#LANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHUP HOW TO#
#LANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHUP SKIN#
#LANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHUP SOFTWARE#
#LANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHUP MAC#

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If you ever need your online backup sent to you on a physical drive, be prepared to pay for it. The Instant Road and Instant Door and Window extensions (52:10)įlooding a plan using a water material (53:00) Overview of the Valley Architects plugin and the tools available within it (49:30)

#LANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHUP HOW TO#

In this training, you will learn how to use Sketchup in the browser version, which is the completely free version. Thus, from a photo, you can modify elements, add trees, change textures and more. You can also add fog from the Precipitation options. The purpose of using Photoshop in landscape architecture is to visualize landscaping changes through a photo. Question: How would you add a backdrop to hide the horizon line? (41:30)Īnswer: You could bring in a Google Earth image to serve as a backdrop, add clusters of trees to block the horizon line, or model more of the surroundings. You would turn off the sky photo effects and add a sun study to select a location, time zone, date, and hour, and you’ll get the exact sun location for that information. Question: Is it possible to geolocate a model in Lumion? (40:24)Īnswer: Yes. How to show a mix of two or more grasses or groundcovers by “painting” the or pasting material in (37:27)

(However, this extension can slow the model performance.) (26:20)Īdding 2D people to the model in Lumion (28:55)Īdding photo effects, including shadows and skies (30:30) Note that SketchUp and Lumion are not linked by default, although you can use an extension to link them. Question: Do you have suggestions for bringing in a large planting plan? (25:04)Īnswer: If it’s something excessively large, they’ll have the CAD file open and place it manually. The importance of placing the model as close as possible to the origin in Lumion (22:30) Indication of how well Lumion is currently running (21:28) Importing your own models of objects to use in Lumion (such as boulders) (19:25) How to work with nodes in SketchUp and Lumion (15:20) Orienting textures to change their appearance (13:20) Selecting and placing materials (e.g., grass, pavers, concrete, wood) (10:25)

#LANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHUP SKIN#

Using the Make Face extension to close lines and create faces (4:25) 5:10 – 9:27: Modeling Hardscape and Structures in SketchUpĬreating a roof using the Make Roof extension (Valley Architects) (5:25)Ĭreating textures in SketchUp for Lumion (5:50)Ĭreating a fence or railing using the Make Fence extension (Valley Architects) (6:15)Ĭreating contours using the Soap Skin & Bubble extension (7:20)īringing in tree nodes and running the Cleanup extension to clean up the model (8:50) 9:28 – end: Modeling in Lumion Importing the design into SketchUp, cleaning up layers and linework (4:15)

Modeling Hardscape and Structures in SketchUpĠ:00 – 2:39: Intro 2:40 – 3:43: The Processĭesign team creates a concept in CAD with Land F/XģD team imports the CAD file and closes the linework to create faces to use for modelingĪdd entourage, plants & effects, and produce a final set of images.

#LANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHUP MAC#

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Repeat Place Component - allows for placing as many components as you want without having to copy and paste or hold the modifying key speeding things up.įredoTools - These are a bit complex for new SU users but at minimum, Joint Push and Pull is great for extruding curved surfaces like walls and curbs.Note: The following catalog of content covered in this webinar is time stamped to allow you to follow along or skip to sections of the video that are relevant to your questions. Perfect for planting rows like street trees and furnishings like bollards, etc.ĬLF Scale and Rotate Multiple - This allows for randomizing the size and rotation of plants so they don’t look so static and repetitive. Some additional extensions that are helpful…ĬontourMaker - generates contours from terrain meshĬopy Along Path - this allows for arraying plants along lines like curves and things. In addition, I’d recommend FormFonts…unlike most of whats on 3D Warehouse, the FormFonts plants are optimized to look pretty good while not bogging down your model with too much tree geometry.

#LANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHUP SOFTWARE#

Just a note about Laubwerk pants that they do need rendering software extension to work - currently only Thea and VRAY are supported. I second the whole list that listed above. Just a note that SU (or extensions) won’t help you design your gardens but will help you analyze, visualize and present your designs.

Landscape design sketchup