[Derek]

Ok now what?:shrug:

This will be a very slow progressing city, as it is still a giant grey slab.

I need help.

[Mocholate]

I think we all need help !:haha:

[FlyersFan118]

Have you checked the tutorials on sketchup? They'll get you started, and you should end up picking a few things up on your own as you go along. :tup:

[Derek]

I've got no talent in SketchUp.

[Derek]

Have you checked the tutorials on sketchup? They'll get you started, and you should end up picking a few things up on your own as you go along. :tup:

Oh there are tutorials? Thanks! That should help me a lot! I'm a visual learner, so I should pick up fairly quickly.

[Mocholate]

its all about progression ,as you said :tup:

[Austin55]

Do you have my grid still?I almost live in argyle:haha:

[Derek]

No, I didn't know how to put it in the first place. I'm going to do the tutorials on the SketchUp website tomorrow. So expect the first update tomorrow or Friday. :tup:

[FlyersFan118]

Oh there are tutorials? Thanks! That should help me a lot! I'm a visual learner, so I should pick up fairly quickly.

I sat there staring at my computer screen like a deer in headlights at first. Then I checked the tutorials and I picked it up really quickly.


On SketchUp in the help menu, click on "self-paced tutorials" to get a start. when that's done, go to the help menu and check out the "video tutorials" to go in depth on how to get going in sketchup. :tup:

[Austin55]

:koko: Umm i emailed him my grid, how does he open it?

[Mocholate]

but tomorrow is Friday :haha: :P well her it is :jester:

good stuff ! :tup:

[Austin55]

:koko: Umm i emailed him my grid, how does he open it?
help!!!

[Mocholate]

I cant get the video tutorials to work

[Austin55]

What! i did not know su had tutorals!! where?!?

[FlyersFan118]

I sat there staring at my computer screen like a deer in headlights at first. Then I checked the tutorials and I picked it up really quickly.


On SketchUp in the help menu, click on "self-paced tutorials" to get a start. when that's done, go to the help menu and check out the "video tutorials" to go in depth on how to get going in sketchup. :tup:

:rolleyes:

[foxmtbr]

Great! It's nice to see that you're trying SketchUp out for yourself, it's really simple once you learn the basics. I can't wait to see some shots! :D

[Derek]

Wait, what version of SketchUp do you guys have? I don't even know if I'm using the right one. :P

[foxmtbr]

I use 5, but I think everyone else uses 6.

[Derek]

Uh, I have the beta version.

:runaway:

[Austin55]

go get 5 or 6. that would help. There both free.

[FlyersFan118]

any progress lately? have you checked out the tutorials? i'm anxious to see what happens here! :haha:

[Scruffy]

alright ive been watching with interest but i really want to get in on the action. where do i get sketchup? does it work on macs?

[Derek]

Sorry guys! Summer school sessions blow! I'll try my best to get an update before July 27th.


Go to google.com and type in "sketchup", it will be the first link.

[foxmtbr]

http://sketchup.google.com/download.html

[Derek]

Can somebody help me design a grid please?


I seriously suck so much ass at SketchUp.

[foxmtbr]

Make something simple like this:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4623/78748948cn0.png

Then copy and paste away:
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8452/68579192ly8.png

[FlyersFan118]

Make something simple like this:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4623/78748948cn0.png

Then copy and paste away:
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8452/68579192ly8.png

i was about to post that, way to steal my thunder! :haha:

[Patrick]

Huh, thats a good technique, I just make a hugeass white square, and then just draw the city layout on. Due to Staunton's sexy curves I cant use that techniqe anyways.

[Derek]

Fox, what version of SketchUp is that?

[Austin55]

I think he uses 5.Yep,but when you make your grid put people and stoplights and other details around the edge so tou dont have to do it later,

[CGII]

Fox, what version of SketchUp is that?

He's using the full version.

[foxmtbr]

^ Yep, it's 5 Pro.

[FlyersFan118]

Huh, thats a good technique, I just make a hugeass white square, and then just draw the city layout on. Due to Staunton's sexy curves I cant use that techniqe anyways.

I usually make a huge white square, make the city's land details, put in a squarish grid like fox's, and then readjust/tweak the city's boundaries to fit the roads I put in. I'm not big on putting curvy or odd-shaped roads in, I like having an easy layout to use. :haha:

[CGII]

I always start with boundaries, and then create grids to adequately fill it. There are several different grid patterns for City City, originating with the Old City's winding, Boston North End style streetscaping. The Financial District is a corrupted grid, where the blocks are reletively the same size but the streets wind around a bit for dramatic effect, and the Wedding District is just a standard, strict block. The Gold Coast area will be that same 'standard block' but rotated to apply to geography, and as the city advances towards lower density, the blocks will become more shapely for their land use/location.

It's always important to note that no city has a perfect grid, even if those 'imperfections' aren't obvious. Compare a downtown Chicago block to an Evanston or Oak Park block; while the streets of both grids correspond, the block sizes are still different.

[Mocholate]

i just draw rectangles everywhere :slob:

[Austin55]

hows this goin?

[Scruffy]

alright, another queation. how do you get screenshots of your city to post on this site?

[Austin55]

File-Export-2D Graphic:tup: I would love to see your city!!

[Scruffy]

thanks.

[Austin55]

:shrug: sorry for the big bump:( (I thought I PM'ed you),but ave you done anything new? do you need any sorta help?