Sketchup Ur Space

Sketchup Ur Space
May, 2011
Sketchup Ur Space
May, 2011
Sketchup Ur Space
May, 2011
List Of Content:
1. A Letter to the Desk of the Editor:
A letter direct from the desk of editor introducing May
Edition
2. Cover Story
SketchUp Authorized Training Centre: The Right Step to
Begin.
The cover story by Debarati Nath to take a sneak pick
of the ATC of all over the world
3 Interview
Rendevous with James Ogston, a Sketchup passionate and
director of Ria Solution
4. Guest Article
a. Rendering for Free, Using Kerkythea
A beautiful write up by Bonnie Roskes on Kerkythea
rendering
b. Article on D-cad (The Google ATC, India)
Anil Nimesh wrote an article on his ATC D-CAD
c. Entourage Arts: A Guide to the World of SketchUp
Susan Sorger shares some infornmation about
Entourage Arts
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d. Presentation of object in 3D on website using Google
Earth Plug-in and two ways of presenting inside of object
using photo 360
5. Bolg
a. Jim Leggitt Drawing Workshop with SketchUp
An extract from the blog of Jim Leggitt
b. BLOG: A Brief Introduction to the ATC Courses:
Our own blog on ATC course
6. Tips and tricks
VR in Vray SketchUp
Nomer Adona wonderfully shows us some tips regarding
the use of V-Ray
7. Brief introduction of the ATC
8. Customer Success Story :
Silestone and The Third and The Seventh projects
Interview with Alex Roman: Extract from V-Ray Chaos
group newsletter
9. News Room
10. Testimonials
11. Magazine Details
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A Letter to the Desk of the Editor:
Hello Folks! Welcome to another issue of SketchUp ur Space, the one of a
kind magazine on SketchUp. I hope that you all love our new html version. I
want to know your feedback on this matter. Please reply me with your
valuable comments. Your suggestions are the step for us to grow. This html
version is much helpful to interact with our readers. And thanks all help us
to growing our site. SketchUp ur Space is just 9 month old. And we can only
give you more by learning more. SuS always keen to learn new SketchUp tips
and tricks and keep share with you. That’s why our motto is knowledge is the
fruit that grows bigger when shared.
But sometimes it seems that the online tutorial and guide book is not
sufficient. It needs a hand on hand learning to know all the nitty gritty facts
of the Software. But you may be puzzled to find out the proper place of
learning. To solve your problem we are focusing to the Google Authorized
Training Centre or ATC for SketchUp. In this issue of Sketchup ur Space
you can see all 52 ATCs with required information. In our Cover story, you
will find a nice discussion on Google ATC for SketchUp. You will also find the
list of Google ATC and a brief description of each of the centers. To know
more about the ATC, you can experience the interview of James Ogston, a
SketchUp passionate and director of Ria Solution, the oldest ATC of UK.
In our guest article section, apart from a nice article on Kerkythea render
by Bonnie Roskes, there are two other articles on two different ATCs. One
is by Anil Nimesh, the director of D-CAD an ATC from India and the other
one is by Susan Sorger, the director of Entourage Arts. In our general blog
section you will find a detail description on the SketchUp course material of
the Google ATC. Jim Leggitt shares with us some wonderful thoughts on
SketchUp Style.
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The updates on our News Room section surely helps you to know all the
current happenings of the SketchUp industry.
Hope that you will like this publication of Sketchup ur Space. We will love to
hear
feedback
from
you.
Please
send
me
your
views
at
debarati@sketchup4architect.com.
Happy Reading!
KNOWLEDGE IS THAT FRUIT THAT GROWS BIGGER WHEN
SHARED!
Best wishes
Debarati Nath
Editor
For any feedback and query please mail us in
debarati@sketchup4architect.com
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SketchUp Authorized Training Centre:
The Right Step to Begin
By Debarati Nath
A
Google SketchUp Authorized Training Centre is capable of providing
certificates to train the core Google SketchUp and Google Earth Pro
Classes. If any budding 3D artists want to learn to draw on the world in 3D
as well as industry tricks and secret, he has to find out an ATC near his
location. Google Earth has the immense opportunity in the field of 3D
modeling and Google SketchUp is the right tool to cooperate with. The
SketchUp ATC caters not only to architects, engineers, designers, planners,
developers, construction companies and interior designers but also to any
newbie designers or general people.
There are more than 50 Google SketchUp Authorized Training Centre all
over the world. There are various types of course available in all the ATC all
the year long. You can check the websites of your preferred ATC to know
the schedule of the course. We all know that, SketchUp is quite a user
friendly application which does presume comfort with mousing skills like any
other complex CAD programs. There are different categories of the course
depending up on the computer proficiency of the user. For the users who
don’t have much comfort using the mouse can join the beginner’s class. Like
wise there are different courses in the all ATC depending on the skill.
Any Google Authorized Training Centre has the right to arrange the
following courses on SketchUp:
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LayOut 3: In the class of LayOut 3 the students learn the strategies
and techniques to effectively and efficiently present 3D SketchUp
models in digital and print version. This course is intended for new
SketchUp users or who is keen to learn the basic of the magic 3D tool.
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SketchUp Essential I: If anyone wants to learn the basic of
SketchUp, then this course is for him or her. The nitty gritty of the
root level can be learned from this course.
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SketchUp Essentials II: This course is meant for those who have the
basic knowledge and skill on SketchUp. Generally this is the next step
of the budding designers after the general introduction in the
SketchUp Essentials I course.
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SketchUp for Geomodeling: In the course of SketchUp for
Geomodeling, the students are provided with a comprehensive
overview of the process and benefits of exploring the interoperability
of SketchUp and Google earth.
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SketchUp Advanced Skills: As the name suggests this course is for
the experienced SketchUp users who want to acquire more advance
topic area like working with CAD, creating curved surfaces and
employing advance presentation techniques for Sketchup models.
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SketchUp Advanced Landscape: The Advance Landscape class is
designed for those SketchUp users who want to create custom faceme plant material, import and export models to Google Earth, utilize
the usage of various plug ins and Ruby Scripts, model terrain and
understand advanced techniques working with large files.
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Any institution must pass through all the required fields in order to
participate in the program. To have an ATC you must have the certificate to
train the core Google SketchUp and Google Earth Pro. According to Google
there are many benefits for the training centers to acquire the Google
SketchUp ATC status:
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Access all the Google ATC training materials: The ATC can have the
access to all the training material to provide the right information and
guidance to the budding SketchUp designers.
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Permission to use the Google ATC logo: The ATC has the permission to
use the prestigious Google ATC logo for their institution.
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Certificate and Other Promotional Materials for Display in Business:
The ATC has the right to certificate and other promotional materials
for display in business.
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Free listing on the Google Authorized Training Center webpage: All
the ATC has the opportunity to enlist their names on the Google
Authorized Training Centre webpage.
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Free professional software licensing for 10 student workstations: The
free promotional software licensing is available for 10 student
workstations.
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Eligibility:
To be eligible for the Google Authorized Training Centre there are the
following requirements to meet:
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$5000 enrollment fee for first year, $2500 yearly renewal fee.
All classes on Google products must be delivered by instructors that
have been certified by Google.
All instructors must complete an online product knowledge exam and
receive Google approval on class presentation skills.
Classes must be held in a company-managed training facilities.
There are 52 Google Authorized Training centers all over the world. United
State
of
America
has
nine
(9)
ATCs like School, The Art Institute of Colorado, Concept 3D and many more.
Many eminent SketchUp artists like Paul lee, James Ogston, Denis Bolomier
are the part of various ATCs to teach and guide the budding SketchUp
designers. The Authorized Training Centers help to guide the wannabe
SketchUp artist in a proper way. Apart from this, it is also helpful to spread
SketchUp awareness among all the general people – for whom SketchUp was
especially made.
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Rendevous with James Ogston, a Sketchup
passionate and director of Ria Solution
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Hello James! Please tell us something about yourself
My name is James Ogston, I run the company Ria Solutions UK Ltd. I
have been working in Architecture for 14 years prior to moving into the
design software market for CAD and 3D Design communication and
presentation. I worked in the Autodesk arena for 6 years before
realizing a different avenue of interest where I found at that time, 3D
that was difficult costly and cumbersome to support and train, I then
discovered a whole new focus on fun, affordability, intuitive and powerful
3D called SketchUp that has now positioned me to where I am today. I
was heavily involved in detail construction design whilst spending my time
in Architecture. I have been training many designers in 2D, 3D CAD
software for 14 years, with standard, but more extensively in bespoke
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training and support consultancy. With Ria Solutions we offer competitive
software sales, support and training using major design applications to UK
- European market.
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How did you find SketchUp?
I first discovered SketchUp whilst running an Autodesk Architectural
Desktop (AutoCAD Architecture) Training Course in Lerwick, Shetland
Islands for a design firm there. After 3 days of painstaking training
an attendee named Mark Fuller mentioned how complex and time
intensive, plus how costly ADT was and offered me a look at his new
discovery software application called SketchUp. After class he
presented to me 10 house designs all sitting in place on top of a site
survey plan - using version 4 SketchUp. He displayed an onscreen
animation of the project using pages, known now as scenes. I loved the
sketchy edge effects he had applied but as a trainer of 3D CAD
software I asked him a very important question. How long did it take
to create the work and he mentioned - one day! Straight away I
calculated that recreate similar definition and detail 3D work with the
applications I knew very well in that time was impossible for me as an
expert trainer at that time. At that point Mark Fuller mentioned it is
called SketchUp you should look into this application. I really will
return the favor to this gentleman one day for this lead. So Lerwick,
his office was the golden blessed ground to start my SketchUp
journey. My next goal was to contact the original creators of
SketchUp - @Last Software. To find out if I could participate in
spreading the word of SketchUp to the world, I was to learn that at
that time operations were planned to set up SketchUp presence in UK
and Ireland, Europe and beyond. And the opportunity for me to prove
my capabilities and become a contract accredited trainer - reseller
could be a good possibility.
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When was Ria Solution founded?
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Ria Solutions was founded in August 2004. We had just started up Ria
Solutions at that time and the company was so young. @Last Software
requested us to meet up via conference call interview. Then we meet up in
London to go through training requirement etc. So I was trained by the
training manager and co-founder Mark Carvalho whom I really owe a lot to.
He was my mentor. And I do miss him on the scene - thoughts shared by
many. He ran the training department at @Last Software and is as far as I
see - the voice of SketchUp. So I had the privilege to be trained by the
training manager and co founder.
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Tell us something your ATC
Since the Google acquisition, Ria Solutions received Google SketchUp ATC
status, as the first in UK and Europe. Having been involved with SketchUp
pre Google and now to see it grow into an ever increasing giant, I love to see
this 3D Design and communication tool’s simple message spread across the
world. It is amazing to know that when I was first involved with SketchUp
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training and sales it was a possible dream to maybe realize that only is
SketchUp could get further out there how it would change many minds and
ideas so that 3D can be more intuitive and not a tough struggle. It is now
talked about by millions of people and how it integrates with Google Earth,
Google Maps and Street View really places an all around a full virtual,
communication tool that reaches out to each and everyone out there. It also
does this in the most intuitive and interesting manner for not just designers
but for hobbyists, kids and everyone alike. Google SketchUp not only just
looks at general sectors of business in which many design software supports,
but with the Google brand - it encapsulates a new and growing 3D trend for
all. Google Earth, Google Maps and Street View really provide an all around a
full virtual, communication experience.
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What are the services and courses Ria Solution provided?
We offer ATC training on full certified SketchUp courses, essentials 1 and
2, advanced skills, advanced landscape, geomodelling and Layout 3, SketchUp
and presentation for non SketchUp users and Google Earth. Our ATC and
tailored courses are aimed at all designers and technical specialists,
marketing and executives. Our advanced power user training courses always
offer clients with the highest knowledge levels at this time. And bespoke
company training supports anything that clients want to solely work on to
actual contract or presentation deadlines. We are certifying our skills to our
clientele who learn what they really need without referring and guessing
from any other online or written training resources. We offer a modelling,
cgi rendering and animation service to companies and also train sell and
support other complimentary applications to SketchUp. We offer a fast and
professional service to clients so that they see how time can be
Used efficiently, working up great models and visuals with great economic
value and just produce better professional working and presentation
documents doing so. Our Main objective is that we and our clients enjoy and
learn every time when working together use and we deliver on time with best
results. We also offer live venue training across the UK, onsite or online web
training services. Every client is important and 3D anyone can learn and
enjoy the 3D experience too.
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What is the aim to start an ATC like Ria Solution?
I have been so lucky to have a long standing relationship with SketchUp and
with so many years of expertise, to see SketchUp grow in its infancy is
remarkable.
Alternative 3D and CAD was originally aimed at the computer geek.
SketchUp in its simple form completely avoids that initial daunting feeling
for any user who wishes to jump in. We always demonstrate the power and
fun that ATC training delivers to anyone, even if they are not coming from
design background, they will earn, develop and join SketchUp’s 3D modeler
community experience that is why with the free and pro versions, anyone can
make the choice exactly how much they want out of 3D and not the other
way round - " I
want more out of this but cant " feeling.
Don’t forget, there is a simple and complex side when modeling in SketchUp,
so anyone wishing to participate in ATC certification should have a good
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review on Google’s online basic introductory YouTube training videos before
attending.
This really helps you to get more from our courses, and helps us to express
the true meaning of SketchUp and its benefits. The best understanding of
what SketchUp is about and how it should be utilized is to watch how
industry experts use the application and as all the questions. Our ATC
Services are built around years of expertise, its uses and work flows.
SketchUp is a problem solver for design and construction. Its further
power’s
are shown when introducing Ruby script extensions to help you work much
quicker and more efficiently.
Our very interesting addition to Google SketchUp is of course LayOut 3 –
SketchUp’s
Paper space! We get great reactions from designers who for the first time
learn that
PRO and LayOut are just what was SketchUp was missing all along. We see
many
Design Professional presentation’s and CAD like documents being churned
out
Whether it is to simply communicate an idea, planning purposes or to work up
marketing brochures web and graphics artwork, we see this new
presentation tool as SketchUp’s
parent.
