Index

A

• ABSoft / Using the G'MIC plugin
• acquisition strategy
  • about / What's my acquisition strategy?
• Adobe Photoshop / Correcting perspective in GIMP
• advanced image considerations
  • whole photographs, applying as textures / Applying whole photographs as textures
  • about / Advanced image considerations
  • texture size / Texture size
  • file type / File type
  • compression / Compression
  • size, balancing / Balancing size and compression
  • compression, balancing / Balancing size and compression
• advanced texturing techniques
  • about / Advanced texturing techniques
  • single image-based texturing / Advanced texturing techniques
  • seamless (tileable) texturing / Advanced texturing techniques
  • fake room, setting up / Setting up a fake room
• animated camera shots
  • rendering out / Let's put it together
• animating, in SketchUp
  • about / Animating in SketchUp
  • simple walkthrough, creating / Creating a simple walkthrough
  • animation settings / Animation settings
  • right timing, obtaining / Getting the timing right
  • individual timing, adding to scene / Adding individual timing to scenes
• animation
  • principles / Using the same principles for stills and animation
  • planning / Making a start – sketching it out, Writing out the itinerary
  • individual frames, saving for / Saving individual frames for an animation
  • creating, from still images / Creating an animation from still images
  • lighting, with Thea Relight / Lighting animation with Thea Relight
• animation, creating
  • animation sequence, editing / Editing an animation sequence
  • movie, editing / Editing a movie
  • video, exporting / Exporting a video
• animation, lighting with Thea Relight
  • about / Lighting animation with Thea Relight
  • SketchUp scene, preparing / Preparing the SketchUp scene
  • *.scn.thea file, exporting / Exporting to Thea Studio
  • materials, modifying with Colimo / Changing materials with Colimo
• animations
  • producing, for videos / Becoming a movie-making genius...almost!
• animation sequence
  • editing / Editing an animation sequence
• animation settings dialog box
  • about / Animation settings
• animations planning
  • significance / The importance of planning
• annotations, in LayOut
  • about / Annotations in LayOut
• arch-viz scene
  • setting up / Setting up an arch-viz scene
  • terrain data, importing / Importing terrain data
  • site photo, using with PhotoMatch / Using a site photo with Match Photo
  • real-world location, setting up / Setting up a real-world location and the Sun's position
  • Sun's position, setting up / Setting up a real-world location and the Sun's position
  • sketch plan / Sketch plan
  • 2D CAD site plan, starting with / Starting with a 2D CAD site plan
• artificial light
  • rendering / Rendering artificial light
• artificial lighting
  • about / Artificial lighting, Artificial lighting
• Auto-Text feature
  • about / Using Auto-Text
  • using / Using Auto-Text
• automatic veggie maker / Want an automatic veggie maker?

B

• balsa wood film scenery props
  • creating / Creating balsa wood film scenery props
• basic building shape
  • creating / Creating the basic building shape
• basic photo textures
  • about / Beginning with basic photo textures
• basic seamless textures
  • using / Using basic seamless textures
• benefits, texturing / Deciding to use textures
• bevel (for chamfers) function / The RoundCorner plugin
• BezierSpline plugin
  • URL / The Flightpath animation
• billboard elements
  • creating / Creating billboard elements
• Billboard scenery elements
  • about / Billboard scenery elements
• buildings
  • massing / Massing the buildings
  • modeling, in SketchUp / Modeling buildings in SketchUp
  • modeling, CAD elevations used / Modeling detail from CAD elevations
  • modeling, from photograph / Modeling from a photograph
  • modeling, measurements used / Modeling by eye or measurements
  • modeling, eye used / Modeling by eye or measurements
• built-in styles, SketchUp
  • editing / Editing SketchUp's built-in styles
• bump mapping
  • about / Can I replace it with 2D?, Materials

