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5 LAYOUT MYTHS WEBINAR

By luke | Blog, SketchUp

5 LAYOUT MYTHS WEBINAR RECAP In our June webinar, we tackled the popular myths about LayOut and the misconceptions that it is a difficult, slow, confusing program to use. Not only did we prove it's valuable, but we also demonstrated all the helpful tips to...

Lumion Workflow Series 01: SEASONAL DAYTIME RENDER

By luke | Blog, Lumion, SketchUp

LEARN LUMION THE RIGHT WAY Lumion is fast, easy, and beautiful, but even more so when you have a clear path to success. You need a repeatable process that nets predictable results. I am describing workflow. The Lumion Workflow Tutorial Series is designed to get...

SketchUp: Best Practices

By luke | Blog, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

The start of 2019 was busy for us launching ConDoc 4.5 and all, but we recently got back to our live webinar sessions. This month, we chose a quick drafting and 3D modeling project creating a custom bathroom design from the ground up. There were...

Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp Recap

By luke | Blog, Lumion, SketchUp

NEW IN VERSION 8.3 With each new release of Lumion, we find more ways to establish an incredibly efficient workflow. Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp Pro, is one new feature in Lumion 8.3 that has the potential to change the standards for the rendering market. We...

Eneroth Plugins

By luke | Blog, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

We've been off the air for a while, but to kick of the start of 2018, we reviewed our favorite SketchUp plugins from Christina Eneroth. We've mentioned it before, but time is critical when your project is on the line, and with the help of...

What’s New in SketchUp 2018

By luke | Blog, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

In case you couldn't make our December Office Hours, we closed out the year with a few laps around the latest version of SketchUp 2018. We were excited to have many new features including section fills, the ability to import DWGs in LayOut, and some...

New in Lumion 8 Webinar Recap

By luke | Blog, Lumion

REVIEW Lumion 8 has proved to be the most powerful visualization software tool we've come across yet. Are you curious to see how we created all of these renderings and examples? Check out the recording of our 'New in Lumion 8' webinar below, where we...

Normal Maps in Lumion

By luke | Blog, Lumion, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

In our September Office Hours session, we took a look at a hidden side to rendering materials often known as 'Normal Maps' or 'Bump Maps'. We showcased a mini demonstration where we utilized these normal maps to create the illusion of 3D Geometry with the...

Interior Elevations

By luke | Blog, ConDoc Tools, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

In our August Office Hours session, we assembled a demo on how to create detailed interior elevations in SketchUp using ConDoc Tools. Although you may gravitate toward using the 'Section Cut' tools in SketchUp, our ConDoc Tools plugin helps to automate the most difficult tasks...

Estimator for SketchUp

By luke | Blog, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

In last month's Office Hours Session, we featured guest John Brock from Estimator. He and Mike walked us through the plugin using a real 3D model of a bathroom renovation project. Estimator gives you the ability to assign real-time cost by component, layer, or even...