Using SketchUp to make a miniature house of an existing real one. Take a few photos of the house; [01-reality] Use SketchUp > Import > New Matched Photo; Export from SketchUp model a few 2D Graphic… Top View, Front/Back View, Left/Right View and an Align View to the roof; [03-sketchup] …

I tested another model: Original optimized model - 3.76 MB SketchUp & Layout asset ready - 261 KB [cmp-02] For rendering, to lowpoly model just apply SUbD and you have the increased level of detail. After rendering, disable SUbD and return to the lowpoly level. 1632 tris vs. 8336 tris [img-0…

yeah, I did a smidge of simple cleanup, no retopology, remodelling, just Skimp at 40%, cleanup and material resizer, and just like that, we go from almost 4mb to 1.5 [image] franciscofiallosb: So sketchshaper models are not optimized as the developer mentioned. good to know. oh no they are. …

Hi Pierre, Normally, using a simplify tool like Skimp is good for organic models, for others, a quad retopologization is better, but both methods depend on the needs. [image] ateliernab: it’s all matter of perspective, of what you see as optimised. When 'SketchUp for everyone' was released …

[image] franciscofiallosb: So sketchshaper models are not optimized as the developer mentioned. good to know I downloaded a free sample sofa out of curiosity. Short answer: not at all. Long answer: Bad pivot placement (not a tragedy by itself, but a clear hint of amateurish modeling knowl…

Analyzing a 3D model for interior designers and how/why such furniture should not be created and used (like this) in SketchUp and especially LayOut. Along with a lot of useful tips for quad+subdiv modeling. Thanks, Panixia! [Sample model breakdown.]

From a post about ‘ rounded corners in SketchUp for Web ’ [Rounded corners on a box in SketchUp for Web] or [Rounded corners on a box in SketchUp for Web (v02)]

From a post about change number of segments for circles and arcs ms ARCI - changing the number of segments of arcs and circles, regardless of context (nested groups, free geometry, components, etc.) Unpublished plugin. [ms ARCI - change number of arc and circle segments in SketchUp] 1…

From this discussion about surface from a Gaussian Splats [image] Gaussian Splats have arrived in SketchUp Labs! Gaussian Splats Hi, From what I understood, you’d like to have surface mesh from Scan Essentials onto GS ? Let’s say it’s on our roadmap but …

From this post about a 8-shape Modeling a Möbius figure-eight strip in SketchUp [Modeling a Möbius figure-eight strip in SketchUp]

I was hoping you would model this. Nicely done… relatively simple too.

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From a post about ‘rounded corners in SketchUp for Web’

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