C

• CAD
  • 3D data, importing from / Importing 3D data from CAD
• CAD elevations
  • used, for modeling buildings / Modeling detail from CAD elevations
  • about / Modeling detail from CAD elevations
• CAD site plan
  • setting up / Setting up a CAD site plan
• camera
  • setting up / Setting up the camera to challenge and impress
• CameraControls plugin
  • about / Fine-tuning with CameraControls
  • used, for adding camera effects to scene / Camera pan, roll, and tilt
• camera view
  • setting up, steps / Setting up the camera view
  • saving / Saving the camera view
  • field, modifying / Changing the field of view
  • impression of height / Think like a pigeon
• challenging modeling tasks
  • handling / Handling challenging modeling tasks
  • windows, modeling / Windows and doors
  • doors, modeling / Windows and doors
  • roofs, modeling / Roof
  • flashing details / Flashing details
  • ridge tiles, modeling / Modeling ridge tiles
  • curtain walls / Curtain walls
  • masonry features / Masonry features
  • roads, modeling / Roads
• Circle tool
  • about / Drawing tools
• clay rendering
  • about / Clay rendering
• Cleanup / Importing 3D data from CAD
• Colimo
  • materials, modifying with / Changing materials with Colimo
• color channels
  • adjusting / Using the Levels dialog
  • individual color channels, correcting / Correcting individual color channels
• Color Wash image
  • creating / Creating the Color Wash image
• components
  • about / Groups, Using components to increase productivity
  • creating / Groups
  • used, for increasing productivity / Using components to increase productivity
  • usage, benefits / How to benefit most from using components
  • naming, reasons / Why you should name components
• compositing, in VirtualDub
  • about / Compositing in VirtualDub
  • animation, creating from still images / Creating an animation from still images
• Computer Graphics Primer
  • about / Why use an external renderer?
• conflicts, between SketchUp and third-party renderers
  • polygon orientation / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • two-sided polygons / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • Follow-Me components / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • automatic openings / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • material assignments / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • transparency / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • clean geometry / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • instancing / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • proxies / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
  • scene structure / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
• construction lines
  • using / Modeling by eye or measurements
• context
  • massing / Massing the buildings
• core concepts, SketchUp interface
  • splitting / Splitting and healing
  • healing / Splitting and healing
  • groups / Groups
  • inferencing / Inferencing
  • layers / Layers and visibility
  • visibility / Layers and visibility
• custom page border
  • creating / Creating a custom page border
• cylinder
  • creating, with low polygon count / Can I reduce the number of segments in an arc or circle?

D

• 2D CAD site plan
  • starting with / Starting with a 2D CAD site plan
• 2D component
  • creating, of person / Creating 2D people components
• 2D component, of person
  • person, scaling / Scaling the person
  • outline, tracing of person / Tracing the outline
  • photo texture, applying / Applying the photo texture
  • checking, for halos / Checking for halos
  • innards, drawing / Drawing the innards
  • face-me component, creating / Creating the face-me component
  • 3D people / 3D people and the uncanny valley
  • uncanny valley / 3D people and the uncanny valley
• 2D images
  • real geometry details, replacing with / Can I replace it with 2D?
  • saving, in SketchUp / Saving 2D images in SketchUp
• 3D data
  • importing, from CAD / Importing 3D data from CAD
• 3D topographic mesh
  • about / Importing terrain data
• 3D Warehouse
  • about / The 3D Warehouse
• 3D Warehouse components
  • cautions / 3D Warehouse components – problems to be aware of
  • removing / Purging 3D Warehouse components for your own use
  • default materials / Default material
• daylight
  • about / Daylight
  • using / Using daylight
  • clay render, used for lighting tests / Testing the sun and sky with clay render
• Daylight Saving Time / Setting up a real-world location and the Sun's position
• daylight settings
  • adjusting, in Thea / Adjusting the daylight settings in Thea
• Dennis effect
  • layer masks, using for / Using layer masks for the Dennis effect
• Dennis Nikolaev
  • URL, for tutorial page / Using layer masks for the Dennis effect
• Dennis Technique
  • about / The Dennis Technique
  • setting up, in SketchUp / Setting up the Dennis Technique in SketchUp
  • GIMP, setting up for / Setting up GIMP for the Dennis Technique
  • modifying / Modifying the Dennis Technique
• Dennis Technique, with SketchUp
  • Color Wash image, creating / Creating the Color Wash image
  • Lines Only scene tab / Lines only
  • Lines and Shadows scene tab / Lines and shadows
  • scene tabs, exporting / Exporting the scene tabs
• depth of field
  • simulating / Simulating depth of field
  • creating, depth render used / Creating depth of field using a depth render
• depth render
  • about / Depth render
  • used, for creating depth of field / Creating depth of field using a depth render
• detractions
  • dealing with / Dealing with detractions
• dimensioning
  • about / Getting started with LayOut
• dimensions
  • about / Dimensions
• Dirty Hands layer
  • about / Adding some grunge – the Dirty Hands layer
• Displacement Mapping (DM) / Materials
  • about / Materials
• DoubleCAD XT
  • URL / Starting with a 2D CAD site plan
• DraftSight
  • URL / Starting with a 2D CAD site plan
• drawing scale / Sketch plan
• drawing tools
  • about / Drawing tools
  • Line tool / Drawing tools
  • Rectangle tool / Drawing tools
  • Circle tool / Drawing tools
  • Polygon tool / Drawing tools
• dummy components
  • using / Using dummy components

E

• Edit tools
  • about / Edit tools
  • Push/Pull tool / Edit tools
  • Offset tool / Edit tools
  • Move tool / Edit tools
  • Rotate tool / Edit tools
  • Scale tool / Edit tools
• elements
  • adding, to textures / Adding extra elements to a texture
• entourage
  • scene, framing with / Framing the scene with entourage
  • about / Be the marketing exec
  • selecting / Choosing entourage
  • introducing stage / At which stage do I introduce entourage?
  • acquisition strategy / What's my acquisition strategy?
  • categories / 2D or not 2D, that is the question
  • people cutouts, applications / People cutouts
  • inserting / Step 5 – Inserting extra entourage
• entourage placeholders
  • inserting / Inserting entourage placeholders
• Eraser tool
  • about / Select and Erase
• exact texture placement
  • about / Exact texture placement
  • free pins mode / The free pins mode
• Extension Manager
  • Ruby extension, installing via / The Extension Manager
• Extension Warehouse
  • Ruby scripts, installing via / The Extension Warehouse
  • about / Importing terrain data
• external renderer
  • need for / Why use an external renderer?
  • features / Geometry, Materials, Lighting, Artificial lighting
  • advanced features / Advanced features
• eye
  • used, for modeling buildings / Modeling by eye or measurements

