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Fig. 34.5: 
The color of the parapet is adjusted using the Paint Bucket tool. The HLS sliders are used 
to adjust the color from gray to red. However, the result causes the color to become multihued and 
illegible.
Fig. 34.6: 
Selecting the Colorize option fixes the texture hue problem. The color is then further 
tweaked.

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Part 8: Anatomy of a Rendering
Fig. 34.7: 
Window and door components are constructed and placed on the building 
vertical faces. The components are placed inside the building component instance so 
they will cut openings on the building walls, providing views into the interior. For spe-
cific instructions on constructing building and door components, see 
Google SketchUp 
for Dummies
(Wiley, 2007) or 
Google SketchUp for Site Design
(Wiley, 2009).
Fig. 34.8: 
The window and door components are placed around the building facade, adding an important level of 
articulation to the architecture.
Fig. 34.9: 
New layers are created. These layers correspond to 
the type of component detail that will be added to the build-
ing. The added component detail will be placed on these lay-
ers so they can be easily toggled on or off.

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Fig. 34.10: 
Architectural detail can be downloaded from the 
FormFonts webpage and included in the model. This example shows 
a fire escape that will be integrated into the building model. The 
fire escape was downloaded from FormFonts and placed into the 
Component Library.
Fig. 34.11: 
The FormFonts fire escape is placed onto the building. The 
00 - Building Fire Escape layer is the active layer when the component 
is inserted, placing it on that layer.

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