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Vali Architects: Setting up a Project in Sketchup - Part 1 Site Design

March 27, 2015

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Chuck Vali of Vali Architects shows you the techniques he uses to set up design projects in SketchUp. This is the 1st video in a five part series: parts 1, 2, & 3 focus on site design, videos 4 & 5 cover building design. These videos demonstrate the use of Chuck’s Instant Architecture SketchUp extensions. More information on Instant Architecture at http://valiarchitects.com/sketchup_scripts

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