Rendering in SketchUp

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Fig. 37.5: 
A building scene is created by turning off all interior and site detail layers. Then the scene is created and 
renamed Building Only. The Camera Location option is unchecked.
Fig. 37.6: 
The interior scene is created after the building and site layers are toggled off. The scene is renamed 
Interior Only. The Camera Location option is unchecked.

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Fig. 37.7: 
The site-only scene is created when the interior layers are toggled off. All of the building detail is 
turned off except for the building shell. The building itself provides important context for the site. The scene is 
renamed Site Only. The Camera Location option is unchecked.
Fig. 37.8: 
A secondary site scene is created. This is the same as the scene generated in Fig. 37.7 except the 
vegetation layers are toggled off.

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Camera View Scenes
You can also create specific camera view scenes. They are used to set lighting, camera, and 
views for the renderings. In all cases, the Camera Location option in the Scene menu must be 
checked. To do this, you create the first camera view scene: move the camera view of the model 
to the desired location, create the scene, check the Camera View Location box, and update the 
scene. If you don’t do this, SketchUp won’t remember the specific camera view (a minor bug in 
SketchUp). One strategy is to toggle off all the detail using Off or Building Only, position the 
camera, turn on the detail layers using On, and then save/create the new scene (Fig. 37.9, 
Fig. 37.10, Fig. 37.11, Fig. 37.12, Fig. 37.13).
Fig. 37.9: 
Position the camera and view to focus on the building. Turn on all relevant detail. In this case, the site lay-
ers and the interior details layers will be off. The interior context layers will be on. When the camera is in position, 
the scene is created and renamed Building Scene 1.

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