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Creating Virtual Concept
Models in SketchUp
Jean Thiriet
Jean Thiriet is an architect, qualified in 2008 by the école nationale supérieure
d'architecture de Nancy (also called EAN). A passionate user of 3D, he has been
working for a practice that creates real-time virtual models since finishing his studies.
His other interest is teaching, and in 2009, he created the website wip-archi.com, which
is dedicated to conveying the concepts of modeling and rendering, so indispensable in
today's profession, to both students and professionals alike.
www.wip-archi.com
Project : Virtual models in SketchUp.
Tools : SketchUp 6, Artlantis, Vray, Photoshop, and Internet.
Jean Thi r iet : “The last few years have seen an unprecedented boom in the
use of 3D tools. More and more professionals are beginning to notice the
undeniable advantages of these virtual approaches, and the growing pres-
ence of SketchUp in architecture practices is the best proof of this. In spite
of its novel approach, SketchUp often still finds its place in the production
pipeline at the same stage as traditional model makers: at the end of the
design process. However, given the potential that it possesses, it would be