Hyperloop Book built with SketchUp

chippwalters

Hi all,

Just to let you know we finished our concept design for Elon Musk's Hyperloop. All the models are SketchUp. The line drawing overlays are done with SketchUp. Photographic renders created in KeyShot. It will be formally released tomorrow, so you all get a sneak preview. I'll put the book link up tomorrow when we go live.

Here's a sample:

Hyperloop Coach Cabin with underwater Tripscene display:

Terminal Level three of Capsule Jukebox:

Business Work Capsule with ground based Tripscene:

Hyperloop Terminal:

Executive Meeting Capsule:

The project was a fun one...on and off for a couple months. SketchUp is just so fast at creating these sorts of models. Thanks to ALL the plugin authors-- couldn't have done it without you!!

tuna1957

the name caught my eye, had to look. great modeling even though I have no idea what I'm looking at? really clean and slick ... 3 thumbs up!!

omiKron

Sick! Didn't knew Keyshot can do such wonderful interiors! Amazing work and concept, too. The sketches are wonderous. I hope they won't be just concepts GG

pilou

Absolutly terrific!
But passengers should not be lying for have a small height train ?
http://www.spacex.com/hyperloopalpha
http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/hyperloop_alpha.pdf

chippwalters

Thanks all for the comments.
Frenchy, I agree the original roller coaster version was just too small.
Here's a link to the PDF a book.
http://blog.chipp.com/2015/06/hyperloop-book-for-elon-musk.html

Krisidious

You do excellent work Chip...

gilles

Designboom:

argo design envisions the hyperloop travel experience

hyperloop concepts by argo design sparks a creative conversation about the future of mass transportation could look like, and the direction it should take.

designboom | architecture & design magazine (www.designboom.com)

pilou

Design Boom is a killer one!

db11

Really fantastic worth — in both conception and presentation. I downloaded the pdf from your website and was really impressed with the quality of your design work, and the thinking behind it.

I've been following the Hyperloop story every since Musk open-sourced it. This seems a considerable contribution to the conceptual elaboration of the project. Well done.

Richard

Wow, totally impressed!

chippwalters

Thanks for all the kind comments.

It's catching fire:
NBC News picked it up with a video:
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/concept-designs-for-musks-hyperloop-released-467612740001

So did Business Insider, Fast Company, hypeBeast, Austin Business Journal, and PSFK
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-hyperloop-pod-design-that-makes-travel-comfortable-2015-6
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3047457/a-practical-vision-for-the-hyperloop-experience
http://hypebeast.com/2015/6/argodesign-conceptualizes-the-interior-of-elon-musks-hyperloop-high-speed-rail
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/at-the-watercooler/2015/06/heard-of-elon-musks-hyperloop-these-austin.html
http://www.psfk.com/2015/06/elok-musk-hyperloop-concept-design-spacex-hyperloop-competition.html

Interviewed with Discovery and CNBC today so I suspect they will be going forward with something too. Nice to see the response from the press-- I have to say none of this could've been accomplished without SketchUp's ability to handle massive instances for objects, like seats, capsules, rails, etc..

Gubermensch

Wow! Great work. Congrats on the coverage.

Elon Musk... everything this guy does is gold.

Bryan K

Saw these all over the media that week. Congratulations. Great work and good exposure!