Over the past few weeks I had an exciting opportunity to test drive Lumion 6. In short, this release is best described as a “quality release”. You will not see a mass of new tools and buttons, but you will notice that everything you already loved about Lumion is…
My older brother Steve and I have been fascinated by technology since day one. This started at a very early age with video games that developed strong eye hand coordination, then evolved into building, playing with, and destroying anything radio controlled. We worked through cars,…
During this SketchUp Online Help Session, I start out with a presentation on creating a watermark style using marker strokes poached from a Google image search. After the brief presentation, I answered several questions with on the spot demos (see YouTube playlist below). The following topics…
Lumion is an amazing rendering software that will completely change the way you visualize and explore designs. The software is extremely fast and easy to use, yet surprisingly produces beautiful photorealistic images and animations. How? Lumion relies heavily on your graphics card, similar to a video game,…
The “SketchUp is BIM” webinar was a live discussion and presentation regarding SketchUp’s expanding presence in the BIM arena. I challenged attendees to rethink their definition of BIM and open their minds to new workflow possibilities. This presentation focused on the most effective process for creating construction documents and…
During this SketchUp Online Help Session, I start out with a presentation on SketchUp plugins and Extensions and how they will make you a faster and more efficient modeler. I show you several resources for free and paid for extensions as well as how to use the…