Our ATC and consultancy services offer Google’s certified training methods
that provide each and every attendee with a unique understanding and skill
base we believe in using our legendary SketchUp hands on approach handed
down from the early existence. It is great to see the ATC channel grows
with Google’s support and we often look back to our engagement with
SketchUp and watch the 3D evolution spread to others. We do enjoy that.
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How do you utilize SketchUp in Ria Solution?
We use SketchUp for our clients, for our business and to train others plus
offer Google SketchUp Pro sales. It plays a very important role in the
business. Especially as costs are tight these days and deadlines are even
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shorter. So we can deliver using SketchUp. Many of our client projects
stayed unviewed acknowledging copyright but our models are vast in number
and great in quality whether they are presented in SketchUp, LayOut or if
supported in a rendering engine. The SketchUp file format is accepted more
and more now; company copyright on SketchUp models is now as important as
before and it is
Almost like magic how the .skp and .layout file format has found its way into
many offices and businesses.
We break SketchUp into 3 categories - Geomodeling, conceptual, and
detailed. We have always known that SketchUp can be used for detailed to
working drawing outputs but we know and have proof that at this time it is
best for specific sized projects and to specific detail at this time – unless
you have a trained expert or experts to drive it.
We see our clients use SketchUp to fully design Services (M&E) and sign off
in 3D with the clients invested interests. 2D CAD like drawings using version
8 PRO LayOut 3. CONCEPT TO FULL DETAIL.... can be achieved again with
expert training working up proposals cleanly and fast.
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Why do you prefer SketchUp?
It pays for itself the first time you create a model. The new user
experience is remarkable to watch. They have accomplished more in
SketchUp than they could with any other without the same struggle. Also
the affordability of it with the added option to dabble with the free version
first. It is hugely extendable – using thousands of Ruby scripts. Anyone can
relate to real 3D by touching and handling the model by themselves rather
than the software dictating this. Decisions can be made early on and during
regular design team and onsite meetings. Speed of use is there to realize
.Simple interface dialog boxes to click less and just get a task done. The
appearance and design of the toolset and interface style is attractive and
favorable for anyone from kids to elderly, saying elderly - I trained a
retired 75 year old Architect who was scared of computers and CAD for
many years. He was enlightened and quite emotional when he completed the
ATC essentials 1 and 2 one day course with us. SketchUp and LayOut
versatility along with many companion products shows that businesses and
individuals wish to learn and embrace it and this extends the ever growing
SketchUp community. So why not start again and understand the needs of
everyone. After all we all enjoy the real world – so why should complexity
and terminology control that.
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You are with SketchUp since @LastSoftware. Till date how do you see
the evolution of SketchUp?
I see the evolution of SketchUp’s 3D trend continue to grow but at a louder
frequency and its welcome knock at your door – really expected as natures
own way of reshaping 3D design.
It started way back, the market just needs to see its power and personally
experience it. Why work with an application that is well marketed and
branded but takes weeks to work up something you can’t touch and share?
Too much money and time is wasted out there. Referring back to my first
experience with SketchUp at TAYCAD in Lerwick 10 houses in one day
against 10 houses in one to two weeks using other software, does that add
up?. Mark Fuller said to me – I’m not sure if the houses are accurately
modeled but look at the detail. He was convinced at the outset. I see and
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hear SketchUp awareness becoming stronger all the time. The word
SketchUp is whispered and recognized being by many now. I am seeing many
who looked at SketchUp a few years back and really didn’t appreciate it or
think it would not evolve; they are now revisiting where they last left it. We
do strongly feel the message and marketing of SketchUp now needs to be
pushed. All other industry software apps are steering their way to realize
SketchUp’s integration and toolsets more now than ever. Many discussion
forums are being set up by folks who may or may not have seen it years ago
but realize now what it’s all about
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How do you like to see SketchUp develop in future day?
Further development in LayOut to provide annotation links to the group or
component models that would save typing time would be great for a more
direct tagging feature
When annotating drawings.
More 2D drawing tools, hatches and dimensioning will be well received by
all.offering a better understanding and integration of ruby scripts to avoid
timely searching across the internet would be invaluable. Better management
controls to extend SketchUp’s functionality in offices, better Model
management controls in an office for IT and design team management. And
more integration of current third party free form and scheduling tools, BIM
integration to SketchUp and improved rendering and stylizing. Support to
multi core processing and improved compression on file size especially with
textures and complex models. In general terms I see SketchUp being the
primary 3D tool for kids
and educational establishments, small businesses to large commercial design
firms alike. I see it as a new working trend and I think the penny could drop.
It is like fashion. It is all about time and fashion. 25 Years of 2D and 3D
CAD and we all still struggle. SketchUp takes you where you want to be
straight away.
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According to you what is the USP of Ria Solutions?
We not only offer professional sales, training and support as a specialist
training and reselling provider, we get involved with our clients on projects
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and work out the best workflows that both we and the client can achieve in
the time scales and budgets allowed. With a close understanding of design
and presentation, we talk and respond to each and every requirement that is
required from us whether it is using SketchUp or other apps; after all we
believe that with our multi faceted business skills come multi faceted
workflows using different apps along with various training options. We often
show clients what they can achieve in the shortest of time so that they
realize the levels that they could reach themselves over time. We commit
out time and are very passionate in what we offer. It’s the use of the
software and not the thrills of glossy images that we focus on. Many clients
we talk to are very clever and know that normally the big demonstration
looks good and after sign up they are left with a bad taste in the mouth.
When I used to work for the AEC CAD SIDE - TOO MUCH EMPHASIS was
spent on after sales, support and training. We ARE ALWAYS LEARNING and
receive positive responses direct from clients first time around – e.g. the
software delivers a new and exciting way to work. SU offers that VERY
CLEVERLY to all. Simple, fun, and powerful1 and wont break the bank.
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As a trainer how you have seen the potentiality of SketchUp as a
designer tool?
Search, Listen Realized, Explore and just do what you set out to do. No
strings attached. It’s branded with Google behind it. Focuses on a
pleasurable invite to play and learn 3D that has taken software industries at
least 25 years to convince the market to buy into but still struggles to
deliver to all along with hidden costs. If any child picks SU up that says it
all. It is full 3D without any hidden disappointments. Its cost – it comes in
both free and pro version. I’m sure your intelligence will guide you there? It
is easy to use. If you buy it you will get complete satisfaction and many
benefits.
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How is the popularity of SketchUp among the newbie designer?
It is magnetic to designers and they are keen to learn more. They can
achieve much by surprise. It will pull users over to use it very quickly. All
newbie designers from what I see is that they use it during their academic
years and fully during employment. It is very well received and they are
lucky
to have it in helping to express their visions and concepts. Most of the
designers will be using or should be using it.
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Please give some advise to the budding designer
Firstly, understand that SketchUp is a designer’s best friend; it has no
boundaries as to its capabilities. You can be as loose or as accurate as you
wish with plenty scope to keep things simple or add more complexity before
further embellishing your designs using inbuilt styles, inbuilt or external
rendering and animation apps.Try it out for free and then learn the benefits
of the pro version. Take your ideas and concepts and bring them to life and
avoid lengthily explanations to client and design team members. Use the
model to engage their ideas in a digital. It works well alongside others with
SketchUp at its core. Will be the best 3D experience they could expect for
their very own needs.
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What is your advice to the team of Sketchup ur Space?
I love your new site. It invites new and easy focus and emphasis on
SketchUp, its community and what everyone can realize about Google’s
Design Software. There are valuable resources for information and takes
each and everyone’s own personal SketchUp Space and presents personal
experiences and opinions in a slick way to help get the word out there
explaining many attributes and its community spirit.
I am very happy to see this new resource available to the world without
having to be a member of a hidden group of members before you get noticed.
You have shown that.
There is great importance and interest for each and everyone out there to
learn the best SketchUp methods from Google’s first and longest
established SketchUp Authorized Training Centre. Well done.
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3DVinci SketchUp Projects-of-the-Month June 2010 1
Rendering for Free, Using
Kerkythea
By Bonnie Roskes
Take a SketchUp model of a room with a window, in which shadows are
displayed and sunlight is streaming in. SketchUp’s cartoon-like interface is
very clear, but makes the room look unrealistic. Also, the overall look is very
dark because SketchUp has no defined lights.
A rendering application enables you to produce a more realistic view, by
taking away edges, adding lights, and changing material properties.
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There are numerous rendering applications out there, many of which are
reasonably priced (a few are priced quite high). For this project I chose
Kerkythea for the simple reason that it’s free. (Some other renderers are
now, or will be, free for teachers and instructors. I will write about those in
future projects.) Kerkythea is the precursor to the commercial product
Thea Render. So while still available for free, Kerkythea is no longer actively
supported, though there are still user forums and instructional materials out
there. It’s a great application for getting your feet wet with rendering, and
once you get a feel for it, you could explore more of its many option, or look
into other rendering applications.
Keep in mind that rendering can take a long time, particularly when you add
properties to materials such as reflectivity, base colors, etc. So leave some
time for this project, or at least keep some interesting reading on hand
(or go grab some coffee) when your computer is processing for long
stretches!
The idea for this project came from a useful book I recently reviewed:
SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualization, by Robin de Jongh.
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Robin introduces several ways you can enhance your SketchUp model views,
all of which take advantage of free software (such as GIMP and Virtual
Dub), freely available entourage objects such as trees, furniture, and people,
and freely available textures and materials.
My
full
review
of
this
book
is
available
on
(www.3dvinci.blogspot.com), at the entry dated May 27,2010.
my
blog
For this project, it helps to have some basic knowledge of Google SketchUp (though
detailed instructions are provided). In particular, it’s important to know how to
zoom, orbit, and pan the view. If you need more information on how to get started,
and a description of some basic tools, please read 3DVinci’s Getting Started Guide
(PDF).
PC users: go to http://www.3dvinci.net/SketchUp_Intro_PC.pdf.
Mac users: go to http://www.3dvinci.net/SketchUp_Intro_MAC.pdf.
Step 1: Download Kerkythea
1. Go to http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla. Click the “Downloads” link.
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2. There are two downloads we need. First, the application itself; click
“Application.”
3. Select your version (PC or Mac) and install it.
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4. Once that’s done, go back to the Downloads page and find the second
download: click “Integration.”
5. Click “SketchUp.”
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6. Download and install SU2KT. This provides the export mechanism from
SketchUp into Kerkythea.
Step 2: Set up the SketchUp Model
1. I’ve provided a model for this project, which includes a pre-set view. Go to
the Google 3D Warehouse (http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse) and
search for “kerkythea scene roskes” (watch your spelling!). Then click the
download link and open the model in SketchUp.
The model looks strange in this view, but the long box is the room itself, and
the large picture includes the view that you’ll see outside the room’s window.
(The picture is merely an image I found online, which I imported, enlarged,
and placed directly in front of the window.)
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2. Orbit to a view like this, in which you can see the room’s ceiling. There are
two red rectangles there, which is where the lights will go. Lights can’t be
created in SketchUp, but you can (and should) define where they will go.
(You could also add the physical lights within Kerkythea, but it’s easier to
create them in the SketchUp model.)
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3. At the top of the SketchUp window is a tab with “Scene 1.” Click this tab,
which takes you to the view that will be exported into Kerkythea.
4. Display the Shadows toolbar (PC: View / Toolbars / Shadows, Mac: View
/ Customize Toolbar, then drag the Shadows toolbar to the main toolbar).
Click the icon shown below to turn shadows on, and use the sliders to adjust
the time of year and time of day. Stop when you see some sunlight coming in
through the window (yours can look different than what’s shown below).
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5. If you don’t see the toolbar with the Kerkythea tools, display it (PC: View
/ Toolbars / SU2Kerkythea, Mac: View / Customize Toolbar and find the
relevant toolbar). Click the first icon: Export model to Kerkythea.
6. Choose Yes for exporting geometry (there are no lights and the other
options aren’t relevant). Then click OK.
7. When the export is complete, you’ll be asked if you want to open the
image in Kerkythea. Choose No - it’s easier to open Kerkythea first.
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Step 3: Render in Kerkythea
1. Open Kerkythea, and use File / Open to open the exported image you
saved. You should see a wireframe version of your view (the space shown will
be a bit larger than the actual view, but the final product will mimic the
SketchUp view).
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2. From the Kerkythea menu, choose View / Adjust / Solid Rendering (or
press the V key). All the materials have their base colors, with no
translucence (the windows are solid). In the Lights list along the left side,
the only light is the sun outside, as it is defined in SketchUp.
3. To see how this initial view would look after rendering, click the Start
Render icon.
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4. Accept the default settings (you can see that there many rendering
options!) and click OK.
This render shouldn’t take much time, and you can see the progress in
Kerkythea’s title bar.
When all is complete, the Quick View pane shows how the final render will
look (pretty dark).
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5. To save this rendered image, click the Image icon.
6. This opens the Rendered Image window, in which you can see the full
rendered scene according to the SketchUp view. It’s dark because no lights
are defined. If the image is too large, use the + and – magnifying glass icons.
You could use the options and sliders on the left to adjust the image’s
properties, and if you wanted to save the image you would click Save. But
since we’ll be adding lights and other properties, you can skip saving this
image (unless you just love it). Close this window.
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7. Back in the Kerkythea window, click one of the red rectangles in the
ceiling, which represent the lights. Both rectangles are highlighted, and
their material (Color_A01) is indicated with a star.
8. Right-click on the material name, and choose Apply Material / Basic Pack
/ Diffuse Light. (As you can imagine, there are more material packs
available, as well as other types of lights, but you can get great results
with the default options that are provided.)
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9. We can now check how this will look: click Start Render again (this time it
will take longer to complete), then click Image. The scene is now much
lighter. To compare this scene with the one we’ll create next, save this image
(click Save in the Rendered Image window).
10. Now we’ll add a couple more properties. Click the blue window of the
room, whose translucent glass material now gets the star.
