Use Tables for Managing Spreadsheet in LayOut

SketchUp offers simple designing tools and features so that anyone can design 3D models effortlessly. The functions are designed in such a way that designers give stress more on designs than on the technical parts of the applications. This leads a designer to a flawless design that not only communicates well but also expresses each part of the model transparently. The feature of using tables for managing spreadsheet in SketchUp is an amazing tool that allows designers to maintain data in a well-maintained format. Using table also maintains a simple format that does not involve in confusing work to index the data.

Gone are the days when tables only served the functional purpose. Today’s application developers understand the need for offering data booth elaborately and soothingly. This is why the new table format incorporates features that make the design appealing and comprehensive.

Inserting data in the table manually is not a tough task. But, this new LayOut tables can be connected to source file easily. It works as other spreadsheets and offers easy-to-use ways to manage the data in the table.

Insert the formatted spreadsheet: SketchUp tutorials are great to make you understand that how this table tool works to manage the designing data. At the time of inserting XLSX files into the table, you will get an option staying – retain your formatting. You can easily manage the spreadsheet data along with updating the table reference. For formatting – right-click > update table reference.

Additional formatting: Shape Style Panel comes up with the additional formatting segment. As the name says, it works on the shape and style of the table. You can change the style of the table as the data of spreadsheet changes. You can uncheck the formatting, though.

Change the style of the raw data with Scrapbooked tables: Custom scrapbooks are another option that cuts down your time and allows you to reuse a format suitable for denoting the data in the table more efficiently.

To know more details about the SketchUp Tables, visit the official blog of SketchUp at blog.sketchup.com

Tables in SketchUp combine the good features of spreadsheet application (Excel and Google) and the best option of table editors (Word and Google Docs). Besides these two inspirations, the application also adds its unique features – unique style and composition of LayOut – to make the table tool more useful for the designers.

Article Source: blog.sketchup.com

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Published By

Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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How to set up light for a daytime interior rendering with Vray 3.4 for sketchup

In this construction video tutorial, Minh from Architecture Inspirations, briefly explains the method to arrange the lighting perfectly for a daytime interior rendering with Vray 3.4 for sketchup.

The step-by-step methods include the followings :-

Trace your main light source
Modify camera settings

Improve the Sunlight
Lighten dark shadows
Modify sun settings

Notes :- Render settings are very crucial and there exist various rendering conditions like interior shots, dusk shots, and daytime shots which need diverse setups.

In V-Ray for Sketchup, the V-Ray interface runs within Sketchup. Different things like the sun, cameras, and materials are associated with each other among the two programs. If the sun angle in Sketchup is modified, the sun angle in V-Ray will also be changed.

Usually, the sun angle should be modified in Sketchup to set the shadows in proper position prior to move to V-Ray. The Sketchup scene that is going to be rendered in V-Ray should be saved by going to “View>Animation>Add Scene”.

It is very useful while overlaying Sketchup image exports on top of the V-Ray renderings or it is required to render the similar view subsequently.

To learn the complete process, watch the following video tutorial.

Video Source: Architecture Inspirations

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Published By
Rajib Dey
www.sketchup4architect.com
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