F

• face-me capability
  • about / Can I replace it with 2D?
• fake room
  • setting up / Setting up a fake room
• fake room setup
  • balsa wood film scenery props, creating / Creating balsa wood film scenery props
• features, external renderer
  • geometry / Geometry
  • materials / Materials
  • lighting / Lighting, Artificial lighting
• features, roads / Roads
• features, Thea Render / Why use Thea Render?
• features, Thea Studio / Are you outgrowing Thea Render?
• file structure
  • setting up, for project / Project file layout
• final video composition
  • creating / Creating the final video composition
• Flickr
  • about / Where to find texture photos
• Flightpath.rb plugin
  • URL / The Flightpath animation
• Flightpath animation
  • about / The Flightpath animation
  • smooth transitions / Smooth transitions
  • CameraControls, adding / Fine-tuning with CameraControls
  • camera effects, adding to scene / Camera pan, roll, and tilt
• flow chart, texturing process / The texturing process flow chart
• Focus Blur / Simulating depth of field
• Follow-Me feature / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
• free pins mode, exact texture placement / The free pins mode
• From photo / The texturing process flow chart
• From Scratch feature / Landscaping with sandbox – watch your polygon count
• functions, RoundCorner plugin
  • round corner (for fillets) / The RoundCorner plugin
  • sharp corner / The RoundCorner plugin
  • bevel (for chamfers) / The RoundCorner plugin
• furniture
  • selecting, for interior views / Furniture
  • manufacturers' websites / Manufacturers' websites
  • 3D Warehouse / The 3D Warehouse
  • websites, for models / List of websites

G

• G'MIC plugin
  • using / Using the G'MIC plugin
• geometry
  • about / Geometry
• Getting Started toolbar, SketchUp interface
  • about / The Getting Started toolbar
  • navigation tools / Navigation
  • Select tool / Select and Erase
  • Eraser tool / Select and Erase
  • drawing tools / Drawing tools
  • Edit tools / Edit tools
• GIMP
  • URL, for downloading / Grabbing a copy of GIMP
  • perspective, correcting / Correcting perspective in GIMP
  • about / Correcting perspective in GIMP
  • textures, editing / Editing textures in GIMP
  • setting up, for Dennis Technique / Setting up GIMP for the Dennis Technique
  • layer masks, using in / Using layer masks in GIMP
  • sky image, using in / Using a sky image in GIMP
  • Pencil Sketch Technique, setting up / Setting up the Pencil Sketch Technique in GIMP
  • pencil shading, creating in / Creating pencil shading in GIMP
  • URL, for extensions project / Simulating depth of field
  • light effects, adding in / Adding light effects in GIMP
  • URL, for tutorials / Using paths to mask photos
• global illumination (GI) / Lighting
• Google Earth / Free, libre, or what?
  • about / Importing terrain data
• Google Images
  • about / Where to find texture photos
• Google Maps
  • accessing, for textures / Traveling the world for real textures
• Google Street View
  • used, for creating texture models / Using Google Street View
• groups
  • about / Groups, Using components to increase productivity

H

• halo
  • about / Checking for halos
• HandBrake
  • used, for creating MP4 video / Creating an MP4 video with HandBrake
• Handbrake
  • about / Becoming a movie-making genius...almost!, HandBrake
  • URL / HandBrake
• harwoodpodcast / Further resources
• HDR images
  • URL / Daylight
• healing
  • about / Splitting and healing
• Hero Shots / Preparing SketchUp scenes for LayOut
• high-resolution version
  • low-resolution, swapping with / Swapping _LR with _HR resolution versions
• High Definition (HD) / Animating with Thea
• high dynamic range (HDR) / Daylight
• High Polygon Count
  • about / The specifity trap
• histogram
  • about / Using the Levels dialog