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11. Right-click on this material and choose Apply Material / Basic Pack /
Thin Glass. Now you can see through the glass.
12. Now we’ll add a shiny floor. Select the floor to indicate its material
(wood), and right-click on this material and choose Edit Material.
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13. The options here are a bit overwhelming, but we just need one: click
Reflection.
On the left side of the Material Editor window, the current reflection color
is black, which means the wood is not at all reflective.
14. Right-click on Reflection and choose Add Color.
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15. A lighter version of black (gray) would keep the floor’s color and make it
shinier. But let’s change the floor’s base color as well: choose a medium blue
(or any other color you like). Then click Accept.
16. To close the Material Editor window, first click Apply Changes, then
click Close Editor. (If you don’t apply your changes, Kerkythea won’t ask if
you want to save changes).
17. Render again (this will take the longest - go make some coffee), and
here’s the result: a blue shiny floor and a more accurate window.
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18. If you think the window looks the same as before, zoom in more closely.
In the most recent rendering, you can see a faint reflection of the room’s
paintings. Before you assigned the glass material to this window, its material
was only a plain translucent color, with no other properties you’d find in
glass. So the previous rendering had no window reflection.
As you can see, there are a million ways you can play around with the various
material options, so take some time and see what you come up with! You can
get some pretty stunning images with Kerkythea’s standard
defaults, too.
If you try this project with your children or students, and have great
rendered images you’d like to share, please let me know! I will be happy to
blog about it, and maybe feature it in a future newsletter.
Contact me at
bonnie@3dvinci.net.
Thanks!
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Article on D-cad (The Google ATC, India)
D-cad is the first Google Authorised Training Centre in India for Google SketchUp & Google
Earth. We were awarded as Google ATC in 2007. Professionally, we are an Architectural &
Town Planning Firm.
The Principal Architect is Ar. Anil Nimesh. He has great vision for Indian Professionals. He
has a keen interest in making Professionals aware about advance & affordable Software
Technology available worldwide. He first started in July 2005 and introduced two softwares
i.e. Intellicad & SketchUp in India. In this relation, he had organised an International
Seminar on 'Reinventing the IT Solutions' at S.P.A., Delhi.
There are certain facts which every Professional has to face i.e. buying Desktop/ Laptop &
Software. Most of the time Software are costilier than Hardware. Thus, no option left to
choose Pirated one. It was first time when Ar. Anil Nimesh had introduced softwares
suitable serving professional need which are Lower than the cost of Hardware.
Today, lots of Professionals learnt & accepted the SketchUp as a most suitable software
for 3D work in terms of simplicity, user friendliness and its professional nature. But, still
stating "SketchUp as a Professional software" is rare as lots Professionals are not
completing aware of the Software knowhow. But, Ar. Anil Nimesh had proved long time back.
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Initially, Professionals didn't agreed on this fact and 1 / 2hrs Demonstrations were not
sufficient to explain the software's strength.
So, he decided for 'No More Demonstration'. Since then i.e. year 2005, he started giving
training on SketchUp and Software Application in the respective Professions. So, enough
time to explain, prove and train on SketchUp and its professional features.
The M/s Jacobs (a UK based firm), Ahmedabad was the first trained Architectural Office
in Oct. 2005. And then, he made a statement that “3D Modeling is no more difficult and
SketchUp is a professional software”. The first Base Camp was conducted in July 2007 at
S.P.A., Delhi. All we need to train a Participant was that he must know hand drafting. So,
many Old Age Architects came forward to learn SketchUp. The most known participants
were Mrs. Tripta Khurana (The Chief Architect, Delhi Metro Rail Corportation) & Mrs.
Manju Safaya (The Chief Architect, HUDCO) and so on. We did Base Camps in Dehradun,
Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Roorkee, Bangalore and Allahabad. Now, on an average, almost 100-150
Architects get training on SketchUp every year. Our Client list is mentioned in our website.
India is full of Talented Professionals. But, most of the Professionals are not able to
project their Original ideas in their Work.
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They are talented but they hidden & surviving somewhere in the Country. There may be so
many reasons but one of main reason is 3D Visualisation of their ideas. They design well but
Client is not capable to percieve those ideas correctly/completely. Hence, Software is
solution or medium but beyond their pocket. So, use Google SketchUp free version
(unlimited) or Google SketchUp Pro which is for US$495/- lower the cost of Hardware. This
software goes with your thoughts if you know how to command it. In SketchUp, making
Geometry like tensigrity structure or geodesic forms is a seconds job.
Why Training?
As all of us know that there are lots of YouTube tutorials are available. It will give you part
knowledge to operate the software but not the complete knowledge. That is also after doing
so much of efforts, experiments, hit & trial on those tutourials over period of 6 months or
more. After this great efforts, if a Professional think that we knew SketchUp and don't
need any training. So, we say 'You don't need Training' to those Professionals. But, if you
are experienced enough in SketchUp and still keen to learn. So, don't mind if we say, we'll
train you but we'll take you as Zero in SketchUp. :-)
It is beacuse, there are so many basics not covered in YouTube Tutorials which has a major
relation with Advance Modeling. Your simple thought to learn more, give us enough boost to
give more. Thus, we train only to those Professionals who know that at Google ATC to learn
more and in a systematic manner.
Why from D-cad?
D-cad provides 'After Training Support' free of cost. It can be learning some basics or
difficulties in Projects while using SketchUp. We are happy to serve you (the Trained
Participants) beacause we take your Question as a Knowledge/ Learning.
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What we focus during Training?
We focus on SketchUp Software's Concept, learning of Commands, Combination of
Commands, Hidden Commands, Knowledge & Importance of Hardware Configuration,
different Software behaviour & their utilities, Issues & their solutions, Techniques,
Efficienciency in working, Tips & Tricks and Application in Profession. At the end of the
Training Course, we take Tests. Covering all these make our courses Unique in the World.
That means different among Google ATCs worldwide.
Types of Courses
1. Mastering Google SketchUp with Basics & Advance 3D Modeling for Architects or
Interior Designers
2. Mastering Google SketchUp with Terrain Modeling
3. Mastering Google SketchUp with Realistic Rendering using SU Podium
4. Mastering Google Earth Pro (Limited to Govt. Organisation)
5. Mastering Google SketchUp with Geomodeling in Google Earth (Limited to Govt.
Organisation)
Deliverables
Google Certificate, Software Handouts, Training Kit etc... but all after clearing certain test
during the training.
Contact Us
Please write to us if you have any query at contact@d-cad.co.in or anilnimesh@d-cad.co.in
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Entourage Arts : A Guide to the World of SketchUp
Entourage Arts is a Google SketchUp™ Authorized Training Center in
Canada, located in Vaughan, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario. Entourage Arts
services the entire Canadian market providing SketchUp training classes
coast to coast. Susan Sorger, an architectural illustrator, is the owner and
operator of Entourage Arts, a company which was established in 2003,
providing hand-rendered entourage image collections in SketchUp ™ format
as well as PNG format for rendering applications such as Photoshop™ and
Piranesi ™.
Susan was well-acquainted with SketchUp™, having employed it as the basis
for her architectural illustrations as far back as 2002 with SketchUp™
Version 2 and, as a very active member of the, then, SketchUp™ forum, she
was well known to the @Last SketchUp team in Boulder. In late 2006 Susan
filled-in briefly as a contract trainer for the Google SketchUp™ Boulder
office and was invited in 2007, as an already established SketchUp-related
business with a web presence, to become an Authorized Training Center for
Canada under the new Google model for providing training services.
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Classes are provided across Canada, in rented computer facilities. The
courses offered are the Essentials 1 and 2 classes as developed by Google
SketchUp™, and Advanced 1 and 2 developed by Susan Sorger, Entourage
Arts. These Advanced Classes were developed at a time when Google did not
offer an Advanced Class curriculum and the decision to continue to offer
their own is related to isolating all “CAD” related materials into a single halfday course as this was deemed to better serve the Canadian market.
Susan has also developed a 1 week full-day camp curriculum for campers aged
9 to 11 and a version for ages 12 to 15. The curriculum is well-documented
with an instructional DVD for councillor training and is licensed to interested
camps in North America.
In December of 2010, Entourage Arts opened their own training facility
located in their offices in Vaughan, Ontario and all Toronto classes are
conducted here. Classes continue to be offered in rental facilities across
Canada though regularly scheduled classes occur only in Vancouver, Calgary,
Edmonton and Vaughn/Toronto at this time, though plans are in place for
additional locations.
Entourage Arts has also offered classes in Ottawa, Halifax, Victoria and
Montreal, in English. We do have a French speaking Google SketchUp
Authorized Trainer in Montreal, Architect Mario Chabot, however, since our
materials are in English and they have not been translated, the training
provided by Mario is of his own design. We do not schedule formal classes in
French in Montreal, instead referring clients to Mario.
Our Google
Authorized Halifax trainer is Architect Peter Henry. We have recently
welcomed Architect, author and ArchiCAD trainer, Dwight Atkinson as a
trainer for our western provinces: Manitoba to British Columbia.
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Entourage Art also provides webinar classes with a unique curriculum and
private corporate training across Canada. Entourage Arts is dedicated to
bringing SketchUp™ training to as many communities in Canada as possible,
however the Canadian Market provides some unique challenges. With a
population equivalent to only that of California, the Canadian population is
scattered over an extensive territory from one coast to another with 5 hour
flight times to reach a given market a common occurrence. “Our maximum
class size is 10”, states Susan Sorger, “though the average tends to be
smaller. In order to just meet our costs for classroom rental, airfare and
hotel we need to have a minimum of 4 individuals averaged over the 2 days
encompassing 4 half-day modules. On more than one occasion we have
decided to go ahead with small classes even though we did no more than
break even. We face an additional issue that in smaller communities, there
are no computer facilities adequate for SketchUp™ Training.”
Nevertheless, Entourage Arts is actively engaged in plans to expand the
roster of cities offering regularly scheduled classes.
Class schedules and registration for Entourage Arts SketchUp™ Training
may be found here:
http://www.entouragearts.com/
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Presentation of object in 3D on website using Google Earth
Plug-in and two ways of presenting inside of object using
photo 360
We use 2 different way about presentation of inside of objects using photo
360 and Google Earth Plug-in.
One way: We use 360 photo from World Panoramic Photography 360 City.
It is possible to enter in photo 360 from the web browser, and see a few
separated photos.
See example in video by clicking here on image below:
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Second way: We put placemark on 3D object and with click on placemark
we show photo 360 of inside of the object.
You can see example in video by clicking here on image below:
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Jim Leggitt Drawing Workshop with SketchUp
I recently held a drawing workshop in Denver with a major focus on
different visualization methods using Google SketchUp. In addition to
exploring modeling strategies and options, we developed hybrid drawings
that merged hand drawing techniques with SketchUp models.
The group created drawings using a simple “overlay and trace” method and
the more digital method of “composite drawing” that combined color prints
of SketchUp scenes with different hand drawing techniques. The results
were quick and very effective for communicating design ideas.
Jim Leggitt Drawing Workshop in Denver, April 28, 2011
SketchUp Overlay and Trace Method
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Step 1- SketchUp Massing Model. The subject was a simple residential
design from the 1930’s. I built a basic SketchUp model using floor plans and
elevations that I scanned from a classic book on residential design. I
exported an eye-level perspective scene and printed it in color on 8.5x11”
paper.
Step 2 - Overlay Drawing. One of my students, Marc Applebaum, AIA
sketched over the print with a red pencil to block out the car and other
elements, then drew over the scene with a Pilot Fineliner pen on a sheet of
tracing paper. His pen and ink drawing captured the basic house model view
and added site detail such as walls, steps, trees and shrubs.
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Step 3 - Final Color. Marc completed the drawing with a wash of Chartpak
AD markers and added texture with Prismacolor pencils. He built up shadows
and contrast with a dark cool gray marker. The overlay drawing took less
than 60 minutes from initial redline mockup to final coloring!
SketchUp Composite Drawing Method
Detailed SketchUp Model. More developed than the overlay and trace
massing model, this model of the same 1930’s house was refined with
materials and components. Roofing material was selected, 3D tree
components added and a classic car imported from SketchUp 3-D
Warehouse. I established an identical view as the previous drawing exercise,
exported a high resolution jpeg, printed the image on 11x17” bond paper and
drew directly onto the color print with Prismacolor pencils and Chartpak AD
markers.
Final Composite Drawing. The print from my SketchUp model was first
colored with very light Chartpak AD markers and then over-traced with a
black Prismacolor pencil. The final image was scanned at 300dpi.
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Waterfront Composite Drawing. This semi-detailed SketchUp “stage set”
model was constructed with the goal of establishing a single perspective view
in which a composite drawing was developed. The model view was exported
into SUPodium to render glass and water reflections. The final SketchUp
view was lightened in Photoshop and printed 11x17” on coated bond paper.
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Step 1 - Ink Line Delineation. Using a Pilot Fineliner pen, Marc sketched
directly onto the print and illustrated the different buildings, people,
landscaping and signage. To emphasize distance, he concentrated detail in
the foreground and faded his linework in the distance. Much of the original
SketchUp model view was untouched on the left side of the scene.
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Step 2 - Final Composite Color. Marc added Chartpak AD markers and
Prismacolor pencils directly onto the print and completed the drawing in less
than 90 minutes. This “hybrid” approach to drawing combines detailed
SketchUp models with a hand drawing process which results in very
effective presentation “Tradigital Drawings” - the merging of traditional
hand drawing techniques with digital models.
Left to Right - Michael Watts, Emily Trinh, Marc Applebaum, and Jim
Leggitt
Extract from Jim Leggitt Blog.
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BLOG: A Brief Introduction to the ATC Courses
By: Debarati Nath
As the world is fast changing, the paradigm of professional learning is also
changing. And architectural designing is not an exceptional. That’s why
Google has started Authorized Training Centers all over the world. Though
there are many online tutorials available on SketchUp, the users find
difficulty while using the SketchUp professionally. That’s why Google
Authorized Training Center is here to provide the proper knowledge on
professional usage of SketchUp. It is very important to have a proper course
to methodically learn SketchUp. For that reason Google introduced
different courses according to the requirements and proficiency of the
users. From a beginner to an advance, Google ATC for SketchUp has all
types of course suites for each genre of the learners.
