Rendering in SketchUp

Fig. 33.10: 
The building footprints are extruded to various heights.
Fig. 33.11: 
The site paving, planting, and curbs are given some extrusion.
Fig. 33.12: 
The base model extrusion is complete. Parapets are added to the building.

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Part 8: Anatomy of a Rendering
Solid Colors Swapped with textures
The solid colors placed on surfaces will be swapped with image textures. These textures 
correspond to the surface and material intent of the model (Fig. 33.13, Fig. 33.14, Fig. 33.15, 
Fig. 33.16, Fig. 33.17, Fig. 33.18, Fig. 33.19). You’ll need to get the textures from third-party 
websites and then place them into an organized Texture Library for easy access and use. This 
last set of steps will complete the base model.
Fig. 33.13: 
The build-
ing’s solid color will be 
swapped with a brick 
texture. The Browse but-
ton, under Texture in 
the Paint Bucket menu, 
is selected to access the 
Texture Library (which 
must be linked between 
SketchUp and the Texture 
Library folder).
Fig. 33.14: 
The 
Texture Library has 
many folders. The 
Brick and Stone 
folder of the Texture 
Library is shown. The 
desired brick texture 
is selected to replace 
the solid color on the 
building.

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Fig. 33.15: 
As with many inserted/swapped textures, the scale of the texture image is incorrect (it’s 
usually too small) and needs to be adjusted. The enlarged area of the Paint Bucket tool shows the 
Texture scale option.
Fig. 33.16: 
The Texture scale is adjusted (increased), allowing it to achieve an appropriate look on 
the building facade.

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