The Future of 3D Design & Rendering in Landscape Architecture

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

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From new builds to renovations: creating beautiful residential landscape designs

Running his own boutique residential landscape architecture firm, Tristan Peirce Landscape Architecture, and handles all aspects of the design to bring clients’ dreams into reality.

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Winning with 3D: A study of 5 Ramboll landscape architecture projects

Ever wondered how global firms use 3D technology to collaborate, win bids, and develop great work?

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[Skill Builder] Creating a mirror effect

Follow along as we use native tools only to create a mirror effect inside of SketchUp. Inspired by this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkr5vylrayk

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[Quick Win] Rotated Axis Scenes for a CAD workflow

Have you ever used the rectangle tool to fill in areas of a CAD floorplan? If you have, then you know how easy it is. That is until you get to the part of the plan that is no longer orthogonal. We hav

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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?

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[Skill Builder] Add water to your landscape

Turn your landscape drawings up a notch by adding water throughout. In this SketchUp Skill Builder, we show you how to add bodies of water to your landscape designs. Is this the kind of workflow you g

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[Quick Win] Using Smoove and pre-select to create ridges and valleys

We all know that the Smoove tool is great for making landscapes and organic shapes by moving circular sections up and down. BUT did you know you can create ridges and valleys that are not in a circula

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Your toolkit of essential shortcuts and must-have extensions to get you on your way.

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[Skill Builder] Detailing water in your landscape design

Last week we took a landscape design and used water materials to intersect the geometry. This week we take it a step further...and add some detail! Follow along as we show you how to make your water l

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Top Tips for Landscape Architecture

Landscape architect and SketchUp expert Daniel Tal highlights some top tips to help streamline your landscape architecture workflow in SketchUp. With years of experience, he will guide you on best pra

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[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

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[Quick Win] Unlocking Geo Location Layers

Sometimes when a model is geo-located people get confused at what they are looking at. Follow along as we show you how to take your imported image, unlock it, and edit it.

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[Skill Builder] Using geo-locate to toggle between layers

Is there a way to assign a shortcut key to layer toggling? Suggested by forum user Wo3dan, we show you how to use geo-locate layers to create a layer system that you can toggle between.

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Creating immersive rooftop and outdoor amenities with the help of SketchUp

From traditional drafting in an architecture class to designing large commercial outdoor experiences, we check in with Brandon Reed from LOFTSIXFOUR.

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[Skill Builder] Making landscape contour lines from a smooth mesh

Take those landscape models up a notch with this week's Skill Builder. Follow along as we run through the process of taking a smooth mesh and breaking it down into contour lines for a landscape model.

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[Skill Builder] How to use the Drape tool on a landscape plan

Coming to you from a customer request, we show you how to use the Drape tool in Sandbox on a flat landscaping plan --- only using native SketchUp tools! Follow along and turn your flat landscaping pla

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3D modeling for landscape architecture with Ramboll

Today we chat with landscape architect Anders Hus Folkedal at Ramboll, a large multidisciplinary engineering firm headquartered in Denmark. Fri, 09/20/2019 - 15:10

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[Skill Builder] How to evaluate a 3D Warehouse model

If you work in SketchUp, you've probably been to the 3D Warehouse a time or two. A common question we get is, "How do I know if a file is good?". Follow along as we give you some top tips when searchi

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SketchUp as a sustainable development platform? Yup.

What do SketchUp and sustainable development have in common? Let’s begin with an understanding of the word sustainability.

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