Making of Old Town – Day, Night (V-Ray Tutorial)

3D Vizualiser and Graphic designer Zernan Suarez has produced this tutorial for us, covering scene set-up, materials, both day and night renders and NPR. Software used includes SketchUp, V-Ray for SketchUp, Photoshop and the freeware filter software FotoSketcher. Included in this comprehensive tutorial are downloads to help you follow along if you wish.

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Laser Scans in Google SketchUp

Pointools has just announced the availability of a new plug-in for Google SketchUp. This would seem to be quite a statement about the level of demand for point cloud data by Google SketchUp customers.

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Updated FREE models for sketchup

Now bring to you comletely free models to download for sketchup,updated weekly!
FREE MODELS on sketchup furniture models!

Consider Donate for more free models...

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OpenStudio Plug-in for Google SketchUp

OpenStudio Plug-in for Google SketchUp makes it easy to create and edit the building geometry in your EnergyPlus input files. This free plug-in also allows you to launch EnergyPlus simulations and view the results without leaving the Google SketchUp 3D drawing program

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SketchUp™ plug-in

Integrated quick effective feedback on low-energy design metricsThe IESVE plug-in for Google SketchUp enables the direct translation of models for performance analysis within any of our tools: VE-Ware, VE-Toolkits VE-Gaia and VE-Pro. 

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What's New in Google SketchUp 8

What's New in Google SketchUp 8

We've stuffed SketchUp 8 full of new and improved features:

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Google Launches SketchUp 8 3D Modeling Software

Google on Wednesday announced a new version of its 3D modeling software, SketchUp 8.

New features include model geo-location integration with Google Maps, more accurate terrain and color aerial imagery, improved photo matching for model building, and integration with Google Building Maker, a 3D modeling tool for adding buildings to Google Earth.

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IES VE SketchUp plugin

The Integrated Environmental Solutions VE SketchUp plugin allows you to assign important information like location, building type, room type, construction types and HVAC systems to a SketchUp model and then import it directly into an IES tool for analysis, without having to re-build any geometry.

Key features:
1.Export groups and components from Google SketchUp™
2.New Toolbar icons
3.Color code rooms on 3D model to visualize results and input data
4.Ability to view weather data as wind rose
5.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
6.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows

IES have come up with a plug-in for SketchUp that allows you to run an energy analysis right within your SketchUp model. And the plug-in is completely free! Join Mike in this first part of a 2-part series as he shows you how to run an energy analysis on a massing model using the IES plug-in for SketchUp.

CMSH Tripod IESVE

Museum

Download IES VE SketchUp

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