I

• IES file
  • about / Artificial lighting
  • URL, for information / Artificial lighting
• image
  • edges, fading out with vignette layer / Fading out the edges with a vignette
• image-based lighting (IBL)
  • about / Daylight, Image-based lighting
• image-processing studio
  • with GIMP / Image-processing studio with GIMP
• image-processing studio, with GIMP
  • professional-level image processor, need for / Why do I need a professional-level image processor?
  • copy, grabbing of GIMP / Grabbing a copy of GIMP
• image brightness
  • adjusting, Levels dialog used / Adjusting the brightness balance
• image editor
  • SketchUp, linking to / Telling SketchUp to link to an image editor
• immersive environment, with LumenRT
  • about / Immersive environment with LumenRT
  • scene, exporting / Exporting the scene
  • LiveCube, navigating / Navigating the LiveCube
  • images, exporting / Exporting images
  • animation, creating / Creating an animation
  • LiveCube, publishing / Publishing the LiveCube
• imported CAD data
  • cleaning up / Cleaning up the imported CAD data
• individual color channels
  • correcting / Correcting individual color channels
• individual frames
  • saving, for animation / Saving individual frames for an animation
• individual timing
  • adding, to scenes / Adding individual timing to scenes
• inferencing
  • about / Inferencing
• initial test render
  • performing / Step 2 – Performing an initial test render
  • common import bugs / Common import bugs and how to rectify them
  • clay rendering / Clay rendering
• installation, Ruby script / Old style Ruby scripts
• installation, Thea Studio / Installing Thea Studio
• instances
  • about / Using components to increase productivity
• interior scenes
  • realistic highlights, modeling for / Modeling for realistic highlights in interior scenes
• IRender
  • about / Billboard scenery elements

J

• JPEG
  • about / Exporting and printing

K

• Krono
  • about / Where to find texture photos

L

• landscaped areas
  • creating, sandbox tools used / Landscaping with sandbox – watch your polygon count
• layer masks
  • about / Using layer masks in GIMP
  • using, in GIMP / Using layer masks in GIMP
  • using, for Dennis effect / Using layer masks for the Dennis effect
• layers
  • about / Layers and visibility
• LayOut
  • about / SketchUp Pro, LayOut, and Style Builder, Getting started with LayOut
  • tools / Getting started with LayOut
  • custom page border, creating / Creating a custom page border
  • SketchUp models, displaying in / Displaying SketchUp models in LayOut
  • SketchUp scenes, preparing for / Preparing SketchUp scenes for LayOut
  • multiple views, creating in / Creating multiple views in LayOut
  • annotations / Annotations in LayOut
  • PDF document, exporting from / Exporting a PDF document from LayOut
• LayOut pages
  • elements, adding for enhancement / Adding further elements to enhance LayOut pages
• Levels dialog
  • used, for adjusting color channels / Using the Levels dialog
  • used, for adjusting brightness of image / Adjusting the brightness balance
• library
  • material, saving to / Saving a material to a library
• light-emitting materials
  • about / Light-emitting materials
  • adding, to scene / Adding light-emitting materials
• light bloom
  • adding, to image / Adding light bloom
• light effects
  • adding, in GIMP / Adding light effects in GIMP
• light emitting objects
  • about / Step 3 – Assigning materials
• lighting
  • about / Lighting
  • daylight / Daylight
  • artificial lighting / Artificial lighting, Artificial lighting
  • defining / Step 4 – Defining lighting
  • test scene, preparing / Preparing the test scene
  • daylight, using / Using daylight
  • Image-based lighting (IBL) / Image-based lighting
  • sky settings, saving / Saving the sky settings
  • light parameters, modifying / Changing the light parameters
  • final indoor render / The final indoor render
• lighting effects
  • about / Lighting effects
• lighting filters
  • discovering / Discovering weird and wonderful lighting filters
• lighting levels
  • about / Part 1 – tweaks and lighting levels
  • adjusting, automatically / Adjusting levels automatically
  • adjusting, manually / Adjusting levels manually
• light parameters
  • modifying / Changing the light parameters
• Line tool
  • about / Drawing tools
• LiveCube
  • navigating / Navigating the LiveCube
  • tools / LiveCube tools and settings
  • settings / LiveCube tools and settings
  • publishing / Publishing the LiveCube
• low-resolution
  • swapping, with high-resolution version / Swapping _LR with _HR resolution versions
• low polygon
  • about / What is low polygon?
• low polygon count
  • cylinder, creating with / Can I reduce the number of segments in an arc or circle?
• low polygon modeling
  • significance / So what's the big deal about low polygon modeling?
  • real geometry details, replacing with 2D images / Can I replace it with 2D?
  • segments, reducing in arc/circle / Can I reduce the number of segments in an arc or circle?
• low polygon modeling techniques
  • about / Low polygon modeling techniques
• LumenRT
  • immersive environment, creating with / Immersive environment with LumenRT
  • URL, for downloading / Immersive environment with LumenRT
• LumenRT plugin
  • using, in SketchUp / Using the LumenRT plugin in SketchUp
• LumenRT plugin, using in SketchUp
  • materials, editing / Editing materials
  • digital nature components, adding to scene / Adding digital nature components
  • lights, adding / Adding lights

