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SketchUp 2014 for Architectural Visualization

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SketchUp 2014 for Architectural Visualization

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
SketchUp 2014 for Architectural Visualization Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

The Flightpath animation


The usual way of creating a flyover presentation in rendering software such as 3D Studio Max is to create a travel path. The camera is then attached to this path and told how fast to travel along it, where to point, and when. This is exactly what you can do in SketchUp too. This method is usually preferable over the walkthrough you've already looked at because:

  • The travel is smooth, not jerky

  • The speed of travel is constant

  • There is greater control over where you go and what you look at

  • Scenes are created automatically

To prepare for the next step, you need to download and install the following plugins:

Smooth transitions

You're going to simulate an aircraft flying between tall buildings. This will teach you all the advanced skills you need for your architectural video, although you might be working on a smaller scale...