Utilizing SketchUp as a novice isn’t difficult. However, to plan for and actually have the program execute the exact steps and shapes you want is a whole different matter. There are many trivial intricacies that can completely change the final look of one’s build.
For instance, being in scale with the actual build in terms of dimensions in feet is important as things like paint textures do not scale with proportion. Hence, if you made a house using a 200 feet by 200 feet base, using the tile paint on a wall fills in the space with a bunch of tiny tiles. Furthermore, making a roof from simply raising a drawn line can prove to be cumbersome. There were many instances when extenuating the line upwards would morph the entire structure and not make a simple roof, especially for areas that weren’t simply rectangular or square.
SketchUp has limitless potential in architecture and for general design for various fields. From designing how a specific capsule should look for a pharmaceutical product to re-constructing the layouts of ancient historical sites of towns or monuments, SketchUp provides generic humanities the ability to gain a perspective not possible with prior technologies.
One last tip is to just Google. Learning how to make a relatively nice roof was much simpler by googling how to do it. From this, I was able to find an article that explained another method to make a roof rather than dragging and raising a line to do so.
2 replies on “SketchUp Experience”
Brilliant work!
I really agree on your tip, and I think Google is really useful as well.
I definitely resonate with your experience Daniel. I had much of the same problems with the design of my own home. SketchUP is predicated on a large amount of preplanning being done before you even start designing, which can definitely be a problem in situations like ours. However, I think applause are in order for the execution of your arches despite the difficulty.