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Top 3 Ways to Turbocharge SketchUp on Large Projects

Here are three techniques for improving three specific areas of SketchUp that affect nearly every large-scale architectural project: interactivity, output time and file size.

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Follow Me: Drawing A Sphere

This is a SketchUp model which uses scenes to demonstrate step-by-step the answer the SketchUp newbie's most asked question: How do I draw a sphere?    

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Tips for choosing a renderer for SketchUp

This Tutorial highlights SketchUp features which some renderers may not be able to handle. It does not get into artificial lighting, reflection and other special rendering features which are also...

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New video tutorial of NPR Tools

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Rendering Tip - Use self glow for backlit objects

(Self glow applied to television screen) Self Glow illuminates a surface as if it had light shining on it, without actually making it a light.* Balance illumination in scene without adding additional...

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Exporting Masks from SketchUp Models for Use in Photoshop

Lewis Wadsworth explains in simple terms what masks are. So, now that you've got your head around what masking is, as far as a digital image is concerned, you are probably wondering what this has to do...

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Basic Editing Features in RpTools

The basic functions of RpTools make it easy to perform edits on components, or any set of selected items, using Wizards to enter precise dimensions and Arrow Icons to specify the direction or...

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Use images and textures for faster rendering

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Sketchy Shadows Tutorial

Sketchy Shadows Tutorial - How to create Sketchy Shadows with SketchUp and NprTools.read more

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HDRi Skies

Exterior Scene with HDRi Sky HDRi Skies and backgrounds provide a full, 360 degree, image used for the visual background, as well as lighting and reflections. See: HDRi Skiesread more

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Simple Exterior Rendering with

First Rendering - Exterior Scene 3D Warehouse model you could use for the first renderingread more

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Render Tip - Balancing Interior and Exterior Lighting in SketchUp

  How do I balance interior and exterior lighting? Balancing interior and exterior lighting in SketchUp is a challenge many 3D designers face. The question of how to do it recently popped up in our...

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