M

• main window, SketchUp interface
  • about / The main window and pallets
  • toolbars / Toolbars
  • status bar / The status bar
  • Value Control Box (VCB) / The Value Control Box
• manufacturers' websites, furniture / Manufacturers' websites
• mask render
  • about / Alpha (mask) render
  • using, for windows / Using a mask render for windows
• masonry features
  • about / Masonry features
• massing
  • about / Fleshing out your site plan
• Match Photo / The texturing process flow chart
• material
  • saving, to library / Saving a material to a library
• materials
  • about / Materials
  • assigning / Step 3 – Assigning materials
  • predefined materials, applying / Applying predefined materials
  • light-emitting materials / Light-emitting materials
  • one-sided materials / One-sided materials
  • summarizing / Summary on materials
  • modifying, with Colimo / Changing materials with Colimo
  • editing / Editing materials
• measurements
  • used, for modeling buildings / Modeling by eye or measurements
• model
  • view, aligning to / Aligning the view to the model
• modelling
  • about / How to begin with the end in mind
• Move tool / Edit tools
• movie
  • editing / Editing a movie
• MP4 video
  • creating, with HandBrake / Creating an MP4 video with HandBrake
• multiple images
  • compositing / Part 2 – compositing multiple images
• multiple views
  • creating, in LayOut / Creating multiple views in LayOut

N

• native output, SketchUp
  • about / SketchUp's native output
• natural lighting
  • about / Daylight
• navigation tools
  • about / Navigation
  • Orbit tool / Orbit
  • Pan tool / Pan
  • Zoom tool / Zoom
  • Zoom Extents tool / Zoom
• non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) / Deciding to use textures
• non photorealistic rendering
  • about / People cutouts
• nonphotoreal visuals
  • about / Curtain walls
• notice hierarchy
  • about / The notice hierarchy
  • scene, supporting / Supporting the scene

O

• Offset tool / Edit tools
• old style Ruby scripts / Old style Ruby scripts
• one-sided materials
  • about / One-sided materials
• online streaming services
  • compressing for / Compressing for online streaming services
• Orbit tool
  • about / Orbit
• Outliner view
  • using / Using the Outliner for easy access
• output quality
  • modifying / Export to print

P

• paint bucket tool
  • about / Timber flooring material
• pallets, SketchUp interface
  • about / The main window and pallets
  • pallet windows / Pallet windows
• pallet windows
  • about / Pallet windows
• Pan tool
  • about / Pan
• paper-drawn sketch
  • appearance, enhancing / Finishing touches
• parallel projection
  • about / Orthographic and parallel projection
• paths
  • used, for masking photos / Using paths to mask photos
• PDF
  • about / Exporting and printing
• PDF document
  • exporting, from LayOut / Exporting a PDF document from LayOut
• pencil-sketch technique
  • setting up, in SketchUp / Setting up the Pencil Sketch Technique in SketchUp
• pencil shading
  • creating, in GIMP / Creating pencil shading in GIMP
• Pencil Sketch Technique
  • setting up, in GIMP / Setting up the Pencil Sketch Technique in GIMP
• pen tablet / Why do I need a professional-level image processor?
• people cutouts
  • about / People cutouts
• perspective foreshortening
  • about / Setting up a Match Photo scene
• perspective projection
  • about / Orthographic and parallel projection
• Perspective Tool / Correcting perspective in GIMP
• PhotoComiX smoothing filter / Using the G'MIC plugin
• photograph
  • buildings, modeling from / Modeling from a photograph
• photographs
  • whole photographs, applying as textures / Applying whole photographs as textures
• photo hunt
  • tips / Where to find texture photos
• PhotoMatch
  • about / Setting up an arch-viz scene, What you need from a Match Photo image
  • site photo, using with / Using a site photo with Match Photo
• PhotoMatch image
  • requisites / What you need from a Match Photo image
  • photographs, considerations / What you need from a Match Photo image
  • 3D drawing, in 2D photo / 3D drawing in a 2D photo
  • perspective setup, testing / 3D drawing in a 2D photo
• PhotoMatch scene
  • setting up / Setting up a Match Photo scene
• PhotoMatch textures
  • starting with / Starting with Match Photo textures
• photo modeling process
  • textures, using from / Using textures from the photo modeling process
• photorealistic rendering
  • preparing for / Preparing for photorealistic rendering
• photorealistic rendering software
  • requisites features / What should I look for in a renderer?
• photoreal rendering
  • about / People cutouts
  • setting up for / Setting up for photoreal rendering
• photoreal visuals
  • about / Curtain walls
• photos
  • masking, paths used / Using paths to mask photos
• physical sky model / Daylight
• piano scene example
  • about / Part 1 – tweaks and lighting levels
  • imperfections, distracting from realism / Part 1 – tweaks and lighting levels
• Plan View / Preparing SketchUp scenes for LayOut
• Plugin Store
  • about / Importing terrain data
• PNG
  • about / Exporting and printing
• point lights
  • about / Point lights
• polished metals
  • about / Step 3 – Assigning materials
• Polygon tool
  • about / Drawing tools
• post-production rendering
  • depth render / Advanced features, Depth render
  • transparency / Advanced features
  • about / Step 7 – Postproduction rendering
  • alpha (mask) render / Alpha (mask) render
• PowerPoint
  • about / Slideshows and presentations
• presentation
  • creating / Creating a presentation
• production rendering
  • about / Step 6 – Production rendering
  • test production render / Test production render
  • render time, reducing / Reducing the render time
  • final render / The final render
  • final image, saving / Saving the final image
• productivity
  • increasing, components used / Using components to increase productivity
• professional-level image processor
  • need for / Why do I need a professional-level image processor?
• progress window / Setting up a CAD site plan
• project
  • file structure, setting up for / Project file layout
• project file layout
  • about / Project file layout
• Push/Pull tool / Edit tools

