Architectural_Design_with_SketchUp

Architectural Design with SketchUp
Smoothstep Animation
By Whaat—Free [5, 6]
This plugin smoothes out transitions between view tabs in SketchUp’s scene animation feature.
Stereo
By TBD—$8 [4]
This plugin saves two anaglyph images for the current view that you can use to create a stereoscopic
view of the current scene.
SU Animate
By Cadalog—$88 [www.suanimate.com]
This commercial plugin allows you to animate objects and camera movements in SketchUp
using keyframes (animation tabs) or paths. It also has a companion product, SU Walk, which
provides photorealistic animation for SketchUp models.
VisMap
By M. Rinehart—Free [5, 6]
If you use SketchUp’s tabbed animation to hide elements during transitions (for example, to
create assembly animations), then this plugin can simplify your workflow. It lets you select
each layer’s visibility for the tabs in your model using a single dialog.
Zorro2
By Whaat—Free [5, 6]
When you need to cut a model at an arbitrary plane (e.g., to create section renderings for a
house model), this plugin facilitates this process.
Example 4.7: Making a 3D Interactive Panorama
In this example, we will create a 3D interactive panorama
from a SketchUp model using the CubicPanoOut plugin
and GoCubic, a free panorama stitching software. Use
any model you like, and set up the visuals using the Styles
window before you start. Also, make sure you have the
CubicPanoOut plugin installed.
1. Navigate in your model to the viewer’s location that
you want to export as the 3D panorama. Check
that the location is giving you the desired viewpoint
using SketchUp’s Look Around tool (the button with
the eye).
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