Using LightUp for SketchUp you can perform an insolation analysis to assess the distribution and availability of solar radiation over an entire building or even a city block. It can provide realtime navigation of Insolation results with a realtime spot meter showing kwh/m^2/day as well as static and tracked daily results for photovoltaic designs. View [...]
The ‘Nomeradona Interiors’ post here demonstrates skillful use of SketchUp, V-Ray and PhotoShop and the resulting top quality images are a pleasure to view and learn from. He has also provided a link to a step by step tutorial, Nomeradona Mixed media approach_SketchUp, Vray and Photoshop here
Dennis Fukai of InSiteBuilder’s has updated the Mastering the Art of 3D Construction Modeling. Dennis tells us, ‘We just finished an update to our classic book, 3D Construction Modeling. The new book was written for project managers who want to learn first hand how to build their own piece based construction models. A construction model [...]
Armchair: IKEA and Pelican Chair Alvis, one our our new SCF members has produced some really attractive chairs, one from the IKEA range and a Pelican chair. He shows the stages on construction in a Youtube video! Check his post out here
Liam Keating, a long time forum member has produced a great looking space model in SketchUp and polished it up in photoshop. You can follow the Photoshop steps in his tutorial here, Tutorial – Illustrating your 3D models or visit the forum discussion.
Long time SCF member and Design.Click.Build contributor Dave Richards recently posted an excellent step by step guide to StyleBuilder. Every aspect is explained in incredible detail. Most members are familiar with Dave’s free styles he shares here on the forums, but this article is a must-read for those who want to get to grips with [...]
SketchUcation regular Richard recently posted a great tutorial on ‘Creating and Hatching in LayOut‘. From his detailed step by step approach and sample files, users can benefit from assembling their own personal library of hatch patterns.
Bonnie Roskes of 3DVinci is putting the final touches to her new book on SketchUp v8. This is what Bonnie says, “The main writing about new SketchUp 8 features is just about done – I’m putting on the finishing touches, working on the book covers, etc. Look for an announcement within a couple of weeks [...]
Paul M. Olson one of our SCF members has created some fantastic kitchen remodeling jobs using an Su8 Pro – Podiumv2 – Photoshop Elements 7 workflow. Check out Paul’s work here, and follow this work in progress!
Bombe Chest – An Exercise in Complex Geometry – Pt. 2 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32434/bombe-chest-an-exercise-in-complex-geometry-pt-2
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