Inserting images in SketchUp
At File>Import browse for a photo and click the import as image radio button. Then size as needed by dragging the corner grips. I crack myself up!
Hand drafting for Interior Design, SketchUp, Autodesk 123D and MakerBot
At File>Import browse for a photo and click the import as image radio button. Then size as needed by dragging the corner grips. I crack myself up!
Organizing my research for the 7th edition of Today’s Military Wife. I’m so old school! Researching a book isn’t just done while actually writing it. Researching is a never-ending process. I always save anything I think will be remotely useful, Continue reading Organizing Research Materials
Appropos of nothing, I love takeout. Especially after uploading 39 SketchUp tutorials. Especially from Applebee’s. I’m not fancy. 🙂
And uploaded. Glad to have that done. Every project in the book is shown, plus video explanations of the short information pieces. The book is written so that those who just want quick info can find it, and those who Continue reading 39 SketchUp Tutorials Finished!
So, I bought a Blue Yeti microphone, installed Camtasia Studio and am in business. A bit of a learning curve, but am making some nice videos to compliment my SketchUp book. Short vids that give tips like how to use Continue reading Screencasting
“How big is a window?” There are no standard window sizes. Check catalogs from different manufacturers. Each one makes their double-hung, casement, fixed, and every other type a different size. Here’s a page from Loewen’s for double-hung windows. Click for Continue reading Size Chart for Double Hung Windows
It’s useful to incorporate SketchUp in a manual drafting class, because it’s a good tool for those who have trouble visualizing 2D/3D relationships. They can draft their 2D views on paper and then model them in SketchUp to see if Continue reading Intersection of Manual Drafting and SketchUp
This kitchen (photo by Bosche Home Appliances) is used in my Architectural Drafting for Interior Designers textbook to illustrate how all materials, fixtures and appliances need their own symbols. Poche (a line symbol that represents material) symbols are further divided Continue reading A Bosche Kitchen
The SketchUp drawing shows an L-stairs in perspective. This is a stairs that turns a corner, making it look like an L in plan. The AutoCAD drawing shows plan, elevation, and isometric views of an L-stairs. It’s important to be Continue reading L-Stairs: Drafted and SketchUpped
This is in the hallway that leads to the theater in the Venetian. A great drafting assignment for the end of the semester would be to draw a reflected ceiling plan of this. Everything would be included -the woodwork, hanging Continue reading Ceiling in a Las Vegas Hotel