Create Background Images

not registered yet · 8 Nov 2007, 13:08

Hi, there! I am going to show you how to create a background from your image! In this case, here is the image you want for your background, for example:

Okay, open SketchUp and Go to Window > Styles. Next, click on the icon with the "ok" on it, which is the Watermark Settings icon. Then, click on the + sign. Find that image you want, then click "Open". Then choose from either "Background" or "Overlay". Both the same tutorial steps, you can change the transparency of the image with the model. Next choose "Stretched", "Tiled", or "Positioned". Click "Finish" when you're done. PRESTO! Example:

Or with "Overlay".

If you want to share your model with your background image, please upload it here! Have fun!

poster-Invader ZIM

Gaieus · 8 Nov 2007, 13:08

Nice background, Invader!

Krisidious · 8 Nov 2007, 13:10

suddenly we have a contribution from the zimmer...

and it's useful? holy crap... keep it up zim and I will change my vote...

thanks for the Tut

kwistenbiebel · 26 Mar 2008, 19:26

Can we have support for the .png format again on the forum?
Some threads like these (see first post) became just useless without it.
Thanks in advance,
Kwistenbiebel

sketchy · 26 Mar 2008, 19:36

I second that.

sketchy · 3 Apr 2008, 18:20

Thanks for fixing the png extension. You moderators are doing a great job

sasrabirawa · 21 Oct 2008, 15:38

is there any possibilities to use JPG format..??

AcesHigh · 19 May 2009, 07:05

i dont see any icon with "ok" in it (inside styles)

Gaieus · 19 May 2009, 08:22

You need to go to the Edit tab first:

JohanR · 2 Nov 2010, 12:13

Very useful!

Marwan · 9 Dec 2010, 09:26

Thanx ... its realy useful

nocturnal_orion · 19 Jan 2011, 14:41

it works but when i try to render it the background seems to vanish? i do everything but it always not visible when i render.. please help new here dont know wht to do..

Gaieus · 19 Jan 2011, 14:53

Hi Cris,
What are you rendering it in?

In most external renderers (or built in plugins) you need to add the background differently (inside the rendering program).

nocturnal_orion · 20 Jan 2011, 05:20

@gaieus said:

Hi Cris,
What are you rendering it in?

In most external renderers (or built in plugins) you need to add the background differently (inside the rendering program).

i used twilight renderer i think its plugins right? how can i add it inside the wilight program?? anyways thanks for replying.. i really need help..

Gaieus · 20 Jan 2011, 14:37

Well, in Twilight, it is here (below):

If you use Twilight, you should really go to their forums as it is an extremely supportive forum and you can find lots of things (materials, models and even spherical backgrounds) there.

Here are some (hemi-)spherical sky backgrounds for instance (the rectangular ones should be added as hemispherical).

ortzak · 25 Jul 2012, 02:20

Thanks guys..so this is how watermarks done!