29 Jul 2012

Stroke 28 - My cars (4), Rover 416 GTI




Another car that was been in my garage for a few years, and now, comes to the blog.

Stroke 27 - Remodeling, Apartment 1




Also in remodeling projects the SketchUp is very useful, the rapid 3d modeling facilitates the organization of spaces, especially if they are small, like this.

This is a 3 bedroom apartment on the surroundings of Lisbon, with about 80 sqm, built in the 90s.

Strokes 24 - 26 - How to model a car, step by step tutorial




I had some difficulties when I started trying to model cars, even if looking on the internet, I found very useful tips, but in-depth tutorials and easy to understand for beginners never found.

So for those who have the same difficulties I had, here's my attempt to show in great detail how to model a car in SketchUp.

This tutorial also serves to show the functioning of most SketchUp tools.

The tutorial is only available in the Portuguese version of the blog (here) and can be translated directly on the translator tool.

Some example pictures after the break...

17 Jun 2012

2 Jun 2012

Stroke 20 - Furniture from photo (tutorial)



I had already shown that it is possible to create furniture with simple techniques and get results that are quite effective.

Now I will show all the steps to model a mobile from a simple picture.

27 May 2012

Stroke 19 - Rehabilitation (2) House of the Oven



Returning to the rehabilitation theme with another project of a house built in dry stone masonry.

The image used in the presentation is identical to the House of the Well, as well as the techniques used in SketchUp.

21 May 2012

Stroke 18 - My cars (1), Citroen Dyane (Revised)




Revised in 2013




There are many cars available in the SketchUp 3D warehouse; however, you hardly find exactly the one you own.

But no problem, some modeling and some photos are enough to get back to your custom fleet.

13 May 2012

Stroke 17 - SketchUp yourself (tutorial)



Do you know that people who come in SketchUp components are pictures of employees of the program? What if you put your own image or the image of your clients in their projects?