Sketchup City Planning Workflow

Sketchup Tutorial for City Planning Workflow

Using sketchup for urban planning

City Planning Workflow - 1: Downtown Master Plan

Nick Sonder Process 6 - SketchUp Model tips

Nick shows how he builds and structures a SketchUp model and what level of detail he adds. He also covers how he resolves the complex roof forms that are often part of his designs.

Nick Sonder Process 5 - LayOut tips

Nick covers the basics of various LayOut tools and shares tips along the way including movement, dimensions and editing and output quality.

Nick Sonder Process 4 - Detailing

"Detailing in SketchUp and LayOut is a wonderful tool for really showing how a building assembly works." -Nick
Get an understanding of how Nick creates complete 3D detail "vignettes" and how these have been hugely successful in communicating with his contractors.

Nick Sonder Process 3 - Using Scrapbooks in LayOut

Nick uses scrapbooks as a checklist to quickly add elements and notes to his drawings and to assure they are done accurately for various building departments. Nick shares some tips for creating your own scrapbooks.