Whether your preferred medium is pen and paper or a conventional 2-dimensional CAD program, the ability to work in 3 dimensions and view your work from all angles will undoubtedly enrich your creative design process. In this unique course geared towards landscape applications we introduce a whole new integrated 3-dimensional design and modeling process. Google Earth: You’ll learn how to export your model on to Google Earth to share with the rest of the world.This course is an introduction to landscape design with Sketchup Pro.We cover the techniques of inserting doors and windows in to thick walls. Thick walls: SketchUp makes it easy to place doors and windows in to walls of zero thickness, but not as simple when they get thicker.We teach you how to do this, including the referencing required for re-assembly. Breaking down models: To work efficiently, you may need to break down a model in to different parts, so other people can work on their respective areas or you can work within the limits of your graphics card.Sandbox tools: You’ll learn how to model terrain, but also extend this skill to model many other objects, such a cushions or drapes.

Organic objects: We’ll teach you how to create more organic objects using the basic SketchUp tools, as well as loading and using plug-in objects for more unique features.Efficiency: SketchUp heavily relies on the graphics card, so we teach you how to minimise the amount of polygons while achieving the same result, so you can work with efficiency and speed.Photo modelling: You’ll learn to import a photograph and model from that photo, extracting textures from the image along the way.This day is customised to your needs and is flexible to what you need to learn.

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