CS3710 project1

for this project, I using google sketch up tools and the project gives .skp and .skb files. They needs to be opened by using google sketchup. The download link is http://sketchup.google.com/download/gsu.html

When I first create this project, I got a problem that I didn't understand the project request correctly. so the above one is the wrong one that waste me lots of time.(;-;)

Then I use the left time to try to catch another one, but I didn't really finished with this short time.

The second one was named newP1.skp. This is the Uleth Library (which seems not quite same). First, I take a ichnography from library and the take a photo of it to import to google sketch up. (I hide the photo in the project at layer "base pic" you can check it) Then based on the ichnography I create the building outline and use push tool to build the outside wall and 11F,10F,9F's outlook.

The hardest part is survey and build model. And I really failed in it. the plan that I take from library is not totally anastomose with the real building and as I going on with this project, more and more problems came out based on my negligent model design. ex. I saved lots of glasses for the library.Sketchup is a really easy tool but it can't help with a trouble designer, also I didn't have time to redo it. So I just continue and also notime for creating the inside rooms.

Sometimes it's not easy to find the correct lines when I working on 3D space. But just needs more care then it won't cost too much trouble. As I always check if the line or plane is stay at correct place after create them. Outlook is not so hard and the followme tool is doing a great job that hleps me a lot. The base plane will follow the path you selected and auto create everything. The base plane I used were put into layer "method".

Tape Measure and dimension is useful and I hide them at layer "survey lines". Calculate which to line the windows and where to put my methods.

But this one I didn't use component tool very much. It is really importent for user to create component as much as they can by creating method. If I doing inside rooms, tables, chairs and so on, I will use it very often.

the last step is printing, really not much to say. But I tried to find the right color, even make it looks like it's covered by some hundred years toilet paper. But I will be sure one thing that next time first printing then edit the shapes. Those window frames will trippe your printing work. If we color the plane before doing reshape then the new one will take the color as default. I printing those windows and frames one by one, it really terrible.

If I have time, I will hide every single line to make it looks nicer. I really will. But no time, so that is it. Just hope the result won't make me crazy, thanks for reading.

By the way, the .skp files have be showed by google sketchup or google earth (as I know)