The courses are:
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GOOGLE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS 1
GOOGLE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS 2
GOOGLE SKETCHUP PRO ADVANCED LANDSCAPE
GOOGLE SKETCHUP PRO ADVANCED SKILLS
GOOGLE EARTH PRO ESSENTIALS
Here we can have a small discussion on the each course Google ATC offered:
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GOOGLE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS 1: Google SketchUp Essentials 1 is the
starting point of the SketchUp learning. This course contains some basic
knowledge of SketchUp. This course is recommended for the new users and
for those who have little experience in drawing and wanting to learn three
dimensional modeling. The person who has control of mouse of the
WINDOWS and MAC OS X along with some basic knowledge can have the
eligibility of grabbing the course.
After completion of the course the users will have the understanding on how
to use the tools for creating and manipulating 3D forms, create and apply
surfaces to a model; import components from Google Warehouse, position
and export SketchUp models to Google Earth.
GOOGLE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS 2: Google SketchUp Essentials 2 is
designed for those who has some basic knowledge on SketchUp and Google
Earth and especially for those who wish to deepen 3D modeling to discover
the full potential of Google SketchUp. The people who have completed the
One Earth essentials or master the basics of this software like the
environment and interface of SketchUp – modeling objects in two or three
dimensions – Navigation and visualization of 3D models.
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After completion of this course, the users will be able to use SketchUpto
manage the 3D geometry by creating and manipulating groups and
components; import information into SketchUp from Google earth, use
Photomatch to add photographs to the models; create, edit, apply and mix
styles; create a basic presentation.
GOOGLE SKETCHUP PRO ADVANCED LANDSCAPE: Google SketchUp Pro
Advanced Landscape is a discipline that encompasses many workflows that
result in designs ranging from human scale site fixture to regional master
plans. While many of the designins of this course can be created from
scratch, often AutoCAD files, surveyor data, hand renderings and existing
photography are all incorporated in the design process as well as the end
result. Expressing all this information in three dimensions will greatly
facilitate communication of the design to the others. After completing the
Essential 1 & 2, anyone can opt for this course.
After completion of the course the users will be able to create 2D geometry
in 3D environment, create and manipulate 3D faces, maintain a coplanar
geometry and use of interface, apply material, use image in the model, add
location geo location from Google Earth and many more things.
GOOGLE EARTH PRO ESSENTIALS: Google Earth Pro Essential enables you
to compile and present information in a virtual 3D space. In addition, the
users will be able to add, view and analyze their own information from a
variety of GIS sources along with the background information hosted on
Google earth server.
At the completion of this course, you’ll be able to use Google Earth Pro to
create and manipulate points, routes and polygons; import and locate
addre3ss; import images; export a geo referenced SketchUp model to
Google Earth; import ESRI Shape files to create thematic maps; and create
basic animations. This course will also allow participants to use techniques to
optimize for Google Earth SketchUp models.
For more blog like this please visit: http://jimleggitt.typepad.com
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WIP: VR in Vray SketchUp
This is a work in progress. My interest in creating a VR can be traced long
time ago. way way back when I was using Max Release 1.5. I would like to try
one here using Google Sketchup right after I posted and interesting
tutorial using Vray for Rhino. Check it out HERE.
How did I start in SketchUp?
Here is a screen grab on the scene I used for my IES tutorial. Basically, I
placed my camera in the middle of the room. I created a line and place the
camera here.
2. All you need to do is to adjust the height of the camera by moving it long
the Z axis. Here is my screen grab. The camera is about 1.2 meter above the
floor level.
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3. Camera type:. In Vray SKetchup the Camera type must be Spherical and
the Field of View (FOV) must be 359.9 degrees.
4. Image aspect ratio
Lastly the image aspect ratio in vray must be 2.0 where the width is 2 times
the height. In the Vray output size, tick Override Viewport. Image below
shows the image output I am using.
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5. Here is the render
First of all if you are looking and interested with Panorama. This is a good
site to visit. Click HERE.
It is important to Vray SketchUp will create your panoramas but not the
movie. Therefore you will need a different piece of software - a "viewer" to
display the panorama as a movie or in the web page. The viewer like
Quicktime for instance need two things: first the image itself, and second
the information about the image, such as whether it is 360 degrees wide or
less than that, whether the image file is cylindrical2 or spherical2, cubic,
fish eye, projection, etc. Using quicktime, flash are excellent since you dont
have to use web to view them. All you need is a flash player movie or a
quicktime movie.
Here is the simple workflow how to put now your spherical render.
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Workflow 1: Using Pano2VR. You can download the shareware here.
Step 1: Open Pano2VR
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Step 2: Input
Type: Auto Panorama: Spherical
Browse the location of the rendered image in Vray SketchUp
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Step 3: Panorama Parameters
You can adjust the panorama parameters. In my case, I did not touch it.
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Step 4: Output
Enter your output. In my case I used quicktime
That's it.
Here is my finish one using pano2Vray shareware program. If you want to
download click HERE.
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Some other workflow as follows:
Workflow 2: Using GoCubic
Tutorial from Panoguide HERE.
Workflow 3: Using Pano Press
Another cool way using using PanoPress. You have to have Wordpress install
1. Download & unzip Panopress
2. Upload Panopress to your wp-plugins folder
3. Activate Panopress in your WordPress admin plugins page
4. Configure Panopress settings in the admin page
5. Optional: Upload your KRPano or Flash Panorama Player global swf file if
you are using PanoPress with a global viewer for all panoramas on your site
6. Upload your KRpano Pano2VR, or Flash Panorama Player panoramas to your
site via ftp
7. Enter the shortcode in your post
Workflow 4: Hosting your Pano to Pano sites
The easiest so far is using site to host your spherical panorama,
like www.360cities.net, but I am not sure with this. I beleive that the one I
did is in jeopardy of loosing the hosting, because it was not a real city nor a
real environment. All you need to is to sign up and upload your image. Then
you can choose what type you want. Here is the hosted image.
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Showcased Images
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Showcased Images
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Art Institute Of Colorado:
The Art Institute of Colorado is located in Denver, one of America's great
cities and a location sure to inspire your creativity.
The Art Institute of Colorado is part of The Art Institutes, a system of
schools with more than 40 locations throughout North America.
The Art Institute of Colorado Continuing Education Department offers
Google Authorized Earth and SketchUp training:
Created by Google technical curriculum developers
Delivered by Google Certified Trainers while trainees work on a dedicated
client
Certification exam available to validate high level of technical competency
Location:
The Art Institute of Colorado 1200 Lincoln Street Denver, CO 80203
Typical Schedule:
Weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. or evenings one night per week, for eleven
weeks
SketchUp Courses
• Google SketchUp Essentials One
• Google SketchUp Essentials Two
• Google SketchUp Advanced Skills
• Google SketchUp Advanced Landscape
• Google SketchUp for Geomodeling
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Bright Ideas
Bright Ideas Consultants are the absolute pros at integrating Google Earth
6, Google SketchUp Pro 8, and Google Layout 3 into industry specific
workflows. We are immersed in the use of these applications everyday as
practicing professionals at See Before Building and also as trainers for
Bright Ideas Consultants. We are patient, concise, and possess a wealth of
knowledge. Our classes are innovative, effective, industry specific, and
reasonably priced.
Bright Idea also offer online training for Google SketchUp
• Free 30 Minute Trial (a $50 value!)
• $75.00 / hour
• $200 / 3 hours
The SketchUp workflow for Architect
• Eliminate Expensive software
• Leverage freeware and software that you already own
• save time and money immediately
• generate accurate conceptual drawing and presentations fast
• move seamlessly to 2D/3D CAD and Revit
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Concept 3D
Concept 3D
For concept3D, training is never just about the training. They believe a
designer's life is about constant learning, networking, having confidence and
most importantly having fun. They know any training is just a small cog in a
larger machine, but Concept 3D is ready to be that important small cog that
catalyzes the workflow.
In addition to being active participants in the Google Earth and Google
SketchUp blogosphere, concept3D works with firms throughout Minneapolis
and Boulder offering their Brownbag Training Series. It is a great way to
stay connected with the design community and to see first hand the issues
and concerns of cutting edge designers.
Being designers ourselves, we appreciate not just the price of time but the
value of time. The concept3D Sixty Second Series is a collection of free
training videos authored with that appreciation in mind. We became
concerned trying to find online training that was high quality, succinct, and
useful so we decided to make our own.
The short version of all this is that we learn when you learn. concept3D is
exceedingly equipped to create amazing models for you with our modeling
services. Now we are intensely interested in teaching you how to model with
our education initiative.
here is definitely a wealth of knowledge and a variety of training solutions
with all the Google ATCs out there. The core strengths of concept3D's
training are that our trainers have not only been teaching SketchUp &
Google Earth since 2002, they use both applications (and many more) on realworld projects daily. The extensive concept3D library on the 3D Warehouse
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clearly illustrates that. We work with our students before and after each
training to offer the best overall training experience. An hour of time is
dedicated to each hands-on, full-day class specifically for questions, answers
and custom training.
Courses offer:
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Private Custom Training $495
Live Classes in Minneapolis, MN $395
Foundation SketchUp
Advanced SketchUp
Geo+Modeling
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Genius DV Institute:
The two-day SketchUp training of Genius DV Institute covers the entire
Google Authorized curriculum, from how to open the software to the most
advanced techniques. By the end of our course, you'll be able to create,
animate, and display 3D environments at a sophisticated level.
The 2-Day SketchUp class includes ALL of these Google Authorized
modules:
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SketchUp Essentials One
SketchUp Essentials Two
SketchUp Advanced Skills
SketchUp Advanced Landscape
SketchUp Geomodeling
Benefits include
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Hands-on training from Steve Gross
Google certified courseware
Ongoing support
Framed certificate
AIA and ASLA students receive 15 Continuing Education Learning
Units
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Instructor
Steve Gross is a Google Certified Trainer and SketchUp beta tester. Steve
uses Google SketchUp on most of his major projects, including the new
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park and the new Transformers
theme park ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Schedule
Genius DV Institute offers the SketchUp course approximately every month
at our Orlando classroom, and they can also teach you at your own office.
View the class schedule and pricing, or call (866)566-1881 for details about
on-site training.
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MicroCAD:
MicroCAD was founded in 1987, by the president, Agustin Fernandez.
They offer training in Autodesk software including AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds
Max, Civil 3D, and customized trainings based on customer needs. This
training is held on site at one of the training centers or at the customer’s
place of business. The open courses are limited to small classes never
over 10 people. They provide class files to work with in the class as well
as 30 days after the course is over. Students also receive 30 days of
tech support from the instructor for working through class material and
the challenges of working with their own software copy. All open courses
include courseware material such as textbooks for each student as well.
The prices are competitive and they try to run a promotional for training
courses about once per quarter. They also accept Autodesk Assistance
Program participants and honor their discounts with Autodesk for
training, software sales, etc. All of the ATC’s provide certification
through Autodesk in both Associate and Professional exams. MicroCAD
believes their clients choose them for the small class size, personal
attention, ease of locations, and willingness to meet the client’s needs.
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MicroDesk:
Education is one of the smartest investments a person can make. By making
that investment with Microdesk you ensure that you’ll receive
comprehensive, professional training in a comfortable and conducive
environment.
Based on their holistic approach to the Architecture, Engineering, Consulting
and Operations and Maintenance markets, Microdesk provides effective
education options for learning Autodesk, Oracle, Google and Adobe software
products. The experience and vision allows them to go beyond demonstrating
how the products work by focusing on the individual user and how the
products should be applied to design, construction and operations tasks.
The key aspects of Microdesk’s approach to Education are:
Expert Industry-Knowledgeable Instructors
Focus on the User
Teach Process and Application
Provide Flexible Delivery Methods
Provide access to ongoing education and support
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Next Wave:
NextWave Technology is led by Paul Benbow who was the Founder of CADRE
Systems and brings over 25 years of industry knowledge. Paul is passionate
about seeing his clients become successful with the CAD tools. Please feel
free to contact Paul and share your goals or problems with your CAD
software. Paul and his team at NextWave Technology can take you where you
need to be with your CAD software and systems.
NextWave Technology is your local SketchUp Authorized Training center.
You can count on them to train your staff on how to get the most out of
SketchUp!
Your vision is the limit With SketchUp 3D design software. SketchUp is a
3D modeling package from Google. SketchUp provides an opportunity to
produce 3D models from Architectural buildings to small machine parts.
Contact NextWave Technology to make sure your staff is getting the most
out of SketchUp!
The Courses they offer:
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SketchUp Advanced Landscape
SketchUp Geomodeling
SketchUp for AutoCAD Users
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School:
Every aspect of the School is tailored for community input, from forum
message ratings to status profiles. Anyone with questions to contribute or
skills to flex can feed the community, and be fed in return. In this way,
they’ve forged a tool for the novice and grandmaster alike. The more it gets
used, the more useful it gets.
They made this for the SketchUp community because that’s who they are. A
ragtag group of architects, computer nerds, and dreamers, School is united
by a vision of ever-evolving education. The training adapts to your needs.
They are fluid in any medium, from webinars or podcasts to DVDs and live
classes. If the subject is SketchUp or Google Earth, they’ve only one
question: What do you want to learn?
The Courses they offer:
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Google SketchUp - Essentials 1
Google SketchUp - Essentials 2
Google Earth Pro
Advanced SketchUp Skills
SketchUp for Geo-Modeling
Studio Arts SketchUp Pro 1
Studio Arts SketchUp Pro 2
Google SketchUp Advanced Landscape
Designer Bootcamp
Google SketchUp Essentials for Interior Design for Students
Google SketchUp Essentials for Interior Design for Instructors
K&B Workshop – Applied SketchUp Essentials One
K&B Workshop – Applied SketchUp Essentials Two
K&B Workshop – Applied Advanced SketchUp
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Sterling LEDET
Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and they
take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to
your needs. Call them at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or
e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.
