SketchUp Modeling Exteriors from Photos

2018
2:47 hours

00 – Introduction
Welcome
What you should know
Exercise files
Configuring keyboard shortcuts
01 – Roughing In Building Volumes
About the photos
Matching perspective of photo one
Modeling the garage volume
Pulling out the porch
Adding a window and the front door
Modeling the porch frame
Building columns on piers
02 – Roughing In Roof Slopes
Matching perspective of photo two
Creating sloped bargeboards
Modeling decorative beam ends
Extruding roofs and filling a gable
Creating steeper bargeboards: Upper roof
Modeling the second floor volume
Intersecting objects within context
Adding upper-roof surfaces
03 – Constructing Complex Roof Slopes
Adding a dormer roof
Modeling dormer walls
Designing and placing roof brackets
Matching perspective of photo three
Modeling bargeboards on the left side
Cleaning up the roof slopes
04 – Using Multiple Photos to Model
Matching perspective of photo four
Adjusting the building to fit the photo
Matching perspective of photo five
Creating the dining room roof
Cleaning up roof intersections
Modeling dining room walls
Hiding unwanted edges
05 – Working with Textures and Materials
Projecting photos onto a component
Using fixed and movable pins on textures
Accessing the SketchUp material libraries
Positioning a texture with fixed pins
Colorizing and adjusting new material
Adding additional materials
Coloring brackets and texturing pediments
Second floor windows and trim
First floor door and window
Completing texture mapping
06 – Conclusion
Next steps
Exercise Files