SketchUp Training Series: Layers
Layers in SketchUp are unique and function differently than in other software. We'll show you how to use layers in combination with groups to organize your models and some tips for using layers efficiently.
Recommended Articles
For architects, getting your degree simply is the beginning of a difficult journey of achieving a career as an Architect. Here's Adam Osterhoff's experience.
Any 3D enthusiast can add these to their workflow to improve productivity and speed up modeling.
Applying lessons from software design to building services engineering
The philosophy of project managing teams of software engineers effectively is rich with new ideas. Unlike building project management, project management in software has focused on the micro.
1:04:16Architectural Blogging – Bob Borson | 3D Basecamp 2018
Malone Maxwell Borson Architects Architect http://www.lifeofanarchitect.com Social media isn't going away, and for most architects, it might even seem like a waste of company time and resources. In t
1:02:33Build the Impossible – Dave Cooperstein | 3D Basecamp 2018
Dave Cooperstein PGAV Destinations Architect / Senior Creative Designer http://www.pgavdestinations.com What do you do when someone puts a sketch of a turtle-shaped restaurant on your desk… or a cir
How to use CAD files in your SketchUp workflow
CAD files (specifically .dwg files) are ubiquitous in the design/build world. So what happens when you bring those CAD files into SketchUp?
The latest EVO Rock + Fitness climbine gym demonstrates one of the various uses for SketchUp. Read more about the architect and how SketchUp helped him create this project.
10 tips for modeling large design projects
Ever wondered how design professionals manage to create gorgeous but more importantly functional models? (Ones that don’t take an age to load up and orbit?!) Well, wonder no more! We gleaned ten top
![[Quick Win] How to change your edge color for CAD linework](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGJ4i2ElW5i4%2Fhqdefault.jpg&size=1&version=1576249521&sig=904469bad8212c14451627f616a2376b&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-videos.jpg)
0:57[Quick Win] How to change your edge color for CAD linework
Did you know that you can have more than one edge color in your model? This comes in handy when tracing over CAD linework in SketchUp. Follow along as we show you how to do this! Get more awesome tip
Architecture firms are innovating by integrating new technologies into their every day practices. Find out more about these technologies here.
The third design brief in our series on High-Performance Design: learn how analysis revealed strategies for our case study design.
Ever wondered how to go about optimising your building envelope? We’ve set out 5 steps every architect can follow to achieve a high-performance facade.
![[Quick Win] Get rid of interior geometry](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FWIgAm9wAEKk%2Fhqdefault.jpg&size=1&version=1570034439&sig=0a3931935027dd657b1f3bf56c91a9dc&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-videos.jpg)
0:57[Quick Win] Get rid of interior geometry
Get rid of your interior geometry by deleting, selecting, undoing, and deleting. Thank you to forum user Eneroth3 for this Quick Win tip!
To celebrate our users across the globe, we traveled the interwebs and pulled together a collection of all the places your projects are taking shape.
![[Skill Builder] Bringing in imagery in SketchUp: Image, Match Photo, Watermark](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZ9lYS23shFs%2Fhqdefault.jpg&size=1&version=1573141301&sig=635a97521defdf13e287ab4347bd7aac&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-videos.jpg)
10:23[Skill Builder] Bringing in imagery in SketchUp: Image, Match Photo, Watermark
Inspired by Joshua Cohen's 3D Basecamp presentation, we dive into the 3 different ways you can bring in imagery, how they are different, and which ones you should use and when. Follow along as we high
Learn nine workflow tips for modeling urban spaces for 3D printing from Holygon founders Anders Lyhagen and Felix Heuman.
![[Skill Builder] Putting reflections in your windows](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.cdntwrk.com%2Ffiles%2FaHViPTEwMjA5MSZjbWQ9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlJmZpbGVuYW1lPWl0ZW1lZGl0b3JpbWFnZV81ZDg1NTQwODQ2NTZjLmpwZyZ2ZXJzaW9uPTAwMDAmc2lnPWQwMDE2NTc1OGFlZmYwOTlhZTA2OWE5ZTZjZDZmM2Jk&size=1&version=1573141413&sig=304f89d46ce09e79aea00d27f710d949&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-blogs.jpg)
Make your models look even more realistic with the addition of reflections in your windows…no post-processing necessary.
2:19Nick Sonder, Architect