If you know a measurement on your object, you can set your spacing to an exact increment, and then left click and drag on the blue axis to match your grid with the measurement you know. Creating a Sketchup Model Using Match Photo. In the above video, I rough in the scale using the size of the scale figure in the model next to my object. You’ll see the grid lines expand or contract. To adjust the scale of your perspective, left click on the blue axis, and drag up or down. He shares this detailed workflow in the production of an interior living room design. 21st May 2014 11:33pm Mario Gole is a very talented interior designer and 3D architectural visualizer, currently working and based in Zagreb, Croatia.
This will be the place you start modelling from. Interior Design of a Living Room SketchUp & V-Ray by Mario Gole. Zoom in and out using the mouse wheel to make sure your lines are as accurate as possible.Īfter setting your lines, move your origin point to a prominent place that is close to you in the photograph. Your red lines should match lines on one face of your 3d object, and your green lines should match lines on another face. File>Import, select your photo and check the Use as New Match Photo optionĪfter you’ve imported the photo you want to match to, you’re going to want to set your perspective lines. To import a match photo simply go to... Camera>Match New Photo…Īlternatively you can go to. It’s a great starting point, but it’s nearly impossible to model without rotating around and modelling traditionally. Photo matching in sketchup isn’t meant to be used soley by itself. From there, the modeler can rotate around and model normally. From the 3d photograph, the 3d perspective is matched, which allows the user to model over the image and get it to aesthetically look the same. Photo matching allows a modeler to model from a photograph that they import.
It may not be 100% accurate, but you can get a very close clone of your original 3d object. From knowing just one measurement you can create an entire model. This is one of sketchup’s features that sets it apart from other software. If you’re looking to model based on a photograph you should strongly consider using photo matching in sketchup. Use a site photograph with the Match Photo tool Import a scanned site map, image, or pencil sketch Build on data from an imported CAD file.
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