Architectural_Design_with_SketchUp

Chapter 5 Rendering in SketchUp
13. Right-click on the tree image and select Explode from the context menu. This turns the
image into a rectangle with the tree image as its texture.
If you want the tree to have appropriate shadows in SketchUp, trace its outline with the
Pen tool and cut away the remaining parts of the rectangle using the Eraser.
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14. Before we turn the tree into a component, we need to hide all the bordering edges. Do
this by holding Shift while clicking the edges with the Erase tool. This hides them instead
of erasing them.
15. Select the tree again and click on the Make Component button in the toolbar (or use the
right-click menu). In the dialog that comes up, make sure you check the “Always face
camera” box. Don’t click on the Create button yet!
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