A Virtual House - Google SketchUp Workshop: Modeling, Visualizing, and Illustrating - page 173

The creation of a storyboard meant that certain views could be agreed upon
with the client. The level of detail of certain elements within the Virtual House
could also be set at this stage, according to their distance from the camera in
each storyboard view.
Stage 2: Hand Sketches of the House
Objective : To clarify the volumes in the spaces that need to be created.
Data : Data obtained in the previous stage.
Tools : Pencil, eraser, and paper.
Even if SketchUp is an extremely intuitive sketching tool, it is often best to
start off with hand drawings.
Stage 3: 3D Roughs of the House in SketchUp
Objective : To create models that would aid in client discussions and
validation with clients before more detailed 3D modeling takes place.
Data : Hand sketches, storyboard showing key elements, and Mind Map.
Tool : SketchUp Pro.
Modeling starts of with the exterior envelope of the house: The outline of the
house is drawn with the Line tool, then the Push-Pull tool is used to extrude
the newly created face, forming a volume. The volume is then further sculpted
using guides and the Line and Push-Pull tools.
Screenshots of this first stage were then sent to the client for approval, and
the date for a consultation meeting was fixed.
FiG 10.1 3D sketch.
At the same time, modeling of the immediate surroundings of the house in
SketchUp was started. In order to speed up the OpenGL display, the house