![]() ![]() So, what can SketchUp do for landscape architects? But who isn’t fascinated the first time they see someone modeling in SketchUp? ![]() Ok, so I know not everyone shares this obsession. Here was a tool that allows us to model the LAND. My project manager at the time pointed out that about 3/4’s of the detail I had included would never be viewed, seen or even acknowledged. Last, I added vending machines inside the rest area building. I added trucks and boulders, bridges and swales. I modeled every square inch of the site plan: buildings, parking lot, landform, surrounding context, dog park with fence and even the containers filled with bags to pick up after your dog. I explored SketchUp with a current project – a rest area and open space in Fort Collins, Colorado. I spent the next week learning the mysteries of this new tool. Actually it was more of an obsession, one that I still live with and has lead me to writing this blog. Here was the first 3D program that was easy to use, looked cool and even better it had TREES! Then I discovered that you can ‘turn on’ shadows and I was hooked! It took me all of 10 minutes to download SketchUp version 3 (we are now on version 7) and run through the accompanying video tutorials. Then, just like that, the video added windows and doors and some funky looking trees around the little 3D home. The short video demonstrated how to create a simple square, extrude it into 3D and add a roof to make a house. ![]() A colleague brought a promotional video to the office by a company called Software. I will always remember the first time I saw SketchUp. SketchUp and Landscape Architecture by Daniel Tal ![]()
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