Quick Start
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- INTRODUCTION
Sketchup Archive is place where can find 3D models,3D scenes and Materials with the State-of-the-art quality and details, to be used for V-ray and Enscape for Sketchup, providing Architects, Interior Designers and Visualizers with best visualization library, what make us special that our models is optimized specially to be used in Sketchup, and all our models available with its textures & lighting.
- HOW TO USE (For Windows only, for Mac is coming soon).
We were working very hard to make all products simple to use, by following these steps:
1-Download the Project Folder
folder from , Extract and rename it with your project name, it’s contain folders to organize your project.
2-Download Plugins
folder, Copy and merge “Plugins” folder in this directory C:Users”your username”AppDataRoamingSketchUpSketchUp 20**SketchUp
Note: if you don’t see “AppData “ in windows 7 from top left corner choose organize>folder and search option>view>show hidden files.
If you have windows 10 click here to see “Folder search option” location, if you have windows 8 click here
3-start your main 3d file in “3D Files” Folder, open it and import our Shortcuts
file “Shortcuts.dat” in window > preferences> shortcuts> import) .
4-Copy all models folders (with its textures) you want to use in “Blocks” folder.
5-Export the 3D Model to Vrscene, by following this video tutorial.
Note: if you want to take a model form a 3d scene, open the file and right click on any components you want and choose “save as” and save it in “Blocks” folder, and import it to your file,(if “Save as” i not appear right click and choose “Make component” then choose “Save as”).
6-Purge unused your Sketchup file constantly from Window> Model info> statistics, that will keep your file optimized, and don’t use “Purge Unused” the file unless you have been added all sub material (material in 2side, override, bump material, etc) for V-ray material inside the scene, you can do that by painting it on the object edges.
7-Be sure that most of the images in the scene is JPG, and avoid to use high resolution images in the scene. you could resize it to reasonable size by using Photoshop.
8-We recommended to use the Last Version of Sketchup and V-ray.
9-We use Useful Photoshop plugins for post production like Perfectly Clear and Magic Bullet Looks.
1-Some 3D scenes come with Global Color Correction.vccglb file, Load it in Global color correction for VFB to get the color corrected result
We recommended to use PC (Not a laptop) with these minimum specifications:
1-processor i7 4.0 GHz or more.
2-Minimum 8 GB Ram (16 GB are preferred)
3-GTX nvidia video card minimum 2GB.
4-128 SSD hard disk or more.
For more tips check our Tutorials on our website.
- LICENSE AGREEMENT
All digital products are the property of Sketchup Archive and protected by intellectual property laws. Any digital product or files that accompany it, such as textures or images cannot be resold, assigned, published or otherwise redistributed. Free products can be used for private or commercial use and can be modified in any way in order to conform them to their needs. However, any such modifications are still derivatives of the original and cannot be sold or distributed as your own.
- CONTACT US
We very much appreciate your opinion on Sketchup Archive products and are always waiting for your ideas about future products. Please send any feedback to support@sketchuparchive.com or use the contact us form on our site. Thank you.