First an introduction to Google sketch-up:
"Developed for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software. It combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to complex, conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp enables you to build and modify 3D models quickly and easily."
Anyone can learn to use it and you can download the free version from http://www.sketchup.com. Say you want to make a building and you don't know where to start then try building the base first using the rectangle tool. Then use the push/pull tool to pull up the base into the form of a building. Now to add windows make a rectangle and make several copies and snap them to the front of the building in neat rows. All this is made easier by the automatic snap to feature that lets you move and connect points together and x y z-axis which keep you from drawing stray lines. You can also choose to draw freehand though I wouldn't recommend it. With the paint bucket tools you can choose from a number of textures and the best part you don't have to worry about coloring outside the lines.
This is a draft for the TeenSL media center based on the picture of DAA's 1997 to 2000 campus.
6 comments:
Good job! That will be a good start for when we build it in Second Life!
Hey! The project looks really good on the google sketch-up, I was quite impressed with how fast you actually came up with the actual structure! I've never had a complete image of what the villa would look like in a cartoon image, however now i do! Thanks alot, Good job.
Dre Masala
Wow, the building looks very impressive. It looks like something out of a video game! good job. It will cause alot of talk with other interested people.
Shizzle Rau
The drawing looks amazing. The program looks pretty powerful, and will be useful in planning the insides as well. Can't wait to see this in Second Life!
Wow... the building looks amazing... if only a program like this was compatible for second life
Remarkable! This design is a great step for us because it converts all our pictures of the school into a 3D version, which means that we can explore it from all sides. Now we have to determine which prims to use for each part of the building.
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