This class is 2 days long. Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are
scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students
provide their own lunch.
What You Will Learn in This Training Course
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Creating Basic Geometry
Creating Surfaces From Polygons
Understanding Stickiness In 3D
Drawing In 3D Using The Pencil Tool
Generating Forms Quickly
Creating Concentric Surfaces
Mirroring in SketchUp
Display Options And Styles
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Who Should Attend this Training Course
This course is designed for those who would like to learn to create quicker
(and sometimes more accurate) 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional study models
with the ease of Google SketchUp. This course is intended for students with
little or no 3 dimensional drawing or SketchUp experience, but who want to
start to create 3 dimensional models using SketchUp.
Locations for this Training Course
Ledet has training centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and
Washington DC. They also offer classes at a network of rental facilities.
They offer private onsite training and instructor-led, live online training. If
coming to a rental facility, please double-check the location of your class
with their office to make sure you get to the right location.
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4 Site Melbourne:
Unlike other distributors of software who are in the retail business, Kevin
Hui actually has been using SketchUp Pro pretty much everyday for his work
since 2002.
SketchUp Pro is an amazing design tool that is intuitive to use, therefore
allowing you to focus on the design task rather than thinking about how to
draw it.
Kevin also runs an Architecture+Design forum called [pushpullbar]2,
originally based on the design exploration capabilities of SketchUp Pro.
Courses:
One of the best way to learn SketchUp Pro is to watch the VIDEO
TUTORIALS online to get started.
As there is no one prescribed way to use this versatile program, he currently
does not offer conventional training. What he does offer is consultation with
your company in order to gain an understanding of the following:
- type of work you do
- what is your current workflow
- available programs
- staffs' skills+abilities
- things you want to achieve with SketchUp Pro
The advice o you on the most appropriate methods and techniques in
SketchUp Pro to suit your business.
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PROCAD:
Dream, Design and Communicate in 3D. PROCAD provides SketchUp training
courses throughout Australia. SketchUp was developed for the conceptual
stages of design, SketchUp is powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software. Think
of it as the pencil of digital design.
Through step-by-step lessons written by recognized experts in their fields,
PROCAD's how-to courses and tutorials can help you master the techniques
you need to become more productive with CAD products and solutions.
Looking for a quick suggestion that you can implement right now? Take a look
at PROCAD's range of courses.
For those companies that have complex training requirements—such as
offices in many different locations, they provide a range of custom training
programs, from customization of standard courses to development of custom
curriculum.
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InterMedia Brasil/Chile/Colombia/CostaRica/ Mexico:
International Media LLC (Intermediate) is an international company
dedicated to promote and market information systems in Latin America
through a network of local businesses providing a regional focus with high
technical and commercial experience.
InterMedia is the only authorized by the company Google Inc. to market
SketchUp in Latin America.
InterMedia is the only authorized by the company Google Inc. to market its
products in Latin America.
Most of the members and shareholders of Grupo InterMedia are
entrepreneurs trained in architecture or graphic design thus providing a
deep understanding of market and technology needs by providing personal
attention based on their own experience and research.
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Total CAD:
The TotalCAD Courses born with the mission to be specialized in training and
technical expertise for the corporate market. The entire range of courses
was designed to meet the frequent demands of the market. The instructors
work with courses that add all the content required by the best institutions,
combined with practical exercises throughout the the period of the course
to total assimilation. All the instructors are professionals in the markets
they serve and the focus is to prepare students for professional success in
tomorrow's corporate world.
The classes are small in order personalized attention for each participant.
Be part of this success story and make a difference in the market. Call and
find out the course of your choice and know all the advantages of being a
student TotalCAD courses.
Show spaces in three dimensions is essential to succeed in the design of
spaces arquitetônpuxaricos. An interaction of light and color spaces and
forms are the functions of the spaces are exciting. Traditional methods for
exploring these issues are very laborious. The use of computer-enabled, with
a faster (and sometimes, more accurately), the generation of models of
study, exploring the productivity in developing projects.
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After completing this course you will be able to:
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Create a two-dimensional geometry (in a three-dimensional
environment)
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Create surfaces using lines and polygons
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Create surfaces using circles and arcs
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Create surfaces using curves freehand
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Demonstrate adherence to geometric
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Create a three-dimensional geometry
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Viewing a 3D model
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Creating 3D surfaces using line
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Demonstrate adherence geometric 3D
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Create geometry using the tool Push / Pull
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Move to manipulate geometric entities
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Maintaining the co-planar geometry
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Connecting and generate forms
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Catch a consequence
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Generate forms quickly
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Restore a surface
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Create a model step by step
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Create a mirror and vector
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Apply material
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Create three-dimensional texts
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Import models from Google 3D Warehouse
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Change a model using styles
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Import terrain information (image and topography) Google Earth
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Position and export models in Google Earth
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Entourage Arts
Entourage Arts is the only source dedicated to providing Architects and
Illustrators with Clip Art: quality Non Photorealistic Entourage Elements for
use in conceptual or formal renderings. Our alpha masked "cutouts" are
created by artists from around the world to exacting standards that cannot
easily be matched by individual renderers within the time constraints of
most Architectural Illustration projects.
Located just outside of Toronto, Canada, Entourage Arts is owned and
operated by Susan Sorger, MBA, ASAI (American Society of Architectural
Illustrators). Susan's Architectural Visualizations have been featured on
related software and Architectural forums such as CG Architect and
Piranesi. A recent 4 page article written by Susan on rendering techniques
using Piranesi appears in the quarterly magazine published by the ASAI.
Licensed from Google SketchUp* and identical to their classes in the USA:
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Essentials I
Essentials II
Entourage Arts provides Advanced classes created in-house and unique to
Canada
The Appendix to the class Manual includes some exercises from the
"SketchUp* 7 Advanced Exercises" by Bonnie Roskes:
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Advanced Skills I
Advanced Skills II
Finally, they also offer Corporate training for customers who would prefer
to receive training at their facility and Private & Semi-Private Training for
Individuals. Scheduling of Private training is treated on a case-by-case basis.
To request a quote or additional information.
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Hsoft Technologies, Inc.
Hua Siwei Technology (HSW) was founded in 1999, main business scope
includes: IT industry, education and training, environmental protection,
consulting services.
Hua Siwei large regular education courses, training programs, including
SketchUp, Autodesk products, Adobe products, Microsoft products. We
provide modular training courses related products for different stages,
different target users and enthusiasts to provide a full range of training and
services. Hua Siwei Technology Group Training Services hope that through
our professional training, and software that enable customers to lead the
fans in the first trend of the times and become leaders in various fields.
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Hangzhou DianSai Digital Technology Co.,Ltd.
Digital Technology Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Code game is a high-tech development
zone in Hangzhou incorporated in computer software agents, development,
sales and technical service-based high-tech enterprise, the company is
currently double-soft-certified enterprise in Zhejiang Province.
Course Description:
Digital Technology Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Code game software, Google
SketchUp, as authorized dealers in China, ATC, has been committed to
SketchUp software industry in the design industry and the promotion of
education, training and technical services. Google SketchUp Google software
training courses to the official guide for all curriculum-based, combined with
domestic sketchUp software developed by the actual application, certified
by the company's technical instructor by Google for relevant professionals
to provide professional SketchUp software, the system of learning. All are
with the real case application skills to teach, so that students can more
realistically with the actual work and study questions linked encountered.
Through the application of training, students can truly recognize the power
of the software, fast and practical skills to improve their personal level of
applications in SketchUp, the real productivity gains and creative levels.
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Digital Media:
Digital Media is one of the first SketchUp training centers in our Region. We
began with training classes in 2003. when we started with SketchUp
distribution for Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Serbia and other
countries in our region.
In 2007. we received the certificate of authorization and became an
Authorised Sketchup Taining Center.
Participants are attending SketchUp courses in our main office in Cakovec Croatia, but when necessary we also visit our SketchUp users for training.
Mostly we work with small groups with up to 5 attendees. We had training
participants from all countries in our region.
Our SketchUp customers have some benefits. We give them free email and
telephone support and some discount for the training courses.
SketchUp courses are organized in two classes: basic class and advanced
class. Each class lasts four hours of training.
The basic class is for new Google SketchUp users or anyone interested in
learning the basics of Google SketchUp. This course is intended for students
with little or no 3 dimensional drawing or SketchUp experience, but who
want to start creating 3 dimensional models using SketchUp. Upon
completion of this course, the attendee should be able to: create 2
dimensional geometry (create surfaces from lines, circles, polygons, arcs,
and from freehand curves), create 3 dimensional geometry, view a model in
3D, create surfaces from lines in 3D, create geometry with the push-pull
tool, move entities to manipulate geometry, connect and generate forms, lock
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an inference, generate forms quickly, restore a surface, create a model
step-by-step, mirror a model, create an array, apply Materials, create 3D
Text, import component models from Google 3D Warehouse, position and
export models to Google Earth.
The advanced class is intended for students with basic experience with
SketchUp, and who want to create efficient 3 dimensional models using
SketchUp. Upon completion of this course, the attendee should be able to:
demonstrate stickiness in the model, use Groups and Components to isolate
geometry, know the difference between a group and a component, create a
component, demonstrate component behavior and how to edit a component,
create component nesting for efficient modeling, demonstrate the effect of
scaling
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similar
components,
understand the Component browser, browse for and download components
for Google 3D Warehouse, combine components to create a model in Google
Earth, locate a site in Google Earth, import the site to SketchUp, insert a
component from a file, model from a Photograph (photomatch and texture
Tweaker), understand the Materials browser, use the Follow-me tool, swap
(reload) components in a model, work with SketchUp Styles (apply,
edit/create, mix), create a presentation with the LayOut tools.
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Adebeo:
My company Adebeo
Denis Bolomier founded the company Adebeo in 2009. They are training
many different people from different field with university of art, plenty of
architects, wood building company and industrial companies, engineering
consultant, TV news people, landscape designers, decoration design...
Adebeo provides several training from beginner level to expert one. Adebeo
develops also plugin. The training session welcome 5 people max to guaranty a
good quality and better understanding. They train on PC/MAC.
Adebeo and ATC
ATC is a precious added value for Adebeo. It is quality agreement that
certifies skills and capabilities of Adebeo to train people on Google
SketchUp.
ATC certification is a part of an international and dynamic network. It
provides connections around the world end enables us to share experience
and keeps learning
Adebeo is very proud to be ATC but is aware that it includes some duties :
being always at the top of our Sketchup knowledge, challenging its training
courses to keep a reference
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Adebeo offers ATC courses with:
• Essential 2days: beginner program
• Advanced skills 1 days: including the autocad importation
• Advanced landscape skills 1day: with sandboxe tools
• Geomodeling 1days
• Layout 1 day
In addition to these courses, they proposes also :
Design product program with the plugin use:
Rendering software training: photorealistic rendering
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Ziggourat Formation
The entire team is training at your disposal to help you build your
educational journey and help you in your paperwork.
Courses Offer:
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Two training SketchUp Essentials
SketchUp Training Geomodeling
SketchUp Training Essentials
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Computer Works:
In groups or on your individual needs-oriented individual training, the
experienced instructors will teach you SketchUp to the side of the clients.
The courses are run by our qualified and experienced trainers. In addition to
the actual program gives each student a lot of useful tips and tricks to ease
the everyday life. The groups are intentionally kept small (max. 12
participants) to allow sufficient scope for individual questions.
For the course duration, please refer to the respective course descriptions.
Computer Works offer, depending on the subject of compact half-day, one
day or two day courses.
In individual training the experienced instructors will fully and completely
respond to your needs. Do you have questions about specific issues or you
just want to let you check whether certain tasks could perhaps not be solved
much more efficiently - the experts will advise you.
The training can take place at the premises of computer works in Basel, or
directly to you. Theme, date and duration of training you identify yourself.
Courses Available:
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Google SketchUp Basics I
Design with SketchUp time-saving and efficient.
Google SketchUp Basics II
Summary of solutions for different Modeling
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Polzin:
Since 2005 Polzin have expanded their product range with SketchUp,
because they appreciate happy customers. SketchUp why customers are
happy? Because they've been waiting for something like SketchUp! But we
should ensure that a bit wider perspective.
Whether the customers want only to illustrate their offers or publish
gigantic projects in Google Earth do, SketchUp is always there. Inexpensive,
easy to learn and it's absolutely addictive. SketchUp to sniff (but stripped
down and only for private use) is available on the Internet for free download
from Google. SketchUp Anyone who would like to take commercial orders,
with us a free CD and can with the demo version (see above) may already
realize his first project. CAD professionals see the full version of all
interfaces to pass data to Earth to their CAD system or vice versa. Symbol
libraries, collections of textures and workshops to supplement our service
complete SketchUp. Oh yes: SketchUp costs only 373 EUR Update 72 EUR)
excl. To order tax in our web shop.
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SoftTech:
SoftTech supports architects, engineers and planners with consistent
software life-cycle of a building and takes into account all information in the
environment of the networked building process:
Your ideas and your design will be treated on an appropriate level of
abstraction that fits your design goals. Despite the sketching and modelFeelings is precise and detailed construction for granted.
With SketchUp anyone can create interesting, vibrant and three-dimensional
sketches, even though the "6b-pencil" unused for years.
SPIRIT campus is a website specifically for the field study and training. The
central goal of our student-focused website is the accompaniment of your
training path.
Young talent means SOFTTECH not only free software, but also the active
support of free workshops and personal presence.
Together with the distribution partners, they offer various places in
Germany a month free workshops on SPIRIT in which you can offer,
regardless of the Uni -SPIRIT acquire knowledge or to expand.
In addition to the basic way of working with SPIRIT center will focus on
certain issues are. At the end of the approximately 3-hour event will also
give you time for individual questions of. The dates will take place
throughout Germany for the same time, always on one month.
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Whole Win Technology
Whole Win technology offers training for customers who would prefer to
receive training at their facility. Scheduling of private training is treated on
a case-by-case basis.
