Course curriculum

  • 1

    Downloads

    • SketchUp for Landscape - Exercise Files
  • 2

    Creating a Base Model

    • 1. Getting Started/ Overview

    • 2. Geo-Locating a Model

    • 3. Importing & Scaling Reference Sketch

    • 4. Importing CAD Linework

    • 5. CAD Cleanup & Making Faces

    • 6. Paint Group & Layer by Material

    • 7. Extrude Flat Base
  • 3

    Terrain & Grading

    • 1. Sandbox Tools Exercise

    • 2. Grading & Terrain Extensions Exercise

    • 3. Hardscape Grading

    • 4. Walls & Curbs

    • 5. Landscape Grading
  • 4

    Materials & Textures

    • 1. Materials Overview

    • 2. Materials Sources

    • 3. Applying Materials

    • 4. Editing Materials
  • 5

    Furnishings & Entourage

    • 1. 3D Warehouse for Pre-Made Furnishings

    • 2. Benches

    • 3. Boulders

    • 4. Play Equipment

    • 5. Railings

    • 6. People
  • 6

    Working with Vegetation

    • 1. Vegetation Components Overview: Part 1

    • 2. Vegetation Components Overview: Part 2

    • 3. Placing / Distributing Vegetation Exercise

    • 4. Skatter Extension Demo

    • 5. Putting it All Together: Photo-Realistic Rendering Preview
  • 7

    Context Modeling

    • 1. Context Overview & Data Sources

    • 2. Viewing in Google Earth

    • 3. Nearby Models

    • 4. Open Data- CADMapper

    • 5. Open Data- PlaceMaker

    • 6. Merging Models
  • 8

    Optimization, Collaboration & Revisions

    • 1. Using Layers & Scenes

    • 2. Model Clean Up

    • 3. Organizing Large Models for Collaboration

    • 4. Making Revisions