Get ready to model a building! First step: reference images. We have imported reference images before, but not for making a building. This video is the kick-off for a series all about architectural modeling in SketchUp!
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@ulrichdudenhoeffer9305 жыл бұрын
Great series! I have been waiting for that - it comes at the right time. Thank you so much!
@mrkern815 жыл бұрын
I'm prepping to build an addition on my house and have been stressing about how to set up the Sketchup project so that it streamlines things, allows me to separate framing, interior, exterior, etc. so THANK YOU FOR THIS. I hadn't had any exposure to layers, but just seeing your low-level overview of your setup helps immensely. Now just keep them rolling so you can stay ahead of my progress.
@yasuleone98565 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm excited about this new series.
@ScoutyBoyO5 жыл бұрын
This is how we've been using sketch up in our company. Matt Donley as been our guy for the past several years and we are on our 14th project with him. We've found that Sketch Up is a great way to do a "hyper plan review", "build it before we build it". As an owner/developer of apartment communities, our design consultant are our biggest problem. This process helps to "punch-out" the design (or lack of it). Great job Aaron. (btw, I've spoken to your dad numerous times. Good guy.)
@davidanglin63293 жыл бұрын
Aaron this is great! I have just found out that if you carefully make scans of the folded blueprint or drawing that is too large for a printer to handle then you can import those images individually into a SketchUp page. If you align one image then scale it to an easy ratio to remember (20'x26' or anything satisfying the image width and length dimensions of the original image) and align the next image to the corner of the previous image then scale this image you can get the entire blueprint image scanned into your page via a series of a few images, in my case four 8.5x11 scans. The more care you take aligning these images the easier it is to trace. Thanks for your training.
@troye.parker67925 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Clear, concise, and relaxed presentation. I appreciate how you reinforce previously covered topics and present the material in a humble real-world style born out of expertise and experience with Sketch-up. Cheers!
@smitghodasara35323 жыл бұрын
Nice review
@smitghodasara35323 жыл бұрын
Nice review
@danbrown42055 жыл бұрын
Aaron, great video series. Thanks! A suggestion would be to provide a link to the pdf file used to follow along.
@jonathantaylor15865 жыл бұрын
Aaron, thanks. Thought I knew all about this but your first item on scaling a plan was revolutionary for me. Didn't realise one could scale the whole model like this. It's always been hit or miss scaling, trying to mach a line, up 'til now. Looking forward to the next model I have to make from a drawing. Brilliant!
@Arqui3D4 жыл бұрын
What kind of mouse do you use, Aaron? The movement seems so smooth!
@henrikdahlhansen5 жыл бұрын
This is great! Love it!
@brycewrk5 жыл бұрын
The tip at 2:29 is pretty important for jpg imports and if you're using this to just look at drawings like I am. Very useful way to look at hard to understand 3D spaces quickly. Thanks again sketchup.
@mckinnon4215 жыл бұрын
keep it up Aaron! Love your tutorials and this series will be no exception.
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Duncan McKinnon Thanks, Duncan!
@charlescoler95315 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Love the videos.
@bigjgordon5 жыл бұрын
Aaron - love your videos. Your style of teaching, your sense of humility, and your wit are very enjoyable qualities, not to mention the amount of cool content. Even if I know the topic, I still catch little nuggets that make me a more efficient modeller. Point of interest on this topic, specifically layers - the absolute best layering system I have seen, and use every single day, is the one designed by Michael Brightman in his Sketchup Workflow For Architecture. This is not hyperbole- it changed my professional life and the way I do things (residential custom home project management). His method of organizing an architectural model is very common sense and very simple. Worth the time to learn if anyone is serious about streamlining their model and leveraging SU to incredible levels. IMO, of course! ;) Thanks for everything you do and don't stop!
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
bigjgordon Brightman’s workflow is a great option for architectural work!
@adrianawalkleyakabunda61963 жыл бұрын
Very clear directions. Thank you very much!
