How to Model a Full 3D Building From an Image in SketchUp (Beginner Tutorial)

In this video, I’ll show you how to create a complete 3D model in SketchUp using only a reference image. Whether you're a beginner or advanced user, this step-by-step guide will help you understand how to import images, scale them correctly, trace architectural elements, and build an accurate model from scratch.

🔍 What You’ll Learn:
✔️ How to import and match images in SketchUp
✔️ Setting the correct scale for your model
✔️ Tracing walls, openings, and details from the image
✔️ Using Push/Pull, Offset, and essential modeling tools
✔️ Tips for clean geometry and accurate proportions
✔️ Final cleanup + preparing the model for rendering

📁 Resources Used:
– Reference image
– SketchUp 2024 (works on any version)

💡 Perfect For:
Architecture students, interior designers, 3D artists, SketchUp beginners, and anyone wanting to learn modeling from a single photo.

⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:20 – Importing the image
1:10 – Setting scale
2:30 – Tracing main shapes
4:10 – Extruding 3D elements
6:00 – Adding details
8:00 – Cleaning geometry
9:20 – Final model preview

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