SketchUp and Advanced Modeling

SketchUp advanced tutorials (sometimes additional software depending on tutorial). Learn how to perfect your modeling with new post-processing skills, techniques and easy to follow step by step instructions provided by highly talented professional contributors.

Making of H.M.C.S  Snowberry by Jacques Cleghorn (AKA `silver_shadow´)

I was always fascinated by the way some people built everything in models in such detail and decided to start the ‘ Candy’ series, trying to emulate them, but by only using Sketchup with no other external applications for modeling. This tutorial is a quick overview of  ‘Eye Candy 3′  The H.M.C.S. Snowberry. I go through some tools that I used and how some of it was built. All the plug-ins used in this tutorial are widely available on SketchUp sites and forums.

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Making of Black Hawk by Jacques Cleghorn

This was probably the most anticipated advanced modeling project I had ever undertaken which pushed SketchUp’s limits more than I had ever imagined it would ever go to. This project took me about two and a half months to complete. I actually thought it would take a lot longer since I was doing this after hours in my spare time.

The River Runs Through It by Jacques Cleghorn

Here Jacques wants to share the power of  Google SketchUp itself and encourage those of you who think  SketchUp is just a tool that can only build block models and nothing more. You may be pleasantly surprised!

How to Manage Complex SketchUp Models by Jim Leggitt

A model that has an excessive number of components, a lot of building detail and too much site area is the perfect candidate for bogging down your computer and wasting a lot of your valuable time. This short tutorial has some helpful tips on how to manage digital model information and give you the results you deserve.