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[Skill Builder] Rough Openings

[Skill Builder] Rough Openings

Published Date September 18, 2018

Part 4 in our Architectural hit list! This time we will cover a few tips for putting rough openings into the exterior walls!

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[Skill Builder] 2D and 3D Door Components

Part six of our architectural modeling series: drawing 2D and 3D door components! Check out this simple workflow that will streamline the transition from 3D to 2D by combining door components.
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[Skill Builder] Drawing Exterior Walls

There are many ways to draw exterior walls in SketchUp. This video highlights a few methods that you can use when drawing walls based on an imported image file of architectural drawings. The is the s

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