In SoftView use the Edit Surface tool and click on each item that contains the texture or color that you want to use in your Sketchup model. And the lower section I want to match the material texture that is applied to Stone-Natural. The center section I want to match the material texture that is applied to Brick A. The top portion of the column will be a painted wood and I want it to be the same color as my fascias. I want the same materials textures and colors that are assigned to my SoftPlan project to be applied to my columns I am creating in Sketchup. It is the Brick A name we want to use, not the texture or color applied to it in SoftView. For instance my wall definition may include the Material Brick A but in SoftView I can assign Brick A a texture such as 'brown-red brick.jpg'. This is different than the textures and colors that are assigned to these Materials in the Surface Editor in SoftView. Note that the 'Materials' names I'm referring to are the names defined in places such as Wall Definitions, Beam Definitions and Finishing Options.

In my SoftPlan project I have selected walls that contain the materials Brick A and Stone-Natural.

You will then replicate that information in your Sketchup model.įor this Tutorial I want to build a Craftsman style column in Sketchup to put on a front porch. The next step is to edit each SoftPlan material that will be used in your Sketchup model and get the type, name, and size of that material. This allows you to use ANY Sketchup materials as long as they are of the same Type.īegin by setting up the materials in your SoftPlan project to be the way you want them. Your Sketchup model doesn't have to have a material that is based on the same images as the materials in SoftPlan. This is the most important thing to understand if you want the materials on your Sketchup model to match the materials in SoftPlan. Any materials that you want to have on your Sketchup model need to be of the same type (texture image or color), name, and size as those in your SoftPlan project. The reason for this is that we will be taking the materials names and size information from SoftPlan and entering that same information into Sketchup.īoth SoftPlan and Sketchup allow for creating materials using either images or colors. In order to have the materials from your Sketchup model match the materials you are using in your SoftPlan project it is important that you first choose the materials you will be using in SoftPlan. Click to See Full SoftPlan Materials Dialog

Importing brick styles for sketchup