- SKETCHUP LANDSCAPE DESIGN HOW TO
- SKETCHUP LANDSCAPE DESIGN INSTALL
Create a new layer and make it current and visible (Window>Layers>press "+" to make a new layer>Check - visible>Move the "dot" to this new layer to make it the "current" layer>close window down.Next, open SketchUp, delete the annoying person and import your scan as an image (File>Import>"browse" to find your scan>check - Use As Image>Open>"stretch" image to a reasonable size (exact size not important).Next, scan this drawing in to your computer so that it is clearly readable and save it as a JPEG.The important thing to remember is to draw this plan to a scale that fits on to an A4 piece of paper (landscape or portrait). Don't go into too much detail, just get your basic site layout sorted. Draw up your survey plan/design in pencil on tracing paper/copy paper as you would normally.First select Window>Model Info>Units - and change all the settings to mm etc.
SKETCHUP LANDSCAPE DESIGN INSTALL
Download and install SketchUp on to your computer. all the following is based on using Google SketchUp 8): I have not tried this method by the way and i'm making it up as I go along, but bear with me and it should work! Top View - Plan, Right View - Elevation.Īnyway, as I said, the key to using computers for garden design really is using a 2D program such as AutoCAD first and then importing this data into SketchUp to make it 3D and colour it up/add shadows etc.Īs learning 2D is going to take you some time and you may be impatient to draw up your driveway designs (for example), I've had a thought on how a SketchUp "Newbie" can quickly knock up there first 3D model/2D image without having to learn the 2D CAD bit first. Although SketchUp is strictly a 3D modelling program, you can use it to produce 2D output (Bigyin! :-)) if you turn off the perspective mode (Camera>"un-check" perspective and select standard views i.e. These programs have a steep learning curve and are best studied for on a night class over an academic year.įor all 3D work, I advocate that you download, learn and use Google SketchUp which is free. To draw up an accurate garden survey and produce a bona-fide, professional looking design then i'm afraid that you really need to master a 2D vector graphics program such as AutoCAD (or equivalent). SKETCHUP LANDSCAPE DESIGN HOW TO
The general vibe I get is that a lot of garden designers/contractors who currently hand-draw but want to enter the 21st Century "Digital Age" are a tad confused about how to easily take-the-leap and produce their first CAD drawing.
Posted by David Beasley Garden Design on Januat 8:11pm in Design
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