@ritaabizeid33165 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your videos for a while now as practice. Is there any way i can get that same image to work on?
@kevorkarackellian3893 жыл бұрын
I really like your instructional videos. It would be very helpful if you can provide a link to the image you are using so I can try to duplicate your process! It's great to watch you do this stuff and you make it look so easy but for me, I need to do this myself in order to really learn this stuff. Using the same image would help point out what I could be doing wrong and why I am not getting the same results as you. Thank you!
@mpasquarella444 жыл бұрын
In Window what format do you bring the image into Sketchup?
@AdamPReed5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aaron. This is definitely going to be a worthy video series.
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
AdamPReed I certainly hope so!
@ghazeeranjum54624 жыл бұрын
Can you provide the reference image that you are using so i can easily follow along with this series plz?
@veronicalanzette889 Жыл бұрын
Thank you man for sharing this stuff
@maxsturman16553 жыл бұрын
Nice & clean!
@agdragon15 жыл бұрын
It's a great start. Next step I take is moving a corner (especially a stacking corner) over to the origin for aligning the next floor. After that some quick construction guides for the major walls, and start drawing rectangles.
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
SketchItReal All excellent ideas! Thanks!
@madwani5 жыл бұрын
I wish if those who disliked this video had left their comments at least. That would help SketchUp team to improve. To me, that was a great video.
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
madwani Too true! We are always looking for ways to make our videos useful for as many people as possible!
@chitpaul4 жыл бұрын
How do I find the Wavey style pattern to represent insulation quilt like loose lay loft insulation.
@nixxonnor5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I am looking forward to the next video
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Nicolai Me too! I can’t wait to see what I do in that one!
@KT-ib1oe5 жыл бұрын
Great run through. Looking forward to catching one of your talks at Basecamp!
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Kim T Thanks! I’m currently working on my session “Skill Builder Live” for Tuesday morning. Should be a lot of fun!
@keithlathwell15403 жыл бұрын
Can you send links to import the same images that you are working on so that we can follow the training tutorial correctly
@kylemacht5 жыл бұрын
I do this all the time, look forward to watching the whole thing.
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Kyle Macht Great! Looking forward to seeing you next week!
@user-tg2rt6zi5r5 ай бұрын
Very Helpful, thank you. As I follow along I noticed I could not designate length, the program was coming up with it's own dimensions.
@romannemecek2636 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this tutorial.
@smitghodasara35323 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making video on architectur plan
@LT728845 жыл бұрын
what if one wants to do the complete opposite of this series? IE, not making a model FROM a set of plans, but rather MAKING the plans themselves, such as the floor plan, adding in 2d components of fans, lights, smoke detectors, etc etc etc? Basically start from ground zero and make plans for a small house or office? Then moving it to layout for blueprints and documentation to hand off to construction workers:) thanks
@reneroy15033 жыл бұрын
Hi, i love your channel, great work, very helpful. As an idea of topic, i ve been experimenting with "re-using" existing designs (mainly from Thingiverse, for 3D printing), and most of the time, the conclusion is : it's faster to redesign from scratch (which is bad isn't it ?) !! Still recently i didn't want to redesign a thread... it was hell to accomodate the design (that needs to be "watertight" to be printable). If you had the opportunity to give some hints on this particular subject (re-usability), i think this could be a topic that would attract even more audience. Excellent work really.
@cognitor9005 жыл бұрын
Just what I am needing.....well, 8 months ago!! Therefore I am super keen to see the next 10 videos in this series (electrical and plumbing levels) PLEASE!!! And thanks for all the other videos over the years too!
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
cognitor900 Sorry about that... I was planning to do this 9 months ago, but got distracted by something shiny. Hopefully it helps for next time!
