesk launches Cloud-Supported 3D Character Generator

Autodesk adds a new wing to its cloud based application by introducing Character Generator. It is a user-friendly web-based application that facilitates the users to produce customized, improvised and animatable 3D characters virtually.

After completing the design, the users can utilize the characters for a wide array of applications like populating game scenes, mastering animation and modeling, producing models for pre-visualization, design visualization and lots other. Character Generator necessitates five cloud credits per high-resolution character download in favor of clients on Autodesk subscription or rental plans. Students and educators can avail the product at free of cost. Besides, anybody can also avail a lighter version of the application at free of cost for generating low-resolution and crowd characters.

Character Generator was formed following customer’s opinion incorporated during the development, and consists of a powerful library of pre-built male, female and creature characters. In order to produce exceptional characters, the users can apply perceptive slider and selection functions by mixing and morphing the physical characteristics of the pre-built models which range from body traits to facial features, skin color, hair styles, clothing and more. Once completed, the users will be able to leverage cloud credits for exporting their 3D works to leading software like Autodesk Maya, Maya LT and 3ds Max for more customization and animation as well as utilizing in game engines like Unity through Autodesk subscription or rental plans.

Character Generator contains the following exclusive features:

• A wide-ranging collection of male, female and fantasy characters, by which users will get the ability to merge two dissimilar sources to form an original design
• Select from indefinite virtually collection of skin, eye, hair, clothing and shoes
• Targeted blending options to filter characters for each feature basis
• Any characters can be saved in the cloud and altered in the future as required
• Autodesk subscription and rental customers can get access to a body, bone and blend-shape facial rig collection that is well versed with Autodesk HumanIK middleware to facilitate keyframe, motion-capture or facial animation in Autodesk software
• FBX and Maya publishing options for clients on Autodesk subscription or rental plans

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Tuhin Maity

www.sketchup4architect.com

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TSWFA Scrapbooks [V.1] for sketchup professionals

Brightman Tal has presented an exclusive video focusing on how to download and apply various scrapbooks to enhance the LayOut Portion of the TSWFA method by including TSWFA plan scrapbook and relinking any design model.

Scrapbooks will facilitate the sketchup users to get rid of the problems like stacking viewports and dealing with all of the different settings ranging from fine-tune line weights in LayOut, allocate scenes in LayOut, assign a drawing scale etc. The sketchup users will be able to organize model efficiently for generating construction documents in Sketchup Pro and LayOut.

Download the TSWFA Plans Scrapbook - http://www.suexch.com/TSWFA-Scrapbooks

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Tuhin Maity

Sketchup User

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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