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    [Tutorial > Modeling] How a Pro Builds a House in SU pt 2

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    • KrisidiousK Offline
      Krisidious
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      oh of course not... there is more than one way to skin a ______...

      By: Kristoff Rand
      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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        Krisidious,

        I was wondering how your plans for Part 3 were coming along? I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I very much enjoyed part 1 & 2, and I'm eagerly awaiting part 3 to this excellent series!

        Keep up the good work!

        Steve

        (stvjacques)

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          Goggin
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          Great thread!

          I just got into SketchUp a few weeks ago, and did a mock-up of my home renovation plans. It came out pretty good, but I sure wish I had seen this tutorial first. I learned a lot of what you're advising the hard way-- through making lots of stupid mistakes.

          I'm fortunate in that I'm starting with a .dwg file, so I don't need to trace anything. I look forward to rebuilding my house using your instructions.

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            Larry Bates
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            This is a very cool post Krisidious, but where is part One? please. NEVER MIND just found the link. 😳

            Larry

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
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              Larry, here.

              Gai...

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              • Larry BatesL Offline
                Larry Bates
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                Thanks Gaieus, got it.

                I have a question though, forgive me if it has been explained already. Why make the floorplan a texture? I import my plans as a picture file, then line it up on the x,y,z axis.

                Krisidious, I think building this way will solve a problem I have been having, trying to pushpull window cutouts in a wall that is not 90 degrees to the axis. Just have not been able to do it. YOur way looks like it should work. 😄

                This is a great tut. Got anything on using the sandbox tools? 🤓

                Larry

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                  mk11
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                  Very good tutorial - I'm very new to SU, so please excuse this question, but i got lost in step 4 - how can i extrude another face on top of the door volume? tried drawing a new face on top of the door, but i always pull the original volume.

                  thx a lot

                  Marc Kleinmann
                  SU Pro 2015
                  Mac & Win

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                    Gaieus
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                    Hi M(arc?),

                    Try to hit the Ctr key first to create a new face while using the Push/Pull tool (if I understand your question well)

                    Gai...

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                      mk11
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                      thx a lot - that's it.
                      Marc

                      Marc Kleinmann
                      SU Pro 2015
                      Mac & Win

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                        Gaieus
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                        That's what? The "Marc" or the Ctrl!Push/Pull?
                        😉

                        Gai...

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                          jvh
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                          is part 1 of "how a pro....a house in su" still available?

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                            remus
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                            jvh: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=723

                            http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                              jvh
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                              thanks for the link. I am a newby and hope this will help me get starting. What's bothering me most is the stickiness of SU, being used to proframs like Vectorworks and Autocad.

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                                Odlanier
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                                %(#008040)[Hello Gaieus, José Manuel, hello everyone.

                                I just a most interesting tutorial on how to do a SU model from a jpg file. Very thorough and clear. I learnet a lot from it. Cograts to Krisidious.]

                                We have only one Earth, Our children maybe just a half, theirs perhaps none; do something for our planet.

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                                  anuradha_vellineni
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                                  Tut is great.but i am a beginer.How to trace in sketchup?

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                                  • GaieusG Offline
                                    Gaieus
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                                    Just grab the pencil tool and start drawing on the surface of the image.
                                    Try to align your image as close to the axes as possible so that you can make use of axis inference rather than fight with it.

                                    Gai...

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                                      denhom
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                                      Good morning all.

                                      I've searched, but cannot seem to find the third part of this great tutorial. Any help would be appreciated.

                                      Dennis

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                                        remus
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                                        there isnt a third part yet, fingers crossed it will be coming soon.

                                        http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                          nomicrowave
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                                          Any progress on Part 3? I learned so much from Parts 1 & 2!

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                                            bmunsell
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                                            So...... all we need now for Part 4 😆 is a set of similar simple turtorials that explain how to use (autocad, progecad - insert your cad program of choice) to come up with the constuction documents from our beautiful and fun to create Sketchup models.

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