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SketchUp 2021 Review
In this SketchUp Pro 2021 review, I’ll tell you everything you need to know about the latest version of SketchUp Pro. New Logos Since Trimble took over SketchUp, it was only a matter of time before a rebranding took effect in order to make SketchUp look more like part of the Trimble family. It’s always a shocker when you first …
10 Gift ideas for Architects in 2020
Wondering what to get that special Architect in your life this holiday season? Or maybe you want to treat yourself to something that will help your architectural workflow? This holiday gift guide will help you choose a killer gift for any architect or designer. (Affiliate disclosure: Many of the links in this guide are affiliate links, so I’ll earn a …
Live Components
The newest addition to the SketchUp ecosystem is Live Components. Live components are configurable components that let you change parameters and see the updates in real-time. Live components can be thought of as a modern implementation of the dynamic component feature inside SketchUp Pro, but with a whole lot more potential. Dynamic components, if you’re not aware, are special components …
Sonder Detail Scrapbook Help
The Sonder Detail Scrapbooks can be purchased here. Below, you will find out how to install them and use them on a LayOut project. Installation After purchase, you should get an email with a download link to download the SonderDetailScrapbook.zip file. The files are intended to be installed as a LayOut scrapbook. Here’s how: Unzip SonderDetailScrapbook.zip to a location on …
Animating Sections and overlaying a model in a video
This is a really fun video where I show you how you can animate section planes to make objects appear over time while you play through your scenes. I take it even further by showing how to tweak the style and export settings so you can import that into a video and overlay your model and key out the background. …
How to Print Full Scale 1:1 in SketchUp
Full scale printing from SketchUp is useful for creating templates or stencils for cutting something on a bandsaw or scrollsaw. But if you’ve tried this in the past, you may have been frustrated at the number of blank pages that get printed, or maybe the printout splits up the model across 4 pages, when it could’ve easily fit onto one …
How to make raised panel doors in SketchUp
In this walk-through video, I show you how to make raised panel doors from scratch, and show you several tips along the way. In this video, I talk about the following: How to use Solid tools to trim components against each other How to use Intersect Faces to trim components (if you are using SketchUp Free) How to soften/smooth edges …
Working Remotely with SketchUp
If you’re one of the many people making the switch to working from home, I’m going to share several strategies for collaborating on and sharing SketchUp projects remotely using different extensions, apps, and VR. Watch the video or continue below. So there are two topics I’m going to cover in this post. First, is where you have a single project, …
LayOut Viewports Shifting
If you’ve ever experienced a viewport shifting in LayOut, it can be really frustrating. In this video, I explain the cause of this, and how to prevent it. The Cause The reason viewports can change unexpectedly is when they are assigned to the Last Saved SketchUp View scene. This scene will update every single time you update your model, and …
