Using SketchUp for creating models?

Topic: Using SketchUp for creating models? (Read 33947 times) previous topic - next topic

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #35 – April 29, 2009, 08:37:36 am

I've already done several airlines in different aircraft types, although as I have said, their graphics is pretty much blurred. (I was only concerned into making my airlines identifiable at my "The World" layout, and I think the tails of the aircraft pretty much met up to that criteria). Also, I've only added nightlights to the wingtips as placing some for p****enger windows made it messy to look at.

However, I'll upload some here and comments/suggestions would be appreciated.

P.S: how can I upload .pak files here?

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #36 – April 29, 2009, 08:42:24 am

Could post some images to have a general idea of what you're talking about?

Quote from: fuzion_051 – on April 29, 2009, 08:37:36 am

P.S: how can I upload .pak files here?

put them in a zip file.

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #37 – April 29, 2009, 10:59:27 am

Here's a sample. They're generally much smaller than the default p****enger planes in the pak.

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #38 – April 29, 2009, 11:16:05 am

I'm agree, they should be larger but the graphics look very good. Good work!

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #39 – April 29, 2009, 11:32:46 am

Here are some zip files

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #40 – April 29, 2009, 01:19:17 pm

Nice! I'm glad you got over the technical problems

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #41 – September 12, 2009, 05:30:58 am

The British Airways is corrupted. Can you fix it?

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #42 – September 23, 2009, 01:50:08 am

Hey fuzion,

really amazing work which you have done by creating these airplanes.

For the moment I also try to get used to SketchUp, but I have some problems with the alignment, when I'm trying to render the 3D-Models. How did you align the exact camera position? Are there any tutorials or can you give me some hints, please?

Thanks,
einself

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #43 – October 17, 2009, 04:13:52 pm

Good day,

Sorry for the late reply. With regards to aligning the camera in sketch-up in order to get the correct views for an object, go to the menu "Camera" then click "Parallel Projection". With that, you can use the isometric view of the object for rendering purposes.

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #44 – October 17, 2009, 07:15:26 pm

Well, all of the images sees corrupt ...

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #45 – October 21, 2009, 01:43:30 am

Thanks for your answer. So far it works!

But how do I get the correct size? Is it just try and error, or is there a possibility to regulate the size exactly? Because I'm not a great follower of approximate solutions.

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #46 – January 04, 2010, 12:10:16 am

how's this for a template?
30-60-90 right triangle prism offset 45 degrees and camera set to parallel for viewing angle.
and even a 3D template box that's not very hard to create.
still not perfect, but should be pretty close.
3200x3200x1309.2mm cube

Re: Using SketchUp for creating models?

Reply #47 – January 04, 2010, 09:34:13 am

Close enough