This three-part series focuses on how to paint organic surfaces by projecting a texture. Specifically, we’ll see how to paint the rumpled blanket on this bed model: If you want to follow along at home, click the 3D Warehouse logo on the image above. That’ll take you to the page where you can download this model. […]
I have a colleague named David Thornburg, who is the Director of Education for Polar3D. (If you’re into 3D printing, check out Polar 3D – their printer works by spinning the circular build plate, rather than with lateral movements.) Recently I ran across a 3D printed seashell project that David posted on the Polar3D blog. He wrote […]
In Part 1 of this series, I showed how to use the Skelion extension to import terrain into SketchUp. This produces a much larger terrain area than what you could import using SketchUp’s Add Location tool, which imports data from Google Earth. While Add Location limits you to one square mile of imported terrain, Skelion is able to bring in […]
Building SketchUp models in context, a.k.a. geo-location, requires reference information. Whether working on bridges, residences, commercial development, or parks, including the surrounding area is crucial for accuracy. This post is about Skelion, available in the Extension Warehouse. If you haven’t yet installed an extension from there, see our post on how to do it. Add […]
The previous three parts of this series focused on how to combine layers and scenes to present and view two (or more) design options for the same space. (See Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) This last post focuses on a similar scenario – comparing material options for one part of a model. This requires the use […]
In Part 1 of this series, I showed how to create layers and place objects on them. In Part 2, I showed how to use copied objects to create an alternate room design. In this part, I’ll demonstrate the final step in this example: how to combine layers and scenes for easy viewing of both design options. Option 1 Layer […]
This post appeared a couple of months ago, and was one of the most popular things to appear so far on 3Daily. Since we ran this post, our readership has just about tripled (thanks, al!) So this is for anyone who might have missed it the first time. Enjoy! The 1001bit Tools extension has […]
In Part 1 of this series, I started with this room design: I want to compare this room layout to another design. The first step, which I showed in Part 1, was setting up layers – one layer for each design. In this part, I’ll show how to use the layers to display the two different designs. […]
Which room layout do you like better? This . . . . . . or this? In this four-part series, I’ll show how to combine SketchUp layers and scenes to explore different options for room design. It’s a useful technique for interior/kitchen/bath designers, remodelers, contractors, or any regular Joe (or Josephine) looking to change a room layout […]
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