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Best SketchUp Plugins – Ruby Scripts

March 10, 2017June 1, 2018 Jason

Best SketchUp Plugins – Ruby Scripts SketchUp Basics SketchUp is a useful program as it is, able to be used to visualize any project. However, the ability to expand SketchUp with Ruby script plugins will increase the power of the program and allow you to produce professional renderings in less time and create more accurate models. There are numerous websites that offer free and paid plugins, some of the best are: Smustard – http://www.smustard.com/ – Smustard has a vast collection of SketchUp Plugins, many of them free but also offers…

SketchUp Basics Tutorial Part 2 – Creating Your First Building

October 21, 2016June 1, 2018 Jason

SketchUp Basics Tutorial Part 2 – A Tutorial Primer for those new to SketchUp In this multi-part tutorial I will show you the basics of SketchUp to get you started on your own design. Whether it is for professional, educational models or just for your own fun. In this tutorial we will work through the basic tools in SketchUp while creating your first small building. Below is a plan of a building that we will create in this tutorial. Try to come up with a plan to tackle this design….

SketchUp Basics Tutorial Part 1 – A Tutorial Primer for those new to SketchUp

March 8, 2016April 5, 2017 Jason

SketchUp Basics Tutorial Part 1 – A Tutorial Primer for those new to SketchUp SketchUp is a 3d-Modeling program currently owned by Google. Originally it was developed by Last Software in 1999 as an easy to use design tool that design professionals could emulate working with pen and paper. It was meant to be accessible for anyone to pick up and design anything in 3-D. Google purchased the software in 2006 and expanded it’s reach to the masses and used as a way to populate Google Earth as well as…

SketchUp Basics Tutorial Part 3 – A Tutorial Primer for those new to SketchUp

November 1, 2011April 5, 2017 Jason

SketchUp Basics Tutorial Part 3 – A Tutorial Primer for those new to SketchUp In this multi-part tutorial I will show you the basics of SketchUp to get you started on your own design. Whether it is for professional, educational models or just for your own fun. In this tutorial we will work through the basic tools in SketchUp while finishing your first small building. At the end of the last Tutorial, SketchUp Basics Tutorial Part 2, you should end up with a model similar to the one below. To…

SketchUp To Artlantis Tutorial from SketchUpArtists.org

October 14, 2011 Jason

If you are new to Artlantis and the process to create renderings from a SketchUp model, this Tutorial will takes you through the basics and gets you ready to work on your own projects. The topics discussed are Importing a Sketchup file, Cameras, Sun, Materials, Environment, Lights and Render. This is a perfect primer for your Artlantis needs. Tutorial Excerpt: SketchUp to Artlantis The Beginning Let’s take a simple SketchUp model with some colored boxes, a plan and a texture…there you are, the stage is set. Basic Model To…