To request a quote or additional information please contact us at 2749 3817
or email: sales@w2hk.net.
Video Training :
The video tutorials are a fast and efficient way to get started with
SketchUp. These short videos range from basic to more advanced topics. If
you are new to SketchUp then it is recommend that you watch all of the
tutorials from start to finish as they introduce many of SketchUp‘s unique
techniques, tools and procedures.
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Geo Information and Modeling Solution Pvt Ltd:
Geo Information and Modeling Solution (GIMS) is a group of professionals
who are into Geo Information and Geo Modeling. GIMS are the innovators of
GEO REFERENCE MODEL (GRM) a technology solution for Real Estate,
construction and infrastructure projects.
They have delivered more than 250 GRM projects and provided solution for
various clients globally. The training division has successfully trained more
than 1200 students is last 8 years. GIMS is Google Authorized Training
Center for Google Sketch up in India.
Courses Offer:
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SketchUp Essential 1 and 2
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D-cad
When D-CAD was formed:
Formally in Year 2007. But, D-CAD was teaching since 2005. They
are one of the oldest Training Centre around the Globe.
SU courses:
Mastering SU with Basics & Advance 3D Modelling and other
courses related to Terrain Modelling, GeoModelling, Realistic
Rendering, Static & Dynamic Animation
What D-CAD teaches:
D-CAD not only covers the Software commands knowhow but also
introduces with different Issues (hardware/software) / practical
problems & their solution, efficiency while working, tricks & tips and
applications in various profession. They do take test at the end of
the course.
Support:
D-Cad does provide after Training Support. It means if you have any
doubts even if it is related to some basics, they are there to help &
support. D-CAD also supports the Trained Participants while using
SU in their projects. In order to build their confidence.
Types of Participants we had trained:
From 8th Standard Student till the level of Scientist
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List of Participants:
Click Here
Principal Faculty:
Ar. Anil Nimesh (The Google Authorised Trainer for SU & Earth
Pro); Click Here for More details
+919811106765
How we Reach Participants:
1. Base Camp in Delhi at National Level
2. D-CAD visit State/ Cities to conduct Base Camp if there are
20 participants.
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Viewsion:
Viewsion are the suppliers of Google SketchUp Training and Technical
consultancy for SketchUp. They are the Irish experts on Google SketchUp
3D Drawing software and Ireland's only Google Accredited Training Centre.
Viwsion was founded in 2008 by Alan O'Brian and Paul Lee to facilitate
training for Google SketchUp in Ireland. They are already trained people
from multiple disciplines including the following: film Set designers,
Architects, Landscapers, Engineers, Students etc.
Viewsion provides training for beginners to advanced professionals in the
fields of construction, architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape
design, film and stage set design, product design, as well as carpentry,
woodwork, and crafts of many different kinds. They are authorized by
Google to award Google Accreditation for the Google Essentials 1 and 2
courses.
Courses Available:
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Google SketchUp Essentials 2 Course
Viewsion Customised Courses
SketchUp AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction)
SketchUp for Interior Designers (Follow-on from Essentials 1 & 2)
SketchUp for Landscape Designers (Follow-on from Essentials 1 & 2)
SketchUp for Theatre & Stage (Follow-on from Essentials 1 & 2)
Advanced SketchUp Course
Google Earth Pro Class (course design by Google)
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SMIT
Courses SIMIT come from a long experience in training and a careful
analysis of the professional user needs. Since 1999 SIMIT is authorized
distributor and trainer of important tools for 3D and author, among others,
the first book in Italy on Rhinoceros, but also many other works , direct
evolution of the courses.
The teachers are highly qualified, selected and Certificates SIMIT , under
the direction of Frank Caracci, head of education and author of several
books on computer graphics in three dimensions, personally supervised by
teaching courses in advanced SIMIT.
The training of SIMIT grows mainly in two broad areas: that of the
geographical formation (or On-Site) , at the headquarters of the Partners or
the same SIMIT Headquarters SIMIT, and that, of all new and ongoing
development of Training On-Line, with the now easily accessible via the
Internet super tested.
Courses Offer:
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SketchUp Essential
SketchUp Evolution
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AlphaCox:
ATC's from Google Beikoku certified trainers, and serve as a certified
training instructor.
SketchUp Google SketchUp pro while using the 3D features introduced will
continue to conduct exercises. Beginners Training, SketchUp drawing
exercises and the basic description of the command. Practical training is
done with useful exercises.
Often comes out in the text "Google Certified Trainer ATC, Inc." Google is
officially and can train staff to use text that is certified training company.
In Japan, four of our current ATC trainers. To become a trainer is teaching
training provision Google, Inc. (US) after receiving staff training, the
training actually Google, Inc. (US) conducted before the staff training has
been given only to those who passed. ATC training of trainers is the only
company in Japan.
Currently, Google is the company they do ATC certified trainers.
Course offer:
• Beginners Course
• Beginner - Intermediate Course
• Practical Course
• Course Presentation
• Podium Render Course
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Design 8
Design8 bv is a Google Certified Training center for Google SketchUp Pro.
Courses they offer:
• Introduction Training (1 day)
• Basic Training (2 days)
• Additional Training (1 day)
You can join a Classroom Training (max. 6 persons).
Location: Design8, Stephensonstraat 11, Tiel.
Price: € 299, - per person per day
Since 2007, Design8 is an "Authorized Trainings Center" for Google
Sketchup Pro.
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SketchUp Pro Introduction Training
SketchUp Pro Basic Training
SketchUp Pro Additional Training
Your SketchUp model on Google Earth
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Professional Cad Systems limited
Group Training
Learn SPIRIT, SketchUp or Artlantis in a classroom environment from an
instructor-led, hands on training class.
The next SketchUp Training Workshop to Register please download & fill in
this form. Once complete please send your registration to Debbie.
Private Training
Schedule a private training session at your facility.
Online Private Training
Schedule a private training session from the comfort of your own
workstation. Broadband connection needed.
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SIACAD Pvt Ltd:
SIACAD Pvt Ltd started promoting / training / supporting SketchUp
since mid 2001 - way before Google purchased SketchUp.
They received the official ATC status in March 2007.
The focus is on Architecture, Planning and Interior Design although they
have trained users from the Singapore Armed Forces, Estee Lauder,
Delifrance (restaurant chain), manufacturers, exhibition specialists,
contractors, film makers.
The USP is that the courses are very specialised and targeted. They can
get non-users up to speed with the 5 hour training program. In even
seasoned SketchUp users learn a lot from our "Basic" course.
The modules are "Basic", "Intermediate" and "Advanced" each of which
are 5-hour courses.
SIACAD Pvt Ltd also has the best training center with the best stateof-the-art equipment.
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TechLimit:
Techlimit:
SketchUp Training is provided like one computer per person. They allow
maximum 8 people per training.
Courses offer
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SketchUp Pro
Conventions System
SketchUp Interface
Parametrization SketchUp
Google SketchUp Essentials Training
Communication with other
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Iscar Software de Arquitechtura S.L.
In Íscar Software they have created the concept of super-practical tools.
Concerned that programs are immediately useful and that those who use
them get a good feeling, for his great performance and ease of use.
Therefore, the level of development must be very high, so that the result in
time savings is very good.
SketchUp is a 3D design tool intuitive and accessible, with which to create,
view, modify and communicate 3D design concepts so quickly, easily and in
real time.
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CADELIT:
CADELIT AB - Scandinavia's first Google SketchUp Pro Authorized Training
Center:
CADELIT AB has long offered courses materials, components, and courses in
SketchUp.
Now they have been authorized and approved by Google.
To become certified, they have made both practical and educational tests
with staff from the Google.
This means that our customers can be 100% sure that they deliver the right
knowledge in an educational way.
SketchUp courses:
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SketchUp Basic Course
SketchUp Advanced
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JeDIN
Google Authorized Training Centers provide training and instruction about
Google products to people around the world. If you prefer to learn in an
instructor-led, hands-on environment, this ATC is a great place to start.
JeDIN is teaching SketchUp using the Chinese version of Google SketchUp
pro 8.0.
SketchUp functional side is well taught in the operation and case exercises
here.
Software used to set the planning and interpretation
Introduction and description of the drawing commands and application
Select the operation mode instruction
Introduction and description editing commands and application and many
more thing are in the bag of JeDIN.
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Bilge Adam:
Today, the design, engineering and architecture products across all the
areas of technical drawing and three-dimensional images prepared, using
advanced technology in computer software, AutoCAD and 3D Expert Training
Program. Bilge Adam that designs software that is necessary to be able to
use the most efficient and fastest way to train experts. This area of
education, Autodesk, Adobe and Google's technology education program, this
program covers the most advanced concepts and theoretical knowledge of
traditional, new trends, keeping in mind the aesthetic look of a rear Blending
technical drawing professionals and participants to contribute to career
development.
Wise Man, Autodesk, Adobe and Google SketchUp Pro Authorized Training
Center is the only private educational institution in Turkey.
This training program, AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Vray and Google
SketchUp Pro is a combination of training programs is given, the industry's
most comprehensive program.
Education, provides high-capacity computers. During the training programs
of the technology necessary to run efficiently, it is available on computers.
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Design UNLIMITED:
Google SketchUp Pro is a 3D modelling software for design and engineering
professionals. SketchUp is easy and intuitive, allowing anyone to model in 3D
quickly and accurately. Using 3D models, designers can make more informed
decisions, communicate project details, and share ideas with colleagues and
customers to reach a common goal. With Google Earth, your Google
SketchUp models can be placed into real-world coordinates and share them
with others.
Courses Available:
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SketchUp Essentials - (Ref SK1)
SketchUp Further Studies - (Ref SK2)
Energy Analysis and Sustainability in SketchUp - (SK4)
Photomodelling and Site Modelling in SketchUp - (SK5)
Energy Analysis and Sustainability in SketchUp + Photomodelling and
Site Modelling in SketchUp Combined (SK3)
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Exitech Ltd:
Excitech training provides unbeatable quality; as demonstrated by our
accreditations, clients and results. Excitech is an authorised training centre
for Autodesk and runs accredited courses for Autodesk and many other
developer's software packages.
With training centres in Enfield, Central London, Glasgow, Manchester,
Newcastle and Bristol; dedicated training rooms; a team of experienced fulltime trainers and vendor accreditations Excitech is committed to the
provision of high quality, practical, hands-on application training.
For added convenience, Excitech is also able to deliver courses at your
chosen location with one of its state-of-the-art mobile training suites.
They pride themselves on the flexibility, so if your needs are not catered
for by one of the standard courses, Excitech will always try to create
something to meet with your exact requirements.
Courses offer:
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SketchUp Essentials
SketchUp for Geomodeling
SketchUp Advanced Features
Google Earth Pro
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Quarr-IT Design
Quarr-IT is a Google SketchUp Authorized Training Centre (ATC) providing
Certified Google SketchUp Training.
With @Last Software and Google, Quarr-IT has been delivering professional
SketchUp Training and 3D Graphics to companies and individuals since 2004,
promoting the use of Google SketchUp enabling designers master its power
to creativity, efficiency...and fun!
In the courses - technical information, working practices and approches are
taught completely hands on. The diverse range of clients include universities,
city councils, government firms, designers, architects and artists.
Courses offer:
• Level 1 Google ATC Training
• Level 2 SketchUp Advanced
• MasterClass Architecture
• MasterClass landscape
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Ria Solution UK Ltd.
Ria Solutions UK Ltd. are a Design Software Specialist Reseller and
Professional Training Business relating to the best uses of 2D, Computer
Graphics Imagery, and 3D Communication software. They also offer
Professional 3D Modeling Services for client presentation and Project
Workflows in the UK and further field.
Ria Solutions UK Ltd is positioned as the first and longest established
Google SketchUp Accredited Training Centre across UK & Europe.
They gained Google SketchUp Training Accreditation in August 2006,
followed by Google SketchUp Training Centre Accreditation (ATC) in April
2007. Prior to gaining accreditation with Google, they provided designers and
individuals the highest standards of training with @Last Software - the
original developers of SketchUp.
Ria Solution has utilized the very best Accredited training skills and
SketchUp related services since 2004. They currently offer SketchUp
training classes at major cities across UK and Ireland e.g. London,
Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow just to name a few.
They also provide training across Europe.
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Google Accredited SketchUp Pro 8 Training Courses, Sales, Support & Web
Services - Various SketchUp Training Courses they currently provide are:
• Google Certified ATC Essentials 1 & 2
• ATC Advanced Skills
• ATC Advanced Landscape
• ATC Geomodelling
• ATC Google Earth
• LayOut 3
Bespoke Modeler Series
Architectural, Engineering, Construction, Interior Design, Film &
Entertainment and other Industries requiring Powerful and intuitive 3D
virtual communication training and support.
Professional bespoke Google SketchUp Training services & SketchUp
support via email, telephone and web.
High quality Google SketchUp Pro modeling services offered to Businesses
to meet critical deadlines and client presentations.
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Customer Success Story :: Silestone and The Third and
The Seventh projects
17 May 2011
Interview with Alex Roman,CG Artist
"Since starting in the CG world – fifteen years ago now – I always dreamt about the day I could
easily reproduce accurate, advanced materials and global illumination in a flexible, fast
production environment, so that I could focus on what matters as an artist. My dream came true
when I discovered V-Ray!"
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THE STORYTELLERS
You have always been connected to the art of visualization in one way or another. Would you tell
us more about yourself?
I was born in 1979 in Alicante, Spain. After being trained in traditional painting at a few schools, I
discovered the world called CG. After school, I moved to Madrid and began working for a visual
effects company. That stint didn’t last too long due to the lack of demand for visual effects in the
Spanish market at the time.
It was then that I switched to the architectural visualization (VIZ) business. I worked for several
companies before taking a sabbatical for a year to work on an “already built work” visualization series,
which has now been stitched together into a short animated CG piece called “The Third & The
Seventh.”
Despite my background, I’ve always been interested in film-making – both cinema and commercial
advertisements – since I can remember. I now have several possibilities heading toward the live-action
direction, and I think this may be my opportunity to experiment with actual shooting added to
seamless CG environments. I think it will be a huge field for me to explore!
