SketchUpp

Stewart CaldwellS C

Russell and Yelland Architects

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

What is SketchUp (basic overview)An introduction to SketchUp basics An introduction to SketchUp basics

Some advanced SketchUp tools SketchUp and presentation SketchUp plugins and links

SketchUp and REVIT

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WHAT IS SketchUp

A deceptively simple and very powerful 3D tool It uses lines to create planes or faces which can be extended and p

manipulated in 3D space Materials are then applied to faces to give them a realistic

representation.p Additional features such as shadows and line types can be

manipulated to reflect your presentation style. SketchUp essentially lives up to its mane a sketchy 3D presentation SketchUp essentially lives up to its mane a sketchy 3D presentation

tool

SketchUp

WHAT IS SketchUp

SketchUp

AN INTRODUCTION TO SketchUp / SketchUp BASICS

When in SketchUp you are always in 3D there is no paper space Sk t hU l t d li t SketchUp uses coplanar connected lines to create a faces, these faces can be extruded to create mass

C Co planar objects are best created by using SketchUps inference locking

Extruded faces rely on SketchUps concept of stickiness connected SketchUp elements stick to each other

To assist in managing stickiness keep your models clean, additional lines can mean problems later

SketchUp

AN INTRODUCTION TO SketchUp / SketchUp BASICS

Elements can be grouped into clusters of mass elements or created into components

Groups and components are not affected by stickiness they are a good way of organizing your model.g g y

Groups are instance based elements while components are more like types

SketchUp

AN INTRODUCTION TO SketchUp / SketchUp BASICS A brief explanation of some of SketchUps

basic features: Moving & copying Using the Alt key Moving & copying Using the Alt key Value control box Used for value input Layers Help to organise you model Scaling Groups and components Follow Me A cool extrusion tool Painting applying materialsPainting applying materials Sections Cut any direction

Tourguide Using tabs to save views (one of SketchUps most powerful tools seeof SketchUp s most powerful tools see advanced for more)

SketchUp

SketchUp SOME ADVANCED TOOLS

Sandbox A dynamic topographical tool for creating

surfaces Can be used by generating a surface

from contours or contours can be generated from a surface

Sandbox plugin needs to be downloaded and the ruby script enabled under: Window > System preferences > extensions

Shadows and fogg Shadows are controlled by the shadows

dialog box, can control date, time and intensity of shadows they have a large y y gimpact on computer performance

SketchUp

SketchUp SOME ADVANCED TOOLS

Fog is controlled through the fog dialog box, can control depth and colour of fog

gives depth to models and hides many gives depth to models and hides many evils

Photo matchAll t t t d l di tl Allows you to construct a model directly from a photo and apply it as a texture.

Is a very fast way of creating accurate representations of existing buildings

A tutorial can be found at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSuDoX8SPtUor there are good help pages at www.sketchup.com

SketchUp

SketchUp SOME ADVANCED TOOLS

Tourguide Tourguide records saved camera points

f d l E thi i dof your model. Everything is saved including hidden objects and section positions.S d t b l d h Saved tabs are also used when exporting animations and in Layout (part of SketchUp pro)

Sections can become dynamic using tourguide allowing you to reveal sections of the building

SketchUp

SketchUp AND PRESENTATION

SketchUp is essentially a presentation tool SketchUp uses styles to control the visibility p y y

of the model Styles are saved configurations of line

types, shading, detail level etc.types, shading, detail level etc. There are endless configurations of

styles, new styles can be created using the pick and mix functionthe pick and mix function

Styles are also used in Layout when presenting models

Style builder can be downloaded to create Style builder can be downloaded to create your own styles.

SketchUp

SketchUp AND PRESENTATION

SketchUp

SketchUp AND PRESENTATION

Layout is an additional feature which comes with the Pro version of SketchUp

Layout is a paperspace for your model and lets you arrange and print it to scale.

Layout comes with a range of detailing tools which can be drawn over your model.

You can engage the model and select views / styles to present it the way you want.

Layout is still a little clunky

SketchUp

SketchUp AND PRESENTATION

REVIT projects can be exported as 3D dwgs and brought into SketchUp for

ipresentation This is very useful for quick

presentations and for removing the CAD look

Consider setting up your layer export settings so the visibility of the REVIT model can be controlled in SketchUp LAYER EXPORT SETTINGS

IN REVIT

SketchUp

SketchUp AND PRESENTATION

We find in the initial stages of a project SketchUp is the most useful way or

ti d i id h bpresenting design ideas as changes can be made quickly and you can produce very effective images which can be clearly read by the clientthe client.

Creating images for use in Photoshop There are many online help tutorials and

plugins which can help you produce different effects combining SketchUp and Photoshop

Most involve exporting multiple version of the same image with different styles then blending them in Photoshop

SketchUp

SketchUp PLUGINS AND LINKS

http://www.sketchup.com/Download SketchUp for free or SketchUp 6 pro with Layout

http://sketchup.google.com.supportOn line training and support some free some pay

http://3dchallenge.sketchup.comFor those into SketchUp online competition

http://formfonts.comA great on line library for SketchUp components pay site

http://www.smustard.comA whole heap of plugins available here most cost but are cheap

http://www.antics3d.comhttp://www.antics3d.comA animation package which interacts with SketchUp models

SketchUp

SketchUp AND REVIT

SketchUp files can be imported into REVIT just like any other CAD file

Sk t hU fil i t d M SketchUp files are imported as Mass ensure visibility and graphics is set correctly

As they are mass elements they have the same limitations when being cut in section

Also as they are mass they can be used to apply walls and roves etc.

Note that any fudging done during SketchUp will show up in REVIT

SketchUp

SketchUp AND REVIT

Important things to consider when importing SketchUp:

Two useful resources are in the REVIT help files:

suitability of imported geometryImport SketchUp files

Briefly cover some of the points from these documents:

Different file formats maybe imported with different qualities of geometry, this means that export settings and the quality of your model is just as important as how it is imported import settings.

SketchUp

SketchUp AND REVIT

SketchUp files are imported into mass instances certain types of geometry are

t it bl f thi li ti Ynot suitable for this application. You should generally avoid complex geometry when importing into Mass instances, REVIT has difficulty computing some ofREVIT has difficulty computing some of the surfaces which can be generate by SketchUp (e.g extruding along complex curves using follow me)curves using follow me ).

Instead of mass instances SketchUp files can also be imported into generic model families which is less particular about thefamilies which is less particular about the geometry being used. The wall by face command can still be used from a generic modelmodel.

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SketchUp AND REVIT

Wall/floor by face may not work effectively on complex faces, use simple

t d h ld llgeometry and you should generally explode your Sketch Up models before importing as scaling of groups and components will not transfer into REVITcomponents will not transfer into REVIT.

Layering helps to resolve many of these issues

LAYER EXPORTS IN REVIT

Good layer control during modelling helps isolate geometry using visibility and graphics settings

SketchUp

SketchUp AND REVIT

The speed of SketchUp and the availability of components makes modeling some detailed f ili ffi i tfamilies very efficient

Importing detailed SketchUp components into families is a good way of populating a SketchUp DWGmodel with detailed information which can them be scheduled

SketchUp models can be either brought

SketchUp DWG

FAMILY

into in-place mass families or exported as 3D dwgs and imported into external families. The latter method is often better

d li bland more reliable.

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Thank you

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Stewart Caldwell