Drawing and Modeling Urban Spaces with AutoCAD and SketchUp

Overview

“In this lesson, you will review the SketchUp interface and discover some plugins that will help you work more efficiently. In addition, you are going to import the AutoCAD plans that you drew in the previous unit and geolocate the workspace. Finally you are going to create the layers that you will use to organize the elements that you are modeling, I will also show you how you have some plugins available for download. ”

In this video lesson Bruno Arancibia addresses the topic: SketchUp: how to import drawings from AutoCAD, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing and Modeling Urban Spaces with AutoCAD and SketchUp. Learn to create three-dimensional models of the spaces in your city, including squares, streets, and gardens.

Partial transcription of the video

“It's time to begin your work with SketchUp. First. let’s take a moment to familiarize ourselves with the program’s interface and the essential plugins we’ll use throughout our sessions. After that. i will demonstrate how to import AutoCAD plans into SketchUp and prepare them for detailed modeling tasks. Let's dive in and see this process unfold. The overall plans I drafted in the previous unit are finally complete. including a detailed floor plan with all furniture included as well as a comprehensive sectional view. Noticeably. my design now features vehicle additions to enhance realism and...”

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Course summary for: Drawing and Modeling Urban Spaces with AutoCAD and SketchUp

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (59)
• 3199 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (2h 45m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation, Architecture & Spaces

• Software

  AutoCAD, SketchUp v21

• Areas

  3D Modeling, Architectural Illustration, Architecture, ArchVIZ, Digital Architecture, Landscape Architecture