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What is the driving force of your inspiration? How is your production organized?
I find inspiration in the aesthetics of the fine arts; specifically painting, but even something as varied
as architecture. For technical reference, I find inspiration in still image photography for static
renderings, and TV and film for animation. Production varies. Although I’ve worked alone so far, the
production of “T&S” has been much more chaotic and relaxed than the “Silestone” project. With the
TV commercial I had a customer and deadlines, so I had to follow organized production steps.
Are you working alone? Can you share something about your recent projects?
At the moment I’m still working and directing alone, but in the case of “Silestone,” I have had the
invaluable assistance of a former colleague and good friend of mine, Juan Angel Martinez.
Right now I’m focusing my career in the direction of TV commercials and films. I will never fully leave
my work with CG, but I find that I’m integrating real filming with CG elements more often. Building an
entire CG world with a high level of photorealism for a single virtual piece can be draining!
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THE INSPIRATION
Silestone - “Above Everything Else” is an impressive recreation of real things. Can you share the
ideas behind that master piece and details about the project?
For this project there was no intermediary agency, only a direct client. As a result, I was lucky to be
able to apply a high degree of creativity.
The goal was for me to present a few global concepts for the client to choose from. Once chosen, I
began to develop the story-board.
My original intention was to shoot the whole commercial, but after reviewing the shooting-board, and
being conscious of the deadlines and budget, I quickly realized that it would be impossible. I would
have much more control over the slow motion elements by using a completely CG environment. I
thought, “ok … V-Ray can give me the level of photorealism that I am looking for without a problem.”
Most of the inspiration for this project came from professional photographers and TV commercials.
Let us go back in time and talk about that other amazing project of yours: The Third and the
Seventh, which is a full CG animated piece that illustrates architecture art across a photograp
hic point of view. We will be grateful if you tell us more about it.
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Initially I didn’t intend to make the piece so long! In the beginning it was to be a simple show-reel of
some jobs I’ve been collecting over time. Then I thought of giving it a narrative history, but I couldn’t
shape it. I think at the end it became a mixture with a
character (the photographer and his camera) with no history. I see it as a journey through
architectural elements from the closed to the open, and from darkness to light; told through the eyes
of a photographer and nature (with lots of surrealist elements).
What was most complicated? Is there a difference in creating and rendering projects so
different?
Technically, there was not much difference in these projects, except for the fact that in “Silestone,”
there were many more animated elements. However, the pre-production and production were two
completely different philosophies. With one, I had much more of a margin regarding the final product,
while the other was much less flexible with limited delivery time.
How long did it take you for the whole 3D production in the projects? Did you make everything
by yourself?
“T&S” had a very relaxed process, and I took several breaks, but in general terms it took around a
year and a half from start to finish (including the production of SFX and music).
With “Silestone” I had to be faster and much more efficient. The entire production took two months
and two weeks for the composition, post-production and music. Juan Angel Gracia was with me in
production during several stages of the process: modeling, animation, etc. Two other old friends of
mine were in charge of the music (ZipZap Music).
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THE BACKSTAGE EXPERIENCE
You have trusted V-Ray for the visualization of your creative projects for a long time. Why VRay?
Long before spending nearly ten years working in the visualization world, I used CG as a tool in other
types of work, but after studying painting I became obsessed with light. I used to spend hours trying
to simulate global illumination using very primitive tools … and it was a nightmare! Around the year
2000 rendering engines that integrated GI became popular and I began using them. After examining,
testing, and working with several of those engines, I determined that V-Ray was by far my best option
for VIZ environments. Surprisingly I gradually realized that it also fits well into other types of work!
Did you find it easy and satisfying to work with all of the V-Ray materials and lights in your
scenes?
Of course. I’ve been working with V-Ray materials and lights for more than eight years. In addition, I
think both sides (lights and materials) are very flexible and powerful. So far they have covered all of
my needs.
Have you used any of the effects that the V-ray Physical Camera provides like the depth of
field (DOF) effect or the motion blur? If yes, were you satisfied with the result?
Yes and no. I rarely use these camera effects for the final image because I think I have much more
control and flexibility when I apply these types of effects in post-processing programs.
However, such effects implemented in the V-Ray Physical Camera are extremely accurate to emulate
the real lenses. In my daily workflow I’ve always tried to replicate, in detail, all of the factors of a
real camera.
I know in advance what depth of field will have a lens and how much blur there will be in a particular
scene. It is invaluable.
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Did you use render elements ? If so, how were they integrated into the pipeline? Were they
useful and easy to use during the postproduction stage?
I try to keep this issue as simple as possible. Actually, I need passes like depth and speed to make
motion blur and DOF effects in postproduction. Sometimes, when it’s necessary, I also compose the
parts related to the caustics and volumetric lights. The object ID is really useful in some cases where
you need to refine this or that particular object, but I rarely completely disintegrate the final image
in sub-elements such as direct light, GI, reflection, etc. ... to re-compose again.
The entire composition of elements is mounted in postproduction (AE), but I spend the most time
color correcting.
Were you satisfied with the capabilities that V-Ray provided in terms of mat ching real footage
and CG images?
In this sense, I have not had much experience yet because all of my work that has been officially
released is based on full CG. But yes, I’m very satisfied with the internal tests I’ve done so far.
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Did you take advantage of the V-Ray GI solutions? Did you find them useful while rendering your
animations?
Of course! I couldn’t imagine V-Ray without GI. The GI has always been a fundamental requirement
for me. I couldn’t imagine a high degree of photorealism without GI, so for me, it is one of the most
important aspects of V-Ray – if not the most important! In addition, I have not seen a better relation
of GI quality and speed.
Regarding animations, well, there was never any problem to animate fly-through cameras with static
environments, but things began to get quite complicated when objects were also animated in the same
space. Fortunately the new improvements implemented in V-Ray 2.0 successfully resolved these
problems in a very high degree. I am very satisfied when I meet with this kind of plane; I no longer
think, “Oh my gosh, another plane-nightmare!” It is one less thing I have to take care of because VRay takes care of it.
What types of shaders were used for the creat ion of the objects in your scenes? Did you take
advantage of the capabilities of the V-Ray sub surface scatter materials?
About 90% of the time I use the default VRayMaterial, which is extremely flexible
and has solved most of my problems. Other shaders are very useful depending on the
situation in which I need them. The effects of sub-surface scatter are one of my favorites. V-Ray
offers many possibilities here: the SSS effect integrated into the VRayMaterial, VRay2SidedMtl, and
VRayFastSSS2. For example, in the “Silestone” TV commercial I used three
shaders in many situations!
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What were the main things you are concerned with when aiming at photorealistic images? Can you
choose and point out one feature of V-Ray that contributed the most for the realism in your
scenes?
Actually, I think it is a complement of all the elements: GI, shaders, lights, etc., but, it’s true that the
implementation of the AO algorithm in its VrayDirt form has completely changed my way of thinking
and working. Now it’s definitely faster to achieve better photorealism.
What other V-Ray features were useful for the working processes of Silestone and The Third
and the Seventh?
It’s hard to enumerate some features in particular, because the beauty and utility of this engine lies
in all of its aspects as a whole; but of course, it would have been impossible without the help of
VRayProxy.
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CUSTOMER BENEFITS
How do you evaluate V-Ray in terms of rendering speed?
It’s very fast. Every day I see V-Ray as an extension of the real tools that you can actually use in
reality (materials, lights, cameras, etc.) in the CG virtual world with great precision and convenience.
This is mainly due to its speed.
What would you recomm end add ing in future versions of V-Ray?
For a long time we (the user community) have been asking for lens effects which are already
implemented in version 2.0! I think the combination between Vertex - Paint and VRayDirt produce
great results, but they have separate workflows and can result in very complex materials. Maybe it
would be possible to have an integrated interaction such as a combined shader (or material).
Are you satisfied with the overall result and what knowledge do you find important to be shared
to other 3D art ists who also use V-Ray?
I am very pleased overall and I see that the V-Ray evolution is headed in a good direction! With regard
to the inspiration, I always recommend that the artist finds references outside of the CG community;
there is too much obsession in using the work of other CG artists as a reference, and that ultimately
creates copies of other copies, of other copies...
With regard to the technical aspects, I think the key point is to understand the functionality of V-Ray
and the possibilities it brings. May people only base their learning curve in tutorials, and that is good,
but they do not use as much of the official help (manual) which has tremendous value in being able to
understand the true performance of the
software!
Do you plan to include V-Ray into the workflow on future projects?
No doubt!
Cross posted from Chaos Group/V-Ray Newsletter
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NEW SHADERLIGHT GIVES ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS
THE WINNING EDGE
A new version of the leading interactive rendering plug-in for Google SketchUp is being
launched today, with a range of unique features for architects and designers. It will be
revealed exclusively at the American Institute of Architects Annual Convention in New
Orleans.
Offering a host of new features, Shaderlight 1.3 has been developed incorporating
feedback from architects and designers across the globe, wanting to create
photorealistic 3D images for client presentations.
An innovative raytracing plug-in to Google SketchUp, the new release builds on the
compelling feature set that has already made Shaderlight the first choice SketchUp
renderer for thousands of architects around the world. Interactive rendering allows
the user to watch their image develop as they work and the simplicity of the software
allows any SketchUp user to easily take their 3D models to the next level. This latest
version also offers improved handling of SketchUp components and groups as well as
significant gains in the interactive performance of SketchUp whilst Shaderlight is
rendering.
New features introduced to Shaderlight include a SketchUp Parallel Projection Camera
to create photorealistic images of elevations and plans; ideal for use with Google Layout
presentations. The new "Chalk Render" mode allows Shaderlight users to produce form
studies with ease. Chalk Render strips away colour and texture
to render a crisp white model with simple ambient shadowing that highlights the form
and structure of SketchUp models.
Six professional quality Imaged Based Lighting (IBL) environments and backgrounds
provided by leading supplier of high dynamic range images (HDRI) Moofe® have also
been added, along with 90 complimentary professionally photographed custom
backgrounds to further enhance the photorealistic lighting functionality.
Kate Marshall, marketing director at Shaderlight, said: “We are continuing to develop
Shaderlight at a fast pace to ensure SketchUp users have the very best rendering
tools at their fingertips. A large number of our customers are architects and
designers, many of whom are facing increasing pressure to deliver high quality, photo
realistic images for client presentations. Shaderlight gives them a simple and fast
means to make this happen. The additional features now available give users even more
options to make their renderings stand out from the competition.
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The Shaderlight Free version is available to download without registration. To benefit
from the complete range of features, Shaderlight Pro can be trialed at no cost for two
weeks and $199 thereafter. Existing Shaderlight customers can upgrade to the new
version for free.
To find out more or explore this new version for yourself, visit www.shaderlight.com
Ends
For further information, please contact ArtVPS press office:
Becky Lamont
00 44 (0)1480 498574 / 00 44 (0)7920 888544
becky@lamontpr.co.uk
About ArtVPS
ArtVPS leads the way in the development of photorealistic rendering solutions that
generate visually accurate representations of 3D scenes. Our revolutionary flagship
rendering technology, Shaderlight, goes beyond conventional rendering software and
puts the emphasis on creating high quality images with minimum fuss, pushing the
boundaries of 3d visualization with interactive rendering techniques that allow users to
see their image develop on screen as they continue to work.
Shaderlight is available as a plug-in for Google’s popular and fun SketchUp 3D modelling
tool . Shaderlight is set to not only transform the visualisation workflow of 3D artists
and designers within conventional markets of product design, architecture, engineering,
media and education, but it is set to grow out into consumer markets.
Founded in 2002, ArtVPS quickly became established as the leading innovator of
dedicated rendering hardware, developing the first processor designed exclusively to
accelerate ray-tracing of 3D data. We are now pioneering the development of rendering
software that fully exploits the increased capabilities of today's processor technology
in both professional and consumer 3D.
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May 26, 2011 Press Release
E-on Software Ships LumenRT Review for SketchUp!
HIGH FIDELITY, IMMERSIVE VISUALIZATION FOR SKETCHUP - SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY
PRICE!
May 26, 2011. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies,
today announced introductory pricing and immediate availability of LumenRT Review for SketchUp,
the company’s revolutionary new product for the visualization of architectural projects in real-time 3D
with accurately simulated lighting.
LumenRT Review for SketchUp works with both the free and the Pro versions of SketchUp. Sample
LiveCubes™, pictures and videos uploaded to the lumenrt.com website showcase the amazing quality
of the real-time visualizations produced by the product.
Beyond Static Renders: High Fidelity Immersive Visualization
Thanks to LumenRT, architects no longer have to choose between high-quality images and real-time
visualization: They can walk or fly through their designs and experience the true quality of light in fully
interactive 3D!
Designed to provide high fidelity visualization with accurately simulated lighting including Global
Illumination, shadows and reflections, LumenRT is the ideal solution for:
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Creating exciting virtual interactive showrooms
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Demonstrating and sharing design concepts with associates and customers
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Creating attention-grabbing client presentations
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Exposing projects in fully real-time photo-realistic 3D
Revolutionary Capabilities
LumenRT provides a number of revolutionary capabilities to breathe life into 3D designs including:
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A More Engaging User Experience which allow clients and co-workers to interact with designs
in a much more immersive and exciting manner.
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No Need for Specialized Viewing Software since LumenRT LiveCubes™ are shared as self
running files that play on PC and Mac platforms. Just click and run – it’s as simple as that.
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Seamless Background Processing allows models to be transformed into LumenRT LiveCubes
with a single mouse click, rendering in the background while you continue to work.
Technological Revolution
Accurate lighting, shadows and reflections are an essential component of most architectural projects.
LumenRT captures all the subtleties of natural illumination by performing a physically accurate
simulation of the light in the scene which produces vivid, life-like results.
LumenRT’s incredible ease-of-use, immersive navigation, and high-fidelity imagery is the result of
many years of intensive research at e-on software. E-on holds a number of patents on the key
underlying technologies which serve as the framework for LumenRT.
