Sketchup styles
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When it comes to concept sharing, I personally prefer to keep the conversation open, not confined by materials, etc. I believe the best option is still using Sketchup styles.
Recently I adjusted some of my styles carefully for the best result in concept sharing and quick presentation. No need to apply any material, they work best in Monochrome mode.
I have tweaked them so that shadows have colors preventing default gray SketchUp shadows, section line, and selected objects also are customized to add more variations and match the style.
They are now live in the Shop section:
https://sketchucation.com/shop/styles/2898-sketchy-presentation-styles-set2
Each one is carefully set and built up .
More samples: https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/164335/styles-for-a-rapid-presentation
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The major problem for people that are advocates for using Styles is that SketchUp has now retired the app in favour of AI image generation.
I would like to see the the app open sourced because adding personally created presentation styles to models I feel is still beneficial.
SketchUp still supports Styles just not the authoring of them.
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I wish the same. : see the app open source.
AI is the future, BTW in the early stages yet I believe Sketcchup styles have the lead. -
SketchUp .style files are .zip files containing XML documents and images.
It should be technically doable to recreate the abandoned Style Builder. -
It is technically doable, you are right, BTW it was much easier using Stylebuilder.
I personally have developed all my styles inside Sketchup, based on my previously made line-art styles (using style builder).
I will share more soon. -
Very cool!
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