SiteScapes Sketchup Model Search Please answer the questions below to choose product. Select a Product Type -------------------- and will be automatically redirected to your desired search results page on BIMobject. As of the 18th of January 2017 Autodesk has transferred the operation of its Autodesk® Seek business to BIMobject® Autodesk Seek operations transferred to BIMobjectArchitects and designers who spend many of their working—or waking—hours in BIM and modeling programs have likely dug into the virtual treasure trove that is SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse. The online repository hosts more than 2.5 million 3D models and materials, which are all free and can be imported into several programs in addition to TrimbleLooking for a wall sconce? are 486 (and counting). of people and trees. How about characters from The Simpsons? Behind this volume of objects are two entities: manufacturers that make their proprietary furniture and products available both as a service to
designers and to get product placement in building models; millions of designers who proudly post their model portfolios and commiserate in online forums, such as SketchUpTo enhance engagement among these users within the 3D Warehouse platform, Trimble recently added Like most online publications and social media sites, 3D Warehouse now offers commenting for the models in its library. Members can turn on private messaging and personalize their user profile with links to personal or business websites and social media accounts. They can also create a personal 3D Warehouse portfolio with a custom URL in With the massive amount of inventory in 3D Warehouse, we at ARCHITECT wondered what everyone is looking for. So we queried the folks at Trimble for the 10 most popular search terms in 3D The results are oriented toward residential and interior architecture. “The community is exceptionally interested in interior fixtures, furnishings and equipment,” says Mike Tadros, 3D Warehouse product manager, at Trimble.
is likely that interior building products are most popular on 3D Warehouse because of the common interest in these products among architects, interior designers and consumers—the top demographics of SketchUp users.”Below are the top 10 search queries, from least to most popular, complete with the most popular 3D model in the search results for each term, and the number of times that particular model has been downloaded at the time of publication. For fun, try imagining them all together in one project and you'll have a pretty good snapshot of the everyday home, but with a zebra-print rug in the bedroom and a Porsche in the driveway. Object name: Sports Car - PorscheNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 804,660By: Antics Object name: TVNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 605,606By: Abid Object name: The Black & White BedroomNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 334,268By: Surya M. Object name: WindowNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 612,375By: Acorn
Object name: Dinner tableNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 473,583By: รkєไchอรดยrยร® Object name: Living room sofa setNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 483,716By: Sn Object name: TreeNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 1,454,675By: Amilagroso Object name: Axis Sofa - Crate and BarrelNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 479,651By: Aidan Chopra Object name: DoorNumber of downloads (at the time of publication): 970,839By: AcornJon Anderson (known around the forums as JCA131) is the creator of this Architect's Den model he designed and built in Google SketchUp and rendered with Twilight Render. We recently had the honor of interviewing him regarding the process of creating this image. Jon has created several architectural renderings which may be found in the Twilight Render Showcase Gallery. If you would like to see the other 9 award winning images, refer to this Twilight Render 2011 Top 10 Images article.
Job position: Junior Architect/Rendering Consultant Jon: Generally as I add new files to my rendering library (models, materials, etc...) I like to test them out. Sometimes it is a simple exterior wall to test a new material or a chair model with basic materials applied to see how they will work in future renderings. In this case I was testing the concrete material and the chairs and I liked how everything looked and continued to develop the scene. 81&t=18703) and found a rendering of a similar space by Nomeradona which gave the initial inspiration for the concrete room. Jon: I developed the model completely in SketchUp. The chairs, coffee table, books, and other items on the shelves were all downloaded either from the Twilight Forum or 3D Warehouse and edited where needed. Jon: I generally use the Prelim render setting for any initial tests to see how the lighting looks. After I am happy with the overall look of the scene, I use Easy-09 for test renders as I develop the scene, lighting, and materials.
The final Image was rendered overnight on Easy-09 with a little post-processing in Photoshop. Jon: Each can fixture in the ceiling has a light emitting material applied to the inside and an IES spotlight (from the set shared by fymoro) positioned underneath. I felt that the lighting lacked interest so I added the skylights to each side of the room to allow natural light into the space. I used a physical sky with the brightness set to 2.0 and a slight blue tint (RGB 207,254,249). Jon: Materials are always a work-in-progress throughout the development of a rendering. I find myself tweaking the material settings for every test render and even up to the final rendering. I generally create materials in SketchUp from images in my rendering library and apply the appropriate template in Twilight’s material editor, tweaking the settings until I am happy with it. I was particularly happy with how the concrete and the glass coffee table material came out. I think the wood floor could use a bit more attention, specifically with the bump map.