R

• raw animated output, SketchUp / Why can't I just use the output from SketchUp?
• real-world location
  • setting up / Setting up a real-world location and the Sun's position
• real geometry details
  • replacing, with 2D images / Can I replace it with 2D?
• realistic highlights
  • modeling for / Modeling for realistic highlights in interior scenes
  • sharp edges, issues / What's the problem with sharp edges?
• Rectangle tool
  • about / Drawing tools
• Relight animation
  • creating / Creating a Relight animation
• Relight feature
  • using / Using Relight
• rendering process
  • about / Rendering process
• Render Plus
  • about / Want an automatic veggie maker?
• render time
  • reducing / Reducing the render time
• requisites features, photorealistic rendering software
  • about / What should I look for in a renderer?
  • rendering quality / Rendering quality
  • interoperability, with SketchUp / Interoperability with SketchUp
  • training / Training and support
  • support / Training and support
  • considerations / Other considerations
• resources, texture photos
  • Flickr / Where to find texture photos
  • Google Images / Where to find texture photos
  • Krono / Where to find texture photos
  • architectural websites / Where to find texture photos
• ridge tiles
  • about / Modeling ridge tiles
  • modeling / Modeling ridge tiles
• roads
  • about / Roads
  • features / Roads
  • lowering, in scene / Realistic roads and pavements
  • edging feature, adding / Realistic roads and pavements
• roofs
  • about / Roof
• room
  • modeling / Modeling the room
• Rotate tool / Edit tools
• roughness setting / Materials
• rough placeholders / Rough placeholders
• round corner (for fillets) function / The RoundCorner plugin
• RoundCorner plugin
  • about / The RoundCorner plugin
  • functions / The RoundCorner plugin
• RPTree Maker
  • about / Want an automatic veggie maker?
• Ruby API
  • about / Unlimited upgrades – Ruby plugins
• Ruby extension
  • installing, via Extension Manager / The Extension Manager
• Ruby plugins
  • about / Unlimited upgrades – Ruby plugins
• Ruby script
  • installing / Old style Ruby scripts
• Ruby scripts
  • installing, via Extension Warehouse / The Extension Warehouse

S

• *.scn.thea file
  • exporting, steps / Exporting to Thea Studio
• 4sketchupgo2school / Further resources
• sandbox tools
  • used, for creating landscaped areas / Landscaping with sandbox – watch your polygon count
• Sandbox Tools / Importing terrain data
• Scale tool / Edit tools
• scene
  • framing, with entourage / Framing the scene with entourage
  • opening, in Thea Studio / Exporting to Thea Studio
• scene, framing with entourage
  • specifity trap / The specifity trap
  • rough placeholders / Rough placeholders
  • entourage placeholders, inserting / Inserting entourage placeholders
  • test view, printing / Printing a test view
• scenes
  • individual timing, adding to / Adding individual timing to scenes
• scene tabs
  • exporting / Exporting the scene tabs
• scrapbook
  • about / Annotations in LayOut
• scrapbooks
  • using / Using scrapbooks
  • editing / Using scrapbooks
• seamless textures
  • creating / Creating your own seamless textures
  • perspective, correcting in GIMP / Correcting perspective in GIMP
  • tiling, via automatic filter / Tiling via an automatic filter
  • tiling method / Tiling method two
  • texture, importing into SketchUp / Importing a texture into SketchUp
  • material, saving to library / Saving a material to a library
• Sectional Views / Preparing SketchUp scenes for LayOut
• Selective Gaussian Blur / Removing unwanted image noise
• Select tool
  • about / Select and Erase
• sharp corner function / The RoundCorner plugin
• sharp edges
  • issues / What's the problem with sharp edges?
• simple walkthrough
  • creating / Creating a simple walkthrough
• site photo
  • using, with PhotoMatch / Using a site photo with Match Photo
• site plan
  • elaborating / Fleshing out your site plan
• sketches
  • creating / The storyboard
• sketch plan / Sketch plan
• SketchUcation Plugin Store / The Extension Manager
• SketchUp
  • URL, for quick reference cards / Select and Erase
  • resources, for skills improvement / Further resources
  • URL, for downloading / Trimble SketchUp
  • raw animated output / Why can't I just use the output from SketchUp?
  • about / Setting up an arch-viz scene
  • URL, for training videos / Carving out the detail
  • buildings, modeling / Modeling buildings in SketchUp
  • textures, applying / Applying SketchUp's own textures
  • Google Maps, accessing for textures / Traveling the world for real textures
  • texture, importing into / Importing a texture into SketchUp
  • linking, to image editor / Telling SketchUp to link to an image editor
  • native output / SketchUp's native output
  • built-in styles, editing / Editing SketchUp's built-in styles
  • 2D images, saving in / Saving 2D images in SketchUp
  • Dennis Technique, setting up in / Setting up the Dennis Technique in SketchUp
  • pencil-sketch technique, setting up / Setting up the Pencil Sketch Technique in SketchUp
  • Thea materials, importing to / Importing Thea materials to SketchUp
  • spotlights, creating in / Creating Spotlights in SketchUp
  • window reflections, without rendering / SketchUp window reflections without rendering
  • animation, creating in / Animating in SketchUp
  • high-resolution animation / High-resolution animation from SketchUp
  • LumenRT plugin, using in / Using the LumenRT plugin in SketchUp
• SketchUp, and Thea rendering process
  • steps / Rendering process
  • SketchUp model, preparing / Step 1 – Preparing the SketchUp model
  • initial test render, performing / Step 2 – Performing an initial test render
  • materials, assigning / Step 3 – Assigning materials
  • lighting, defining / Step 4 – Defining lighting
  • extra entourage, inserting / Step 5 – Inserting extra entourage
  • production rendering / Step 6 – Production rendering
  • post-production rendering / Step 7 – Postproduction rendering
• SketchUp 3D view
  • displaying / Display a SketchUp 3D view
• SketchUp 2014
  • edition, selecting / SketchUp Pro, LayOut, and Style Builder
• SketchUp Concepts Guide page
  • URL / Further resources
• SketchUp interface
  • about / The SketchUp interface
  • main window / The main window and pallets
  • pallets / The main window and pallets
  • Getting Started toolbar / The Getting Started toolbar
  • core concepts / Splitting and healing
• SketchUp materials
  • applying / Applying SketchUp materials
  • timber flooring material / Timber flooring material
  • enhancing / Enhancing SketchUp materials
• SketchUp model
  • preparing / Step 1 – Preparing the SketchUp model
• SketchUp models
  • displaying, in LayOut / Displaying SketchUp models in LayOut
  • display style, adjusting / Adjusting the display style
• SketchUp output
  • final composition, modifying with / Modifying the final composition with new SketchUp output
• SketchUp plugin
  • Thea, installing for / Installing the Thea for SketchUp plugin
• SketchUp Pro
  • about / SketchUp Pro, LayOut, and Style Builder
  • additional import format / SketchUp Pro, LayOut, and Style Builder
  • additional 2D-export formats / SketchUp Pro, LayOut, and Style Builder
  • additional 3D-export formats / SketchUp Pro, LayOut, and Style Builder, The 3D Warehouse
• SketchUp scene
  • preparing / Preparing the SketchUp scene
• SketchUp scenes
  • preparing, for LayOut / Preparing SketchUp scenes for LayOut
  • view, aligning to model / Aligning the view to the model
• SketchUp sections
  • displaying / Displaying SketchUp sections
  • section line work, creating / Creating section line work
• SketchUp styles
  • using / Using SketchUp styles
• SketchUp User's Guide page
  • URL / Further resources
• Sketchy Charcoal style / Lines only
• sketchy pencil technique
  • about / Richard's sketchy pencil technique
• sky image
  • using, in GIMP / Using a sky image in GIMP
• sky settings
  • saving / Saving the sky settings
• Smart IBL (sIBL)
  • about / Image-based lighting
  • URL / Image-based lighting
  • working / How Smart IBL works
• smooth transitions, Flightpath animation / Smooth transitions
• specifity trap
  • about / The specifity trap
• specularity setting / Materials
• specular materials
  • about / Step 3 – Assigning materials
• splitting
  • about / Splitting and healing
• spotlights
  • creating, in SketchUp / Creating Spotlights in SketchUp
  • about / Preparing the SketchUp scene
• stage designers
  • visual tricks, for saving time / Think like a film set designer
• status bar
  • about / The status bar
• still images
  • animation, creating from / Creating an animation from still images
• stills
  • principles / Using the same principles for stills and animation
• storyboard
  • generating / Generating the storyboard
  • about / The storyboard
• striplight
  • about / Preparing the SketchUp scene
• Style Builder
  • about / SketchUp Pro, LayOut, and Style Builder
• subsurface scattering (SSS)
  • about / Materials
• Sun's position
  • setting up / Setting up a real-world location and the Sun's position
  • time, setting for shadows / Setting up the time and date for shadows
  • date, setting for shadows / Setting up the time and date for shadows
• sun view
  • setting up / Setting up the sun
• surfaces
  • unique textures, creating for / Making unique textures for surfaces

