Build your own 3D models with Google SketchUp
Google Earth gives you power to fly around the globe in a minute right on your computer. Just type in the name of place you want to explore and you can start discovering that place in a second.
If you are new to Google Sketch up, all new Getting Stared application is introduced; now this contains self-paced tutorials and some new links connecting to some important areas on website. Even online User’s Guide is updated now it also contains a concept section, visual cues and a glossary eve video tutorials are available for some topics.
“The Sandbox” is a all new tool for shaping terrains. With help of Sandbox tool you can create surface from available contours even you can bring survey data. You can draw surface from scratch. Now you can accomplish you model with roads, parking lots etc. Even you can add resolution with Add Detail Tool.
Add more to your models with improved SketchUp tool; with new advance tools in toolset. Explore new capabilities of Walk, Circle , Rotate, Polygon and Push/Pull tool. If you want to prepare sketchy, rough model to start the designing process there are number of additions in improved “Sketch Up” models. Here are some new tools with which you can make your tentative model look impressive by adding Depth Cued Edges you can sketch lines in background. Transparency maps to supports image objects and texture maps with transparency. You can turn off edges.
Component Improvements: SketchUP Pro 5 has added group of new tool to organize and manage sketch model. These tools includes to give whole new look to your model by giving outline by using the outliner. By using Select All Instance to replace all components all at once. FaceMe shadows gives shadow cast giving much more realistic shadow. Placing your Sketch up model in Google Earth.
1. Install and start Google SketchUp; Run SketchUp before starting Google Earth for high performance, this will help to run Google Earth with high speed.
2. Now install Google Earth and select the Terrain check box to confirm that you have selected Terrain. Set the Google Earth elevation exaggeration to 1 for correct elevations in final model. Select size of 3 D viewer as large as possible this improves clarity of terrain images imported to SketchUp.
3. In Google Earth, freeze fly down to location where you want to build your model looking straight down.
4. In SketchUp, click “Get Current View” and take snap of terrain that is displayed in Google Earth.
5. Build your model over the image in SketchUp. Add a basement if location has slopes. Images in Google SketchUP are always Black and White.
6. Click “Toggle Terrain” if you wish to see images in 3D. Now you can see your model sunk into or below or floating terrain.
7. Click “Place Model” to place your model on Google Earth. Now you can view your model on location you selected in Google Earth.
8. To share your model with others upload it to 3D warehouse.Google, Google Earth, Google Earth feature, Google Sketch-Up,
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