SketchUp Pro: Twinmotion Workflow
1h 26mIntermediate2021-08-30
Authors

Jonathan Racek
Multidisciplinary Designer, Indiana University Bloomington Professor
Course details
Twinmotion is a real-time visualization tool for the AEC and product design world that enables photo-realistic renders for a variety of platforms. In this course, multidisciplinary designer Jonathan Racek shows you the workflow between Twinmotion and SketchUp Pro. Jonathan explains how Twinmotion can improve your workflow, then shows you how to get started with the Gizmo, the Scenegraph, and the Library. He steps through how to sync your SketchUp file and add materials and furniture in Twinmotion. Jonathan covers environments, including tools you can use to add vegetation and swap objects, then goes into weather functions, nighttime renders, and more. He concludes with useful information on how to export your images and animations and how to share your work with the Presenter tool.
Skills covered
TwinmotionSketchup ProTrimbleEpicAugmented RealityArchitectural VisualizationRenderingMotion Graphics and VFX3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Elevate your SketchUp design with Twinmotion
1. Introduction to Twinmotion
- 02 - What is Twinmotion
- 03 - What is Twinmotion good at
2. Getting Started
- 04 - Navigation
- 05 - Gizmo
- 06 - Resources
- 07 - Backgrounds
3. Sync Your SketchUp File
- 08 - Sync your SketchUp file
- 09 - Add materials
- 10 - Add furniture
4. Environments
- 11 - Environments
- 12 - Add vegetation
- 13 - Swap objects
- 14 - Vegetation tools
5. Weather
- 15 - Weather functions
- 16 - Nighttime renders
- 17 - Reflections and haze
6. Output
- 18 - Images
- 19 - Video
- 20 - Presenter
Conclusion
- 21 - Explore other uses for Twinmotion