SketchUp 2014 for Architectural Visualization
| By: | Thomas Bleicher |
| Publisher: | Packt Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781783558414 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781783558421 |
| Edition: | 2 |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Beginning with a quick start tutorial which will get you up and running with SketchUp 2014 quickly, you will move on to learning the key skills you will need to wow your clients with stunning visualizations through a series practical steps, tips and tricks. If you are a SketchUp user, from an amateur right through to an architectural technician, professional architect, or designer, this is the book for you. This book is also suitable as a companion to any architectural design or multimedia course, and is accessible to anyone who has learned the basics of SketchUp.What you will learn
- Produce a photorealistic rendering of a scene modeled in SketchUp
- Render ultrarealistic soft shadows from multiple light sources
- Master the low polygon modeling techniques that you need to adopt for visualizations
- Work with texturing techniques utilizing PhotoMatch and your own digital photos
- Enhance your models by adding depth of field and other postprocessing tricks in GIMP
- Devise movieset scenes to digitally photograph your projects
- Enhance your SketchUp scenes by adding lamps, sun, and sky lighting
- Add smooth camera paths for airborne and walkthrough animations
- Learn all of the simple tricks to ensure you get greatlooking models when rendered