SolarHaven Home : Process & final outcome

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Now that I have my floor plan, I am now ready to create the house in 3D. The software that I will be using is sketchup

I started by opening the app and selecting 'create new' and set my scale to feet and inches. I was giving a blank canvas to work with

 

I then deleted the scale figure and transferred the dimensions of my floor plan using the line tool. I also went 'scenes' in the right hand panel and clicked on the plan view. I did this so I could see my drawing from the top. I followed the red, blue and green axis lines in order for my lines to be straight. Sketchup automatically fills up your drawing once the lines are connected

 
 
 
After that I clicked on the 'offset' tool and pulled it in to give my wall its thickness
 
 
 
 
I needed to give my wall an opening for the interior so I right clicked on the middle then selected 'erase'. 

 
 
 
I proceeded to select the 'push/pull' tool which allowed me to set my wall height. Now I have a 3D model to work with. 

 
 
 
I also selected my walls, right clicked and selected 'make group'. I did this to group my walls together so that anything else I draw won't get stuck to it. After that, I closed the opening on the top and bottom of my model using the 'line' tool'

 
 
I then used the 'rectangle' tool to draw on my walls to give my roof a bit of an overhang. I also made my selected my roof and made it a group.

 
 
 
Now the basics of my house is complete and it is time to add the details. I started by adding the windows and doors. I used the 'tape measure' tool in order to get the accurate measurement. All the measurements of my windows and doors were added unto my floorplan already so transferring it was easy.


 
After that, I then used the rectangle tool to outline where I wanted my doors and windows to go and then used the 'push/pull' tool to punch in my door and window openings.


 
I repeated this process on all sides of the house and when I finished I clicked on 'display' in the right hand menu and clicked on 'delete all guides" in order to remove the tape measure lines


The next thing I needed to do was the roof. I used my 'line' tool to create the shape of the roof. As I drew the different lines and shapes of my roof the 'line' tool filled in the space in by itself in order to get the 3D image of the roof. 



 
 At this point, I have finished with the layout of my house and now i need to design it. To design it, I started by painting the house. I clicked on 'paint' in the left hand menu and it gave me various options to choose from.


 
For the body of the house I clicked 'Brick, cladding and siding' and selected the one I wanted. The reason I chose that colour is because the material my building is made out of is laterite and laterite has an orange-brownish finish so I took that into consideration.
 
 
 
 
  Then for the roof of my house I went to 'roofing' and selected the kind of roofing sheet I wanted


 
After painting, I needed to fix in my windows and doors. I clicked on '3D warehouse' in the right hand menu. The 3D warehouse contains already made designs of windows, doors, furniture etc making it easier to do than to design your own furniture
I selected the windows and doors I wanted to use in my design. I used the 'rotate' and 'move' tool to place them how and where I wanted to and I also used the 'scale' tool to edit the object size to fit my opening if it was too big or too small

 
 


I then added a little garden with grass, bushes and trees using the 'paint' tool for the grass and the '3D warehouse' for the trees and bushes.



 
The very last thing I did was add my solar panels. I did this by clicking on '3D warehouse' and searching for solar panel designs. Once I chose one I aligned the on each side og mt roof using my 'move' and 'scale' tools
 

 
 Now my project is completed and ready to be added unto my website

front view


side view


side view


back view

 
 















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