@cognitor9005 жыл бұрын
Aaron Dietzen thanks for such a prompt reply (any reply these days is a bonus).... Learning levels (and not on sketchup pro) has proved to be the hardest intellectually and workflow challenge..... however I now feel slightly famous as “Aaron “ from Sketchup has actually replied to a comment/request!!! Thanks KZfaq for making an old man feel like an impressionable and awestruck teenager again. Now that’s geeky 😬 (and before anyone starts - it wasn’t meant in some weirdo kind of way! 😕 🤨🤔😐🙂😄 Teaching myself this program has meant investing hundreds of hours of practice and often watching KZfaq again and again and again in order for a point to sink in.... and then I go away for a few weeks and forget most of it....sigh. Sadly I don’t get that love of discovery each time. Ha. But the familiar voice thing helps.....
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
I used to have a friend who would say, “Practice makes permanent!”
@Ano-Nymos4 жыл бұрын
The border between the full lines and the dotted lines is the ground. I build the basement in the dotted area, correct? OK. Can I build the house completely from the basement foundation to the pebbles on the roof (bungalow)? Incl. Stairs to the cellar. Can I later expand the house with the complete property? Front garden, terrace and garden. Maybe the street too. What is the best software to create good 2D floor plans? I only have hand-drawn on paper. And no exact measurements. In the basement windows and doors are sometimes in the wrong place. In the hobby cellar there are three windows in the plan, real only two ;-). But I own a laser meter. I would like to recreate it. With exact dimensions.
@philski245 жыл бұрын
LOL I have been doing just this with my 8th grade architecture class for the past 6 years! They love the project, and the outcomes are awesome!
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear!
@zacsonribeirovilareal972 Жыл бұрын
Wow everything works like in the video.
@bdreamhomes63142 жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤
@WillWilliams20015 жыл бұрын
I don't suppose there is a video on how architects develop their floor plans in sketchup; Conventions for order of the development, grouping, grids, aligning floors etc.
@user-wg7fy4co7v5 жыл бұрын
thanks to you !
@willembuiting5 жыл бұрын
Very nice Aron! Thank you. Any chance you do a video on how to setup your model for Unreal using the datasmith extension! I am currently working on this and I find my models not perfectly designed for this. Thanks again!
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Willem Buiting I would love to spend some time learning more about the Unreal workflow... as of now, I will have to come to you for tips...
@JiminiCrikkit5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. So If I have my Mac laptop with Sketchup I can import a pdf straight in, then save the model, and then send it to my PC to work on?
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
I never thought of that solution, but, yes! Once imported, the graphic is stored as an image in the SKP.
@lunower57225 жыл бұрын
Resize model by tape measure it's realy cool! Thank you!
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Lunower You are welcome!
@hanseladitya5 жыл бұрын
Im very happy you have this content 😘
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
hansel aditya And we are very happy that you are very happy!
@Tom-ku5rz Жыл бұрын
in terms of accuracy, you're probably better off oversizing the image first and then scaling down, in a small image it's very difficult to accurately select a line with the tape measure and one pixel offset may make several mm of difference
@cindymeinke49832 жыл бұрын
Hey Aaron, Your skill building tutorials are awesome. I am self taught in SignLab (CAD), Adobe Phototshop, and feel a little ahead of the curve ball, now a beginner in your SketchUp Pro and Layout. Did I heard you mention in this tutorial that I can import cad drawings saved as a dxf ? I have several options to choose from which are line, polyline, spline, and poly arc. Any recommendations ?
@sfxdlwsrs2 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@blairpettigrew5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aaron. Always great nuggets of info! In terms of architectural workflow, I like to keep the majority of building design and CDs in SketchUp and layout. But at certain times I have to use AutoCAD. You can import auto cad in to layout using the scale drawing tool, which is great. Is there a way to keep that AutoCAD drawing linked to layout? Even right click and reload would be wonderful. I love layout sheets and want to keep everything in layout if possible.
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Right now it looks like DWGs are imported, not referenced. Maybe that will be an improvement we will see in the future.
@blairpettigrew5 жыл бұрын
Aaron Dietzen. Got it! I’d like to officially put my vote in for that improvement 😁. It’d be soooo helpful and keep everything in Layout
@mmlips5 жыл бұрын
Dig it!
@vincebaker33845 жыл бұрын
I like this video & I would like to see much more!!
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Vince Baker Good to heat, because there is more coming!
@ghulamrasoolmuhammadjamil44764 жыл бұрын
Perfect....
@scottd02085 жыл бұрын
Aaron, what tool are you using to rotate and zoom the view of your model? Are you using a hardware 3d mouse (SpaceNavigator or similar)?
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
D Scott I use a SpaceMouse Enterprise from 3Dconnexion. It is a great way to navigate in SketchUp!
@scottd02085 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aaron. I'll put one on my Christmas list.
@douglasmichel63615 жыл бұрын
Why not just convert the pdf image to a cad dwg. Some great software for doing so.
@sicciful2 жыл бұрын
hello aaron. you make beautiful videos. do you have the PDF file so we can follow, and learn, tankx
@amiraal-noor85523 жыл бұрын
HELLO .... HOW IF I WANT TO DRAW THE 2D IN SketshUp AND I DON'T WANT TO IMPORT HOW CAN I START ?
@cloudstreet1005 жыл бұрын
Very excited to see this series of videos. I'm wondering how to import a pdf using a windows laptop? Thanks!
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, SketchUp cannot import a PDF on windows (due to a lack of native PDF support in windows). Your best bet is to export the PDF as an image from a PDF editor.
@cloudstreet1005 жыл бұрын
@@aarondietzen2995 thanks so much!
@ximenalopez5728 Жыл бұрын
Man, thanks. The bot works fine, but where do I get the names of the new tokens?
@Daskalos1012 жыл бұрын
i personally prefer working with layers, lots of layers and using sections for the purpose of illustration of what the object actually looks like on the inside.
@scays5 жыл бұрын
Hi, Is there a way to import a dwg and inherit the location that might come with that file, such as the Eastings and northings, I know you can import a map but that is with Lat Long, in the UK we use Eastings and northings to set out buildings not lat long, all other cad programs will do this, and when my builder asks for the corner locations its an easy job to just drop a point onto the corner and read the location and copy it to a spreadsheet. British location maps, the ordinance Survey maps that come as a dwg have this info.
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Eastings and northings are new to me. Generally, you do not want to import world location, as that info is too big for SketchUp. The real solution is to import the dog to attain building geometry, and the geo locate the model to get specific location info.
@scays5 жыл бұрын
Interesting reply, but the industry in the UK relies on Eastings and Northings to locate buildings, see this link getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/beginners-guide-to-grid-references/, most surveyors use this globally, the use of Lat Long is not used simply because the lines of Longitude are not parallel and therefore bent making accurate setting out not that easy I teach the subject at University and rely on most of the Modern CAD programs to import dwg files and geolocate the site, making the location of wall corners and lines of walls easy to establish and send to any surveyor, most use total stations to set out, the import of a simple spreadsheet, will give all the required info. I do not know of one that uses Lat Long. Hence my request for geo location using Eastings and northins Prof Stephen J Scaysbrook
@StefanoVerugi5 жыл бұрын
Stephen Scaysbrook I don’t know if this is what you need, I find Google Earth useful when it comes to converting lat long into UTM You can do it through its settings. Otherwise there are plenty of online pages that can do the same
@douglasmichel63613 жыл бұрын
I do this all the time Aaron, a good program to convert PDF to DWG.... “Back to Cad” free trial, but then it costs. If you don’t already know about it.
