SketchUp 2020 From 2D to 3D Home Design

import a DWG CAD file from AutoCAD into SketchUp 2020 and convert it into a 3D home model using the plan as a reference.

Use the rectangle tool to create a site slab, group the shapes, push pull six feet for depth, and extend the slab to the street, roughly 150 by 54 feet.

Learn to create walls in SketchUp by turning the slab into a wall group, then use rectangle and push/pull tools to raise interior and exterior walls.

Learn to create door and window openings in SketchUp using rectangle and push/pull tools, center points, and cleanup techniques like razor tool for clean edges.

Create windows by drawing rectangles, turning them into a group and a component on the windows tag, and using offsets, dividing into panes, and push/pull for depth with translucent glass.

Import or model a door in SketchUp, compare detailed 3D warehouse doors with creating a custom door using push/pull, offsets, and a 36-inch handle for exterior rendering.

Learn to model a garage door in SketchUp 2020 using the rectangle tool, offset, push pull, midpoints, and components, then duplicate to other models and move on to roofs.

Learn to construct a roof in SketchUp from a profile using the Follow Me tool, set a two-foot overhang and six-inch fascia, and create a hip roof.

Expand roof design skills in SketchUp by adding architectural detail to two roofs, using Follow Me and Push/Pull tools, and leveraging the Valley Architects instant roof plugin.

Turn on the lot in site tags, hide the house, and cut out the driveway to add detail to the site plan using rectangle and arc tools.

Apply and customize materials in SketchUp 2020, adding grass, asphalt, concrete, brick, roofing, and wood textures; adjust color, scale, and orientation with texture position and color edits.

Add architectural details in sketchup by placing light fixtures from the 3-D warehouse, creating soft lighting with sconces, adding window headers, applying concrete materials, and including gutters and downspouts.

Explore modeling gutters and downspouts in SketchUp 2020, drawing or using a plugin, then extrude along a path with follow me and apply materials for a 3D finish.

Apply a standing seam metal roof in SketchUp 2020 using the Valley Architects plugin, adjust seam thickness to 1, color the roof, and add ridge caps to ridges and hips.

Learn to create a wood fence using valley architects plug-in with horizontal boards and a six feet four inches height, and establish site context by placing copied blocks and vegetation.

Explore landscaping in SketchUp by importing trees and bushes from 3-D warehouse, spacing them with divide and randomize scales, then adjust sky, shadows, and sun angle to enhance realism.

Place people and cars to establish human scale in your SketchUp 2020 3D home design, adjust camera field of view, and use two point perspective for realistic renders.

Turn a 2D plan into a 3D Sketchup model and render photorealistic images in Lumion, adding real skies, vegetation, and lighting, then finish with photo editing.