Some of you may have noticed the changes going on at the Insitebuilders website. Not only have they revamped and simplified the look of the index for their construction books, they’ve begun posting research into what Dennis Fukai sees as an interactive construction process-document. In a recent blog article, Dennis points to the irony of [...]
SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualisation by Robin de Jongh Review by Mike Lucey I found Robin de Jongh’s approach to Architectural Visualization methods helpful for anyone wishing to learn about this process and very practical for those on a low budget. He has outlined an excellent ‘no cost’ way for the SketchUp user to become [...]
Guzman Tierno amazed us with his students (junior high at around 13) and what they do in Google SketchUp. This time they created an epic movie about the Troy War. What a fantasy indeed (Brad Pitt can hide in shame) See the SketchUcation Forum discussion here. [youtube width="480" height="295"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcYCuhTgwqY[/youtube]
Bonnie Roskes has been part of the SketchUp scene since 2001, with her popular step-by-step SketchUp tutorial books. Bonnie answers a few questions from The Daily CatchUp about the latest happenings with her company, 3DVinci. TDC: How did you get started writing materials for SketchUp? Bonnie: I suppose it was a series of situation-based career changes. [...]
“Google SketchUp has become one of the most popular tools available for three-dimensional modeling. Its users include architects, engineers, woodworkers, and hobbyists from all across the world. Most designers rely on the toolbar and menus, but SketchUp provides a programming interface that makes it possible to construct designs with scripts coded in the Ruby language.” [...]
While we have abundant educational materials and tutorials about SketchUp, there are not too many on LayOut, the accompanying application for SketchUp Pro since version 6. Bonnie Roskes has now released a comprehensive guide to LayOut as an electronic (PDF) book at 3DVinci. Hopefully it will be a useful guide for those only now learning [...]
Starting next month (she hopes), Bonnie will be offering a new service: SketchUp Projects of the Month. Each month, subscribers will receive three projects geared toward teachers and students. One project each month will be math-related. Details on how to sign up will be forthcoming – sign up for the mailing list (at the end [...]
“Bonnie dedicates her work to teaching kids, teachers, and design pros how to use SketchUp. She is a former bridge engineer, a mom to five kids, and an amateur violinist. Her goal is to get everyone to think, visualize, and create in 3D. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her family.” Read the whole interview [...]
“If a picture is worth a thousand words, and a model can generate a thousand pictures, a single construction model can easily illustrate even the most complicated assembly. This makes a three-dimensional model a critical resource in competitive construction communications.” Read more about the ideas behind 3D construction documentation in the interesting article in the [...]
3DVinci has released Bonnie Roskes’ fourth book of the ModelMetricks Intermediate series, in which you will learn how to find models for just just about anything you want in Google’s 3D Warehouse. You’ll also learn how to place SketchUp models in exact locations in Google Earth, and create Google Earth tours. View chapter details and [...]
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