Friday, June 14, 2013

Court Building, Evansville, Indiana


Meanwhile, back in the world of geo-modeling... Randall Crane has created this handsome addition to his Evansville, Indiana collection. I've added it to my collection 1900s.

Sweet model, Dude.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Kitchen Design Plugin Test Drive


I tried out the free version of +SketchThis.NET's Kitchen Design Plugin (KDP) and here's what I came up with!

In brief, I placed cabinetry and appliances into my SketchUp kitchen, using the KDP library. The dynamic components allowed me to easily resize the cabinets. I swapped out the doors using the door menu and chose a cherry wood finish. I wasn't sure where to find counter tops, so I made one.

Lighting was easy because Shaderlight-ready IES profile lights are included in KDP, as are small appliances and furniture. For whatever else I needed I borrowed some great knick-knacks found in the 3D Warehouse component browser in SketchUp. Final render in Shaderlight. Ta-da!

The verdict: A pretty cool result, and it was fun to use. Anxious to see how this develops!

Thursday, April 4, 2013

SketchThis.net Kitchen Design Plugin Released


I just downloaded the new Kitchen Design Plugin by +SketchThis.NET. Since it's free it didn't cost me anything to download, and I suspect I'll have fun with it.

Want to try it out? Watch the trailer (the most epic kitchen design trailer, ever) and then download a trial at this link.