Sketchup Tutorials, Videos, Tips & Tricks | MasterSketchup.com. Google SketchUp 7 Rapid Prototyping 3D Model Printing Technology. Updated: November 2, 2013 Sponsored Links Out with SketchUp 6 and in with Google SketchUp 7, it was released in November 2008, and I have absolutely no idea about it until today, I’m so out of touch with the architecture software market. In related news, the guys over LGM released a 3D printing plugin for SketchUp called CADspan. SketchUp 3D model printing technology for rapid prototyping is now available with a click of a button. As for Google SketchUp 7, the only new feature I find interesting is the ability to create professional presentation documents fast and creatively, other than that, there is nothing much to shout about.
i2k2 - Sketchup Tutorials. Erase Unseen geometry – Create architectural models which are a hollow shell, without any internal lines or faces. Try and get rid of excess lines and faces in the architectural elements in the model. Simplify Curves – Curves are constructed from line segments in SketchUp 3D Models. The simpler, smoothed version is very helpful in keeping low file sizes when generating large sized models. Think Low-Poly - Save Time and money by using “just enough” detail. Surface Overlapping - If you see flickering faces in your model, it means there are two or more faces on top on one another, a good sign of excessive geometry.
Proper Face Orientation – Each face in Sketchup has two sides, ensure you have the right face on the outside. Purge! Image Sizes - Images used for textures need not be high resolution to show the right amount of detail. Sources. The SketchUp Channel. Self-paced Tutorials by Google. Trimble SketchUp. TM) - the Companion to Sketchup(TM) - Plugins and Scripts. 1001bit.com - Architectural Tools for Sketchup.