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Visualize and build automated warehouse systems with SketchUp

Senior Applications Engineer at TGW, an international provider of warehouse automation solutions, shares how the company uses SketchUp to reduce their time from idea to working layout by 80%.

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7 days ago

Rendering MASTERCLASS (Interior & Exterior)

Learn how to create interior and exterior renderings. Follow up with community members on SketchUp's forum.

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15 days ago

How a Marvel and Disney art director streamlines set production with SketchUp

Renowned UK-based art director Luke Whitelock shares how workflows typically employed by architects help him create movie sets for some of the biggest studios in the film industry.

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2 months ago

3D Labels for Diagrams

Learn how Eric uses the 3D Text tool to create FaceMe labels that make his site analysis diagram go from flat to fab. Want to learn more skills? Check out our SketchUp community forums: https://for

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2 months ago

Designing 3D Models from AI Imagery

Does AI-generated imagery have a place in 3D modeling? Let’s find out, live! We will be working from some amazing images of a cabin in the wood generated in Midjourney by Jack Danberg.

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3 months ago

[Skill Builder] Blur the Background with SketchUp & Photoshop

By exporting a few images from SketchUp, we can combine them and create a DOF (Depth of Field) effect in Photoshop.

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3 months ago

[Skill Builder] Stacking and Clip Viewports in LayOut

Learn how to customize your LayOut viewports to highlight or differentiate key parts of your model.

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4 months ago

LayOut your design in the style of THIS famous architect

Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and Marion Mahony Griffin's hand-drawn architectural sketches, we'll be putting our own stylized spin on making our own SketchUp models look amazing in LayOut. Want

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4 months ago

HGTV star J.Pickens on his unconventional approach to fabricating for interior designers

Join us as we learn about HGTV's star J.Pickens and his journey from handyman to fabricator and business owner.

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16 days ago

Creating a 2D plan of your SketchUp model in LayOut

LayOut is SketchUp’s 2D documentation tool, specifically designed to integrate into your SketchUp workflow. This tutorial breaks down getting started with LayOut and creating your first plan drawing.

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18 days ago

Three ways to use SketchUp for rooftop amenity design

Nate Jaramillo from Loft Six Four shows us how to communicate the value of rooftop amenities to clients and the top ways to design for these specialized spaces.

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about 2 months ago

Bridging the interior design gap with 2D plans to finished project

Sarah Amos joins us from Melbourne to talk us through her fully remote, customer-focused workflow, where she uses SketchUp from start to finish to achieve project success and happy clientele.

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about 2 months ago

Modeling with point clouds gives design-build company PSW the upper hand

PSW aims to improve the quality of life of its clients through exceptional living spaces. SketchUp interviews Design Director at PSW to learn how they use point clouds to replace manual measurements.

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3 months ago

Preserving architectural history with digital twins

3D builds for the future, but it also uncovers the past. Brazilian architect Fábio Rakauskas preserves architectural works and brings them into the modern world with digital replicas.

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8 months ago

Create digital hand drawings in SketchUp for iPad

James Akers, a longtime architectural design and visualization consultant, is passionate about designing and rendering by hand (with a bit of help from Apple Pencil) on SketchUp for iPad.

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7 months ago

Elevate your visual storytelling with this Enscape materials guide

Devising jump-off-the-page visuals is fast and simple with Enscape. Thanks to this concise guide, you can push the level of realism of your renderings even further.

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Six tips for creating compelling architecture proposals

Give life to your wildest ideas and clearly communicate your design vision for proposals with these tips from leaders in the architecture field.

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over 4 years ago

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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almost 3 years ago

[Skill Builder] Prepping for Rendering

We get a lot of questions about rendering with a SketchUp model. In this video, we talk through general rules of thumb when you are prepping a model for rendering.

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11 months ago

Winning the architectural workflow with RAMSA

Award-winning architecture firm, Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), has a unique stylistic approach to design that sets them apart from other firms.

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