T

• tape measure tool / Modeling by eye or measurements
• terrain data
  • importing / Importing terrain data
• test production render
  • about / Test production render
• texture models
  • creating, Google Street View used / Using Google Street View
• texture photos
  • resources / Where to find texture photos
• textures
  • about / Importing terrain data
  • creating, ways / Beginning with basic photo textures
  • using, from photo modeling process / Using textures from the photo modeling process
  • basic seamless textures, using / Using basic seamless textures
  • scaling / Scaling textures
  • coloring / Coloring textures
  • whole photographs, applying as / Applying whole photographs as textures
  • manipulating / Manipulating textures
  • importing, into SketchUp / Importing a texture into SketchUp
  • modifying, for added realism / Modifying textures for added realism
  • unique textures, creating for surfaces / Making unique textures for surfaces
  • editing, in GIMP / Editing textures in GIMP
  • variation, applying with GIMP / Adding some muck and variation
  • extra elements, adding to / Adding extra elements to a texture
  • extra detail, adding / Adding extra detail
• texturing
  • benefits / Deciding to use textures
• texturing process
  • flow chart / The texturing process flow chart
• Thea
  • installing, for SketchUp plugin / Installing the Thea for SketchUp plugin
  • daylight settings, adjusting in / Adjusting the daylight settings in Thea
  • used, for animation / Animating with Thea
• Thea, for SketchUp interface
  • about / Thea for SketchUp interface
  • Thea Tool window / The Thea Tool window
  • Thea Rendering Window / The Thea Rendering Window
• Thea materials
  • making available, in SketchUp / Downloading bonus content
  • importing, to SketchUp / Importing Thea materials to SketchUp
• Thea Relight
  • animation, lighting with / Lighting animation with Thea Relight
• Thea Render
  • about / Thea Render
  • features / Why use Thea Render?
  • URL / Installing Thea Studio
  • additional materials, downloading / Downloading bonus content
  • functionality / Are you outgrowing Thea Render?
• Thea Rendering Window
  • about / The Thea Rendering Window
• Thea Studio
  • installing / Installing Thea Studio
  • scene, opening / Exporting to Thea Studio
  • features / Are you outgrowing Thea Render?
• Thea Tool window
  • about / The Thea Tool window
• tileable textures
  • using / Using, finding, and creating tileable textures
  • finding / Using, finding, and creating tileable textures
  • creating / Using, finding, and creating tileable textures
• tiles
  • copying, steps / Copying the tiles
• timber flooring material
  • about / Timber flooring material
• toolbars
  • about / Toolbars
• Traditional Elevations / Preparing SketchUp scenes for LayOut
• translucent materials
  • about / Step 3 – Assigning materials
• transparent materials
  • about / Step 3 – Assigning materials
• Trimble
  • about / Free, libre, or what?
• Trimble SketchUp
  • about / Trimble SketchUp
  • using, options / Trimble SketchUp
  • 3D Warehouse / The 3D Warehouse
  • Ruby plugins / Unlimited upgrades – Ruby plugins

U

• unbiased rendering process
  • about / Saving the image
• uncanny valley / 3D people and the uncanny valley
• unwanted image noise
  • removing / Removing unwanted image noise

V

• Value Control Box (VCB) / The Value Control Box, Changing the field of view
• vegetation
  • about / Vegetation
  • non photoreal sketchy trees / Non-photoreal sketchy trees
  • automatic veggie maker / Want an automatic veggie maker?
• vehicles
  • about / Vehicles
• video
  • exporting / Exporting a video
• video sequences
  • authoring / Authoring video sequences
• video sequences, authoring
  • high-resolution animation, from SketchUp / High-resolution animation from SketchUp
  • individual frames, saving for animation / Saving individual frames for an animation
  • animation, with Thea / Animating with Thea
• view
  • setting up / Setting up the view
  • aligning, to model / Aligning the view to the model
• viewpoints
  • about / Interesting details and viewpoints
• viewport
  • about / Display a SketchUp 3D view
• viewports
  • arranging / Arranging the viewports
• vignette layer
  • creating / Creating a vignette layer
  • used, for finishing image / Using a vignette layer to finish the image
• Vimeo / Becoming a movie-making genius...almost!
• VirtualDub
  • about / Becoming a movie-making genius...almost!, VirtualDub, Compositing in VirtualDub
  • URL, for latest stable release / VirtualDub
• virtual light switch
  • creating / Changing the light parameters
• visibility
  • about / Layers and visibility
• visuals
  • sketching / Sketch out your visuals
• Vue
  • about / Want an automatic veggie maker?

W

• Walkthrough tools / Creating a simple walkthrough
• white board capture feature / Correcting perspective in GIMP
• window
  • modeling / Modeling the window
• window modeling
  • painting, with digital photos / Painting with digital photos
  • test rendering, performing / Doing a test rendering
  • SketchUp materials, enhancing / Enhancing SketchUp materials
  • rendered image, saving / Saving the image
• windows
  • mask render, using for / Using a mask render for windows

Y

• YouTube / Becoming a movie-making genius...almost!

Z

• Zoom Extents tool
  • about / Zoom
• Zoom tool
  • about / Zoom