Category Archives: SketchUp

Use the Bezier extension to model a dome that resembles the qubba that is on mosques.

How to make a floor plan you grabbed off the Web or from a designer show house a correctly scaled plan.

Model a terrain map with SketchUp, cut it up in Slicer for Fusion 360, check the dxf files for flaws with AutoCAD, then send it to Ponoko to cut the pieces. Also download and install extensions from SketchUCation and the Continue reading SketchUp 2017 and Slicer: Architectural Terrain Model→

Add an image, give it volume and a picture frame.

See why the 3 point rectangle is so useful when modeling a floor plan.

The Preferences menu has a lot of customization options. Set them, and then export a file that saves them for easy import into another computer.

Here’s how to turn a model into a 2D layout. I imported a SketchUp model into Fusion to show how you can make scaled, orthographic drawings of your model even if you don’t have SketchUp Pro.