Art Archives – SketchUp for Design

Patterned Panels from Images and Formulas

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu-8x8Y1dnw In this tutorial I show how you can use my Scale By Tools SketchUp extension to create various designs for patterned panels. We start with sine and power equations and then use images to form intricate screen designs. This video extends what I had covered in an earlier video, included here for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmvTROcPETY I hope you are enjoying this tool. Let me know in the comments how you are using it. ...

Designing 3D-Printable Pendants with SketchUp

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2W0bKW8guM In this tutorial I cover several approaches and techniques for creating 3D-printable pendants from SketchUp. This includes designs that need to be hanging in the balance (for pendants, earrings, mobile elements, etc.) as well as those with multiple support points (e.g. for name necklaces). The extensions and websites that I mention in the video are: Shapeways 3D printingFace Centroid and Area Properties ExtensionSolid Inspector extension Did you design anything with this approach? Share it below in the comments. ...

Attractor-Based Scaling with Scale By Tools

August 10, 2020August 29, 2020 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

https://youtu.be/QRle49KTceY A new feature of my Scale By (Image/Attractors/Equation) Tools SketchUp extension is the ability to transform (scale/rotate/move) objects by proximity to other objects ("attractors"). Not sure what this means? Check out the tutorial video above that explains the basic functionality. You can learn more about this extension on its page and the reference manual. ...

Making a 3D-Printable Patterned Panel (with Scale By Tools)

July 27, 2020August 29, 2020 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

https://youtu.be/UmvTROcPETY This video tutorial revisits a parametric 3D printable panel that I created a while ago using plain Ruby code. You can explore the original 3D model using the viewer below. Just click the image to start it. Since the underlying code is now included in my Scale By Tools extension, I used it to re-create the same panel. Watch the video to see how you can very easily create the same design (or whatever else you want) with it. You can then 3D print it, laser cut, CNC cut, or use a waterjet cutter to create this panel out of many materials. ...

Random Tools for Rendering in SketchUp (with Enscape)

July 16, 2020August 29, 2020 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

https://youtu.be/f8QSU63o5zE?list=PL9BB9780934A68B41 This video tutorial shows how the Random Tools SketchUp Extension makes it easy to improve renderings, especially when vegetation is involved. I am showing how the tools work in the context of the real-time Enscape rendering software, however the principles apply to any renderer. With this extension, you can place objects randomly, rearrange them randomly (including size, position, and rotation). and adjust their textures randomly. Links Random Tools for Rendering in SketchUp (with Enscape) on YouTubeRandom Tools Extension ...