Non-voluntary all-nighter

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 05/31/2019 at 13:21 • Filed to: None

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A rare case of insomnia kept me from getting any sleep. At about 3:30am I decided not to fight it and I turned the lights on. For reasons that my sleep-addled mind cannot comprehend, I found myself looking at a completely alien 3D modeling program called “sketchup” on my laptop.

Fast-forward 5 hours...

What do you think of my new place? It sure came a long way.

IAbout 5 hours total. I could see this becoming a massive time sink

facw > AestheticsInMotion 05/31/2019 at 13:28

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So you realize of course that the next step is to convert it into a Cities: Skylines mod so that you can see it in a city (with a variety of cars parked in the driveway).

AestheticsInMotion > facw 05/31/2019 at 13:33

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A new world is opening up before my eyes

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 05/31/2019 at 13:33

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Looks great . . . but WHAT’S IN THE GARAGE?!

I love cars and all, but I might put the house on the beach side of things for the views.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > AestheticsInMotion 05/31/2019 at 13:38

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This looks like something I created in The Sims 3

OPPOsaurus WRX > AestheticsInMotion 05/31/2019 at 15:15

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here is my sketchup model:

AestheticsInMotion > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/31/2019 at 17:58

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That is incredible. I've got a lot to learn.... 

OPPOsaurus WRX > AestheticsInMotion 05/31/2019 at 18:53

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Make groups. The walls are a group, the window, the door, the windows

AestheticsInMotion > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/31/2019 at 21:40

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Okay, I’ll work on that. Any other tips you wish you could have told yourself starting out? I’m going to try spending an hour a day messing around in here, maybe jump to another program after a while

AestheticsInMotion > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/31/2019 at 21:43

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So how do you start something like this? Do you make the roadways and terrain, then add the buildings, or...? 

OPPOsaurus WRX > AestheticsInMotion 06/04/2019 at 09:34

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its years or practice. i use a lot of groups and layers. i started with our property because I has the cad out line to start with. then i used google earth to measure and trace stuff. then the buildings. the ground is one group and its own layer. each building is its own group and they are all on one layer. then th e trees.

Our building, each floor is a layer. the floors that are the same are a component so if i change one, they all change. same with the windows, for all the ones that are the same, if i change one, th e y all change.