How to model a simple car: Google SketchUp

[sk84life231]

whats a good easy car to staRT with

[astroboy0330]

good work mate!! I just stated to use Sketchup....long way to go to get your level^^

[redXsketch]

how long have you been using sketch up?

[RogueAutomotive]

@redXsketch When I made this video I had been using SketchUp for about a year or more, nothing major, just hobby work

[TheGMANKiller875]

@RogueAutomotive nice modding you real seems like your addict in modding lol

[justforVIDEOSqmz]

how can you mirror

[RogueAutomotive]

@justforVIDEOSqmz I have answered your question in the comments below

[justforVIDEOSqmz]

@RogueAutomotive

oooh okay THANKS A LOT

[clarencecallahan2]

this is bit tough but shortest method to make a realistic car!

[poolhalljunkie1984]

that is awesome mate, can't wait til i start my Cad Course

[kuma982]

hey the scorpio i put in RoR, great to see how its made.

good work.

@capidecallu Scorpio not Sierra

[danieladamko]

Easier to use "Follow me" tool

[sporemax7950]

how did you copy it then flip it?

[RogueAutomotive]

@sporemax7950 I selected all the mesh.. CTRL and drag> right click, flip along axis> move into place

[DjMana1993]

Dude, I am not here to learn how to make this, but just wanted to see what people can do with Sketchup, really you are talented, you should be proud of yourself, you get thumbs up.

[RogueAutomotive]

@DjMana1993 Thanks, it's nice to hear the occasional comment like that.

[wahyuhidayat2709]

@shahzebamin you can download bezier tools plug in so you can make curvy line like in photoshop (pen tool) , just search in google or sketchucation (register first-free)

[capidecallu]

It looks like a Ford Sierra :)

[kawatje65]

simple car??? this way is mach more difficult!

[ZowyTheRottweiler]

how to import those pictures?

[RogueAutomotive]

@ZowyTheRottweiler Look in the comments below

[badwolfshamma]

Respond to this video... 

[badwolfshamma]

@ZowyTheRottweiler you get the file and drag and drop into the su

[glupan4]

You are a great modeler, but no ofense, final result looks like a cartoon car, how to fix that and make model more realistic?

[RogueAutomotive]

@glupan4 Just add more detail, or use a different technique. This is very "simple", as the title says. Itl take a lot more time and effort to make it look realistic

[XFiEntertainment]

@glupan4 - render with V-Ray

[RogueAutomotive]

@shahzebamin Well, drawing in SU is simply creating straight lines. But you can use the Draw>freehand tool.

[DungVids]

Very impressive.... I have a request from you, or anyone else. I need a nice model of a 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. So, if anyne has any spare free time, and you happen to make one, please upload it to Google's 3D Warehouse. Thanks! I would be so grateful! I own one and I'll modify it to look like mine, reupload and give you full credit if anyone makes one.

[ysvry]

great tut. thx for sharing.

[wah513]

can anyone help me, where i can find rendering software for google sketchup 8 models....plzzz reply

[RogueAutomotive]

@wah513 There are a few good programs, I personally use Hypershot

[wah513]

@RogueAutomotive from where i can download hypershot..???

[RogueAutomotive]

@RogueAutomotive Well, it is available on Bunkspeeds website as "Shot", but it costs money. The older version is available on pirate sites (i personally prefer the older version, a lot simpler) although illegal. They don't provide the older version so the only option is to pirate it

[edtylerg]

thanx its easyer than it looks, i made a car it looks great!

[RogueAutomotive]

@edtylerg It really is. Compared to some of the more complex methods this is child's play. There are easier ways of modelling cars but most don't allow as much mesh flexibility or accuracy and detail.

[JadenKuntz]

Thumbs up if you did this!

[manofoke]

show very good car



[mariocbase]

Thank you, but how I disable the auto snap? auto-snap is very annoying an dont let me draw freely

[RogueAutomotive]

@mariocbase You can go into Windows>Model Info>Units. Set your units and length snapping there. I use metric so i set it to 1mm snapping, but if i wish to do small scale objects that would require smaller snapping i just scale up my model, sometimes working on a model at a 10:1 scale

[THODNA]

Rogue, thank you very, very much for posting this. quite easy to follow, and now that I think about it, it's got to be the easiest method to model a vehicle.

Might I ask, how long, in real time, did that take you?

[RogueAutomotive]

@THODNA I think maybe 2-3 hours, I can't really remember, it was a long time ago. Nowadays I do spend a LOT more time on my models, often more then 50! I still use a very similar method to this when it comes to modelling from a single drawing of a design, although results seem to vary a bit. I really should make a new video some time but seem to always screw it up 8(

[nfsfan475]

Where you found that car's layout?

[RogueAutomotive]

@nfsfan475 If you mean the blueprints, read the description

[muudang]

Thank you! I like SketchUp. It is easy to learn and use compared to 3DS, Maya, and SoftImage. 

[Fenerbachce5]

coullddd please any one make a 'Ford Galaxy' !? pls. ive been searching everywhere.. and still dont found anything...

its our family car... plspls rebuild it

this car:



[stefanocelsi]

what you are colling sketch up hard why don't you try maya or 3ds max that is the real deal ...sketch up is for begginers

[RogueAutomotive]

@stefanocelsi Well, yes, SU is easy compared to 3DS MAX or Maya, but SketchUp is for architecture and creating models quickly for presentation. Where SU is free, you have to pay overly ridiculous amounts of money for the likes of 3DS. If you’re using SU, however, you don’t need all the extras you pay for in 3DS. Try telling me making a car with 500,000+ polys and accurately is easy in SU...

[TheSpeedula]

the only problem is it is NOT FOR BEGINNERS i made up my own way fo my latest car

[RogueAutomotive]

@TheSpeedula Well, it is for beginners, it’s about as simple as accurate modelling gets

[fusionfallboy863]

did u say simple?

[Kakanlolxdxd]

Pretty awesome I must say;)

[CarlTalbot94]

the best video on utube but in still cant make a car ive tryed several time and nothing so i was hoping you could make one for me if so its a ford mondeo mk2 5 door hatch back ive been wonting one for ever but cant make one so please could you make me one message me back if you could thanks this vid is 5 STAR

[RogueAutomotive]

@CarlTalbot94 I do plan to eventually make that particular Mondeo but I can only suggest, for now, that you practice a little more

[offroad259]

im new to this , am i supposed to use the pencil tool to do the first bit ? because when i do it it wont follow my direction

[RogueAutomotive]

@offroad259 If you need a little more basic help, I suggest you go to the help files in SketchUp, they are very useful

[Rationalific]

Wow! Awesome! I really had no idea how I could make a car on SketchUp. Now, I have some idea. Thanks!

[Evvan]

haha i like how you put simple.. pretty sick tho

[96sethster]

If I tried that I'd probably mess up and then get really mad cause I'd have no idea how to fix it

[77animator]

how long did it take you in actual time it must have takem hours XD

[RogueAutomotive]

Yeah, a couple of hours. Working was a bit slower as processing power was lost from using a screen recorder

[LegendRepsaj]

Branching doesn't work for me....

When I copy and paste the curve of the bumper, you aren't moving the top right part, so u can put it on the top-view curve, but you move the bottom left part and the top of the bumