Sketchup-Using Google Earth

Sometimes after completing a building, our clients still can't imagine how the buildings will be placed in its actual environment, Google SketchUp provides the google toolbar, which basically use google earth to position the building using contoured map.

We can import the the contoured map into our design and then after placing our building or object, we can export it again to google. And then we can save the image from its actual location from many views. Although it is not precise contours or landscape, but at least it will provide clearer image to our client, not to mention more practical, about how our building will be positioned.

Furthermore, we can also edit the contours of which we get by using the sandbox tools,such as add detail, Stamp and smoove.


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Sketchup-Creating Blanket and Pillow

Creating flexible or organic object using Sketchup is a bit difficult, unless we use certain additional plug-ins. But some creative tricks, we can create those kinds of models.

For example, the tricks in this tutorial, we're going to create blanket and pillow (which in its development could be use to create a table cloth), actually only a combination between using sandbox tools and soften tool in sketchup.

In some cases,  when we make basic polygon with a lot of sharp corner, it's possible to lose some polygon faces. But it can be overcome with enough practice.

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