Plans, sections and elevations are then exported to CAD software to prepare the construction documents. Click Here to avail a subscription Google SketchUp is one of the most popular 3D modeling applications on the planet and Maxwell Render is the unbiased render engine of choice for discerning 3D professionals.
Everything starts with handmade sketches, then we create a SketchUp 3D model, we use the pro version to prepare the layouts for permit drawings. Modeling with SketchUp is so simple, and has a key role on the design process at the office. The project selected for this ‘making of’ is a private house designed by arkitekter, an architecture practice based in Malmö, Sweden where I work. Technical Architectural Lighting (tal.be/en/photometrics) – HEB 150-150 HEB150LED.LDT OPENFOOTAGE – HDRI 360 Field airport Salzburg, Austria Unfortunately I can’t distribute the textures used here as they are not my property, but I can tell you where to find them:ĬG TEXTURES – Plaster Bare 0122_3_S (Texture #64692), Soil Mud 0019_5_S (Texture #32070) and Metal Bare 0104_1_L (Texture #13550). Here are the ‘ Turfstone’ pavers/scene and grass map. You can download the files to follow along with Maxwell for SketchUp tutorial. For 3D trees and vegetation I used Arbaro (a free tree generation software) and Photoshop for final post-production. The software used in this two part tutorial is Sketchup 8 and Maxwell for SketchUp. The Maxwell for SketchUp plugin has been designed for rendering within SketchUp and you don’t need to export your scene anywhere. This is the first of a two part tutorial about the use of the Maxwell for SketchUp in architectural visualization. Victor is currently working for Malmö based architectural practice arkitekter and kindly shares a two part tutorial for us. He is a member of the Swedish Association of Architects and is based in Lund, Sweden. Victor Hugo Hernandez is an architect specializing in architectural visualization. Enter your information Enter your email address, password, and license key, then click the Activate button: 5.a Success If license validation is successful, you should see a window similar to this: Checking the plugin's. Maxwell for SketchUp – architectural visualization part 1 Choose your license type Here, you should choose Maxwell for SketchUp, then click Next: 3.