@dgb58205 жыл бұрын
I like how you made the line and drawing then scaled it in a flash, is it possible to make a quick video just on that point please I do it the long way more to the point the wrong way Really enjoy your instructional videos
@SketchUp5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We just so happen to have something like that: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mcyfhMmQnb-9qJs.html
@migojolo29333 жыл бұрын
The intro song is really good. Please use it in new 2021 videos
@jacquesvanderwalt12733 жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for a very educational tutorial on SketchUp. Problem I’m having though...I can find anywhere to create layers. I use windows and have the newest version of SketchUp on trail version. Please assist. Thanks
@SketchUp3 жыл бұрын
In version 2020, Layers were renamed to Tags!
@jacquesvanderwalt12733 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the info
@sparkden4 жыл бұрын
what software did you use to make the PDF drawing image? Was it done using cad or else?
@AaronMakingStuff4 жыл бұрын
The plan was made using SketchUp and LayOut!
@dibraniuk4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for finding the time to reply. I tried layout but there is no eraser and the cut tool is difficult to use. There is not a single tutorial for the layout anywhere..
@MFATubed4 жыл бұрын
OK, how does a Windows user import a PDF? I've tried one of the highly-touted conversion programs, but it didn't work. My PDFs are simply scanned images of architectural drawings; they weren't produced by a CAD program.
@AaronMakingStuff4 жыл бұрын
Alas, until Windows gives us native support for PDFs, it cannot be done... There is an extension from John Brock (Estimator for SketchUp) that allows you to do this on Windows (estimatorforsketchup.com/downloads/pdf-importer/)
@Bol3D_Comics5 жыл бұрын
Like it
@Skurczpoliczka5 жыл бұрын
Respect. You are great ~!
@Bol3D_Comics5 жыл бұрын
@@Skurczpoliczka not yet
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
Don’t sell yourself short!
@allisonmcmath93064 жыл бұрын
Can you provide this actual file to download and use, so I can have my students follow along? Thanks!
@AaronMakingStuff4 жыл бұрын
I can't (because I don't think that I saved them)... you could generate them easy enough (they were made from a single section, each floor) from this model, though... 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/164b2f25-2295-4211-920a-b6e1b1e4c323/House
@allisonmcmath93064 жыл бұрын
@@AaronMakingStuff Thank you Aaron!
@michaelcampbell76762 жыл бұрын
@@allisonmcmath9306 Did you ever make those floor plans!? They would be a big help.
@Kislashe5 жыл бұрын
It looks like he can pan and rotate without using the mouse, any idea how to do?
@aarondietzen29955 жыл бұрын
That is due to the fact that I use a 3D mouse from 3dconnexion
@Kislashe5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know, thx man.
@jake.presents4 жыл бұрын
Would anyone else find these videos more useful if there was a display showing hotkeys and mouse-movements you guys are making
@TwoSierraEcho5 жыл бұрын
?Scaling? with a line and tape measure? That's a new one. Will have to give that a try.
@eKalb335 жыл бұрын
It's a model-wide scale, meaning everything will get scaled. You would still want to use the scale tool to only scale specific geometry. At least that is how it is in my old 2016 version.
@TwoSierraEcho5 жыл бұрын
@@eKalb33 I saw that. More accurately, I meant to say "Its a new technique for me." Until recently I've been using the old Goo.. 8 version. :) Aka self taught for hobbies. Never considered the idea of using a line to scale the whole model. :D Thanks.
@user-uj8jj3dg7v5 ай бұрын
I can't import the PDF format in 2023 version, do you know why? Thanks
@SketchUp5 ай бұрын
What's your operating system? At 1:40 Aaron says on Mac you can do a direct PDF import, while on Windows you have to convert it to a bitmap (e.g. JPEG, PNG) image.
@user-uj8jj3dg7v5 ай бұрын
OK, thanks! @@SketchUp
@jameschang7274 Жыл бұрын
always import cad instead of pdf
@notready83755 жыл бұрын
im just kidding
@annakurganskaja66465 жыл бұрын
Русского перевода не хватает🎶
@bigcrush5 жыл бұрын
О, русские тоже тут. Вы случаем не знаете как автор перемещается по модели? Не похоже, что мышкой.