Pricing and Availability
LumenRT Review for SketchUp and SketchUp Pro currently retails for $195 (introductory price –
SRP: $295).
LumenRT is a 32 & 64 bits application, designed for the Windows® 32/64 bits XP, Vista and 7 as well
as Intel Mac OS X platforms (v10.6+).
Visit http://www.lumenrt.com/purchase for detailed system requirements and purchasing options.
Download Sample LiveCubes on lumenrt.com
The new lumenrt.com website provides the latest, most up-to-date information on LumenRT,
showcasing capabilities, tutorials, and user spotlights.
To gain better insight into how LumenRT operates, a set of sample LumenRT LiveCubes™ and some
electronic documentation is available for download directly from the download section.
The showcase section provides a look at the first videos and images which highlight the power and
key features of LumenRT.
Visit www.lumenrt.com for more information.
About e-on software
E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and
integration of natural 3D environments. Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and
applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software
products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and
entertainment industries.
E-on software products were used in features film such as "Avatar", "Clash of The Titans", "The Wolf
Man", "2012", "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", "GI Joe – The Rise of The Cobra", "The
Proposal", "Land Of The Lost", "Terminator 4, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Indiana Jones
4", "Monster Vs Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the
Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Battlestar Gallactica", "Stargate Atlantis" and more. Read more
on these stories in e-on software'
s Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight.
E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of
the designer’s creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on
software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user friendly technologies that produce stunning Digital Nature
scenery.
E-on software is based in Beaverton, Oregon with a European office in Paris, France.
Visit their website at http://www.e-onsoftware.com.
Press Contacts
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May, 2011
Shaderlight 1.3 for Google SketchUp announced
Shaderlight has announced a new version of its interactive rendering
plug-in for Google SketchUp, which includes improved handling
between SketchUp components and the renderer
The software’s latest additions have been
developed to incorporate feedback from Shaderlight clients wanting to create photorealistic 3D
images.
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Improved handling of SketchUp components and enhanced interactive performance of
the program while Shaderlight is rendering
SketchUp parallel projection camera for creating photorealistic images of elevations
and plans for use with Google Layout presentations
New chalk render removes colour and texture to render a crisp white model with simple
ambient shadowing, highlighting form and structure
Supplier of HDR images Moofe, has added six image based lighting environments and
backgrounds
Includes 90 professionally photographed custom backgrounds to enhance realistic
lighting
Karen Marshall, marketing director at Shaderlight said, “We are continuing to develop
Shaderlight at a fast pace to ensure SketchUp users have the very best rendering tools at their
fingertips.
“A large number of our customers are architects and designers, many of whom are facing
increasing pressure to deliver high quality, photo realistic images for client presentations.
“Shaderlight gives them a simple and fast means to make this happen. The additional features
now available give users even more options to make their renderings stand out from the
competition.”
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A free version of Shaderlight is available to download without registration. The company are also
offering a trial version which offers the complete range of features at no cost for two weeks
and $199 thereafter.
Existing Shaderlight customers can upgrade to the new version for free.
For more information, visit the Shaderlight website.
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Cogent3D, Inc.
News Release
ITEC 2011: Free Rooftop Plug-in and GEOSKETCHTM V2.2 Released
Tucson, AZ May 9, 2011 – Cogent3D, Inc., announced today at ITEC 2011
the worldwide
availability of two new products for Google SketchUp – a FREE parametric
Rooftop plug-in and
a 3D photo modeler TacForgeTM GeoSketchTM Version 2.2.
Cogent3D is excited to provide the community access to some of the
advanced engineering
going into the GeoSketch product with the release of the Free 3D
parametric rooftop generation
plugin with plane cut tool for Google SketchUp. You can download this free
plug-in at our
website: http://cogent3d.com/2010/12/tacforge geosketch/
Cogent3D is also excited that GeoSketch has gotten clearance to ship
Version 2.2 and beyond to
customers worldwide who needs an interactive 3D photo modeler with the
ability to export
Direct-X models for Flight Simulator, multiple levels of detail OpenFlight
models, and
correlated ESRI Shapefiles.
GeoSketch Version 2.2 brings a long list of new features in addition to
previous capabilities to
import and model with oblique imagery:
Ability to import and use cell phone camera EXIF Imagery
NITF with embedded RPC imagery
Ability to sub select smaller sections of large imagery for use in
GeoSketch without cutting
up the original image
Ability to select images that are contained inside an area from a large list
Ability to select images that have pixels that look into an area from a large
list
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Ability to present those images as native oblique or as ground projected
ortho images
GeoSketch makes Google SketchUp Pro an affordable and highly capable tool
for creating quick
and accurate geospecific 3-D models. With GeoSketch, Google SketchUp Pro
can now support
military and commercial video, oblique imagery and photo sources both with
and without camera
model information. GeoSketch’s unique process leverages Google SketchUp
Pro’s push-pull
interface and camera model information to create automatically textured 3D
models quickly.
Cogent3D, Inc. is a small business of modeling and simulation sales,
marketing and engineering
professionals created to distribute some of the world's most technically
advanced 3-D terrain
products. For additional information, visit our Web site:
http://www.Cogent3D.com
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Media Contacts:
Judith Pafford, Cogent3D, Inc., 520-445-8022, e-mail:
Judith@Cogent3D.com
For additional information, visit our Web site:
http://www.cogent3D.com
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May, 2011
SimLab Composer 2.3 released
SimLab Soft announces the release of SimLab Composer 2.3
This new release makes creating amazing 3D PDF files an easy task. It adds new retain
material technology, and enables the user to capture scene states for rendering multiple
configurations of the model.
To learn more about new features and enhancements of SimLab Composer 2.3 please click here
SimLab Composer 2.3 is a free upgrade to all 2.0 users of SimLab Composer
SimLab CAD Viewer for IPad/IPhone
SimLab Composer 2.3 enables the user to export models as SimLab archive files (*.zim) which are
viewable using thefree SimLab CAD Viewer for IPad/IPhone.
Create a zim file from any of the supported import formats in SimLab Composer (SolidWorks,
SolidEdge, inventor, SketchUp, Rhino, STEP, FBX, STL, … etc) and enjoy presenting them with SimLab
CAD Viewer. More information about SimLab CAD Viewer is available here
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SimLab Composer/SketchUp integration
The new integration component for Google SketchUp makes the power of SimLab Composer
accessible from inside SketchUp. The plugin makes all SimLab Composer's Import, Export, Export to
IPad and Render capabilities accessible from inside Google SketchUp.
SimLab Composer/ SketchUp integration is available for Windows and Mac
SimLab 3D PDF plugin for Rhino Updated
SimLab soft released an updated version of SimLab 3D PDF plugin for Rhino. The new version adds
support for the latest builds of Rhino 5 (32 and 64) please click here for more information about the
plugin.
The plugin now supports Rhino 4 and Rhino 5 on Windows
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Taking 3D PDF to the next level
The introduction of capturing scene states in SimLab Composer 2.3 makes creating amazing 3D PDF
files a very easy task.
When capturing a scene state, SimLab Composer automatically captures objects positions,
shown/hidden states, materials, camera, lights, and creates a small image showing the captured state.
Exported 3D PDF will show those images, clicking on any image will set the model to the desired state.
You can use scene states to enable your customer to view different configurations of the model, walk
through a building, or learn something new.
SimLab Soft Animation contest
We are thankful for all the participants in SimLab Soft animation contest. They provided us with
great movies andanimated 3D PDF files created using SimLab ComposerAnimation edition. To view
winning movies and animated 3D PDF files please click here.
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May, 2011
TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DEPLOYS
GOOGLE SKETCHUP PRO™
Turner Construction Company is pleased to announce the deployment of
SketchUp Pro™, Google's premium 3-Dimensional model authoring tool and
platform. Turner is using SketchUp Pro™ as a part of its standard "digital
toolbox" to provide Building Information Modeling (BIM) related services on
projects across the United States and around the world.
Turner utilizes SketchUp Pro™ as a 3-D modeling tool due to its userfriendly interface and ability to rapidly produce lightweight geometries.
SketchUp is also able to easily scale up and down based on needs: for
conceptual "what if" scenario cost estimating analyses, building systems
constructability studies, or whole building and site models for sequencing
and schedule analysis and work-in-place monitoring during construction.
James P. Barrett, National Director of Integrated Building Solutions at
Turner Construction Company, describes the company's approach this way:
"Turner has adopted a 'software agnostic' philosophy in the execution of our
BIM-related activities so that we are not constrained by tradition or
precedence within an industry that is rapidly changing. Instead, we bring a
practicality and open mindedness to finding the best digital tool suited to
the task at hand. The deployment of SketchUp Pro™ is emblematic of this
approach, and we envision its use at all levels of the company from managers
to field superintendents."
As an example, Turner staff working at the World Trade Center site in New
York City, use SketchUp's efficient, flexible, even customizable modeling
tools to enable the on-site BIM team to provide daily rapid 3D studies for
project stakeholders. "Turner's SketchUp models provide information during
the decision making process and support the overall management and control
of the construction activities at the site," said Ben Ferrer, BIM Engineer
for Turner Construction Company.
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"Google SketchUp is pleased to work more closely with Turner,"
said Christopher Cronin of Google SketchUp. "We've been impressed with
the many uses and new directions they've found for the additional features
and functions of SketchUp Pro™. As a leader in the AEC industry we're
excited to work with Turner to build on our shared vision of the
'democratization of information' through the wide-spread deployment of
SketchUp Pro™."
About Turner Construction Company
Turner Construction Company is one of the leading builders in the U.S. and
internationally integrating Building Information Modeling into their business
by implementing this and other advanced technologies on more $30 billion of
building projects. Turner is dedicated to staying ahead of and capitalizing on
emerging technologies and innovative construction practices in order to
deliver greater value to its clients. Founded in 1902, the firm is a subsidiary
of HOCHTIEF, a publicly traded company and one of the world's leading
international construction service providers. For more information, visit
Turner's website at www.turnerconstruction.com.
About HOCHTIEF
HOCHTIEF is one of the leading international providers of constructionrelated services. With more than 70,000 employees and a sales volume
of EUR 20.16 billionin FY 2010, the company is represented in all the world's
major markets. The Group's service offering in the fields of development,
construction, services, concessions and operation covers the entire life cycle
of infrastructure projects, real estate and facilities. In the USA, the
biggest construction market in the world, HOCHTIEF is the No. 1 general
builder via its subsidiary Turner and, with Group company Flatiron, ranks
among the most important players in the field of transportation
infrastructure construction. With its subsidiary Leighton (HOCHTIEF share
around 55 percent), the Group is market leader in Australia. Because of its
engagement for sustainability, HOCHTIEF has been listed in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes since 2006. Further information is available
at www.hochtief.com/press
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Sketchup Ur Space
May, 2011
V-Ray 2.0 for Maya released
he latest version of Chaos Group’s rendering technology is now
compatible with Autodesk Maya, bringing interactive rendering on CPU
and GPU to the 3D application
The new features, which can be seen in the video overview above and in more detail onChaos
Group’s YouTube channel also include support for dispersion in refractions for VRayMt, the
addition of PTex textures and VRayCarPaint material -- a tool for creating car paint.
Worldwide users of V-Ray for Maya will be happy to soak up the newly uploaded videos before
getting their hands on the new release following a recent tour of V-Ray for Maya 2.0 that only
reached North America and Canada.
Studios have already been using the upgrade in production, Scott Metzger, VFX artist at Method
Studios is enthusiastic about the new features: “Here at Method we have been using V-Ray for
Maya since the beginning of its development. It has had huge success in house for feature and
commercial work large and small”.
Pricing and availability
A demo version is available from the Chaos Group website, while the software itself is available
through resellers, priced at $1350.
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May, 2011
Limitless Computing’s upcoming
SightSpace 3D for Google SketchUp
to preview at AIA National
Convention
BOULDER, Colo. (CitizenWire) — Limitless Computing Inc., the company that provides
faster rendering with cloud computing for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction
(AEC) industry, today announced that it will debut its new CloudRender™ for Autodesk
Revit Architecture 2012 and Limitless Rendering™ for Autodesk Revit Architecture
2009-2012 in booth 3509 at the AIA (American Institute of Architects) National Convention
and Design Exposition. An exclusive preview of Limitless Computing's upcoming SightSpace
3D for Google SketchUp™ iPad 2 app will also be on display.
"We are gratified that our cloud computing offerings have gained significant momentum in
the AEC industry," commented Dr. Errin T. Weller, president, Limitless Computing Inc. "We
are eager to demonstrate to AIA attendees how rendering on the cloud can increase efficiency
and productivity."
The AIA National Convention and Design Exposition (convention.aia.org/) will take place
May 12-14 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.
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The following products will be featured in booth 3509:
* CloudRender™ for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011-2012: This add-in for Revit
Architecture renders scenes faster on the cloud directly from Revit, enabling simultaneous
modeling without tying up local computing resources.
* Limitless Rendering™ for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2009-2012: This online service
complements CloudRender by also decreasing rendering times for Revit scenes and
delivering many walkthroughs in 24 hours. CloudRender and Limitless Rendering increase
efficiency and productivity.
* Augmented Reality (AR) Mobile Application SightSpace 3D for Google SketchUp™:
This iPad 2 app overlays Google SketchUp files onto the iPad camera view in real-time. As
the iPad moves, the view changes to display the SketchUp model superimposed over the
landscape. View models in the real world, prior to construction.
About Limitless Computing:
Limitless Computing Inc. is a Boulder CO-based company that has been providing cloud
computing since 2006 and specializes in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction
(AEC) industry. Originally offering private clouds hosted in its data center, in 2009 Limitless
Computing™ launched is online Limitless Rendering™ service for Autodesk Revit
Architecture. Its current cloud rendering service provides photorealistic images to architects,
interior designers, and colleges and universities, offering faster graphic renderings and
saving productive hours resulting in quality, complete renderings in time for critical
meetings. Follow @LimitlessComp on Twitter. More
information: www.LimitlessComputing.com .
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