How to create for Google Earth 3D modeling... I believe some of you are expert in modeling sketch up for Google Earth, but some are not, if you are the one who is new to this field, please click the link for your practice.
Besides, in Google sketch up tutorial site, it ranges from basic to advanced topic, which include,
1) Beginner
2) Intermediate level
3) Expert level
4) Working with Google earth
4) Creating layout for presentation
"How to draw an egg?" is an interesting question that I received recently, I've done a demonstration and post it here to help those don't know how to draw an egg in sketchup.
First, you need to draw an 2D egg shape by using "arc" tool, then draw a circle which control the size of the egg, put it at the center of egg shape. Now you can use the "follow me" command to build your egg.
Have fun!
Anting New Town Sports Complex
Millenium Biologix - Headquarters & Research Facilities"I am using sketchup 4, but most of the components in Google warehouse are in sketchup 6 version, it would be appreciated if you send me the sketchUp 4 version component to my email xxx@gmail.com."Recently I've received a lot of queries of the sketchup component compatibility, we know after Google bought over the sketch up software, it seems to us a frequent launching 3D software, a lot of older version user, cant really find a suitable component.
"where can I get older version of sketch Up component?"
"I am very hard to find sketch Up 4 components from internet, can you send me some link to refer? thanks so much."
As promised, I've found additional SketchUp tutorial videos. I think these SketchUp tutorial videos are very helpful for those are new to SketchUp. The tutorial video featuring how to apply the texture to the model, how the components work, how to create terrains from contour, how to build model from a photo and etc.
Please click here for more your enjoyment.
I've just have a quick study of designing a home garden landscape design by testing the various size of concrete pieces in relation with concrete seating (white color).
Some has emailed me regarding first time using 3 dimensional program. If you're wanna do your own home garden design, I'll suggest you using sketchup, it is friendly user, free and available from google SketchUp. Once you've known the basic tools> draw, pull, turn, move, copy..etc, you'll be soon get closer to the SketchUp.
Here is a video tutorial for those are new to sketchUp. Let's enjoy!
Need more? Please check it out our tutorial page or to google sketchUp official page for more sketchUp tutorial information.
This is an art campus design proposal in berlin, designed by Pott architects. I personally like this kind of presentation style as it is simple, nice and straight forward, no any unnecessary work required that spending time in full rendering. The design and images are copyrighted to Pott architects.
Further to sketch up pro 6, the Google Sketchup 7 has released! You can take a look at What's New in 7 page and also download for free available for Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X (10.4+).
There are some special new features that I would like to highlight in Sketchup 7 are as below,
Beside polyline, there are no more stretching and distortion when you Scaling an object.Archdaily has a post regarding how the sketchup does the flexible form, for instance, before, we can actually only use sketch up to build simple form, but NOW...Tensile-structures has launched a plug-in associated with sketchup that enable the program to build a better and flexible form as samples below.
You can go the their website to download the sketch up plug-in for free! and also the video tutorials and demonstration all are available in YOUTUBE.
Tensile Structures for Sketchup (image © http://www.tensile-structures.de)
Soap Skin & Bubble (image © http://www.tensile-structures.de)
I've designed my own kitchen by sketch up with kitchen components which are available from GOOGLE warehouse, especially refrigerator, cooktop, kitchen sink and etc. I felt good to show my idea to kitchen contractor for their better understanding.
image © Christ Haseldonckx, a.k.a.‘biebel’Here are a free evaluation version to download and play with it, no expiry. Some more this version is exactly the same as commercial version just only the smaller outputs (320x120, 500x500 image resolution). Before doing anything, let's browse through the video tutorial for your better familiar with the program."Podium runs completely inside Google SketchUp from start to finish. It uses SketchUp features such as textures, background colors, groups and shadows to achieve impressive results. Podium is intuitive to SketchUp users."
If you are able to read Chinese words, here are some sketch up components (Chair) download for free from IDMEN.com
Google 3D Basecamp 2008 video presentations are available on YourTube
SketchUp and AutoCAD
How to create a base-plan quickly and effectively, the relationship between AutoCAD blocks and layers with SketchUp components and layers, it would save all your time.
SketchUp and ArchiCAD
This video talks about the connection between SketchUp and ArchiCAD, describing the "BIM -building information modeling", as called "vitual building".
Promoting Your Work Using Google Resources
There are some architectural design case studies, majority to demonstrate how we can maximize using the Google resources.
Maxing Out Your Productivity with Ruby Scripts
How Ruby Scripts relate to SketchUp program.
SketchUp and Green Design
Does SketchUp relates to Green Design? Let's see...
Adding detail with the follow-me tool
A shape follows path, the video is also demonstrating the modeling shortcut method.
Marking Your Mark with SketchUp
You can even have a better Sketchup animation with the V-Ray plugin support. V-Ray is a rendering plug-in that enables Sketch-Up users to have a performance enhancements for producing an outstanding image quality. The renders using these V-Ray technique can appear more photo-realistic to the human eye, as actual lighting effects are more realistically emulated.
This is the sample of how the Sketchup output associated with V-Ray.
Google 3D warehouse serves as a sharing platform for the sketch up users to publish and share your works. The 3D model has been categoried into 2 types: geo-referenced and non-geo-referenced. The geo-referenced is a real building object which has been built and located in Google Earth, and the non-geo-referenced is just the supporting 3D model like car, people, tree & etc....
There are some helpful modeling guideline (pdf format) for your better understand how to apply a new texture/material to the model (including the tutorial in Photoshop).
