Each building can be edited and modeled to render the facades and detail you want using Sketch Up's
design tools. There are numerous tutorials available to help you render 3D models using SketchUp. You
can use 1he textures available in SketchUp to apply surface types to the buildings and modify the shape
of roof features and other smaller building characteristics. You can also apply photo-realistic renderings
using photographs you may have taken when you completed a site survey. If you plan on using
photographs, attempt to make 1hem as orthographic as possible (i.e., take them perpendicular to the
feature) and as small as possible in terms of file size and pattern repetition (because you can use a small
piece of photo-realistic rendering and tile it across a building face). Simpler patterns and fills and limiting
1he use of photographic rendering will result in smaller file sizes and improved redraw speeds 'VIlhan you
finish the model. HoV!Iever, photographs can be used to add signage to your building models to add
realism. Figure 7 illustrates one of the buildings from the university campus, showing it before any
rendering (figure 7a) and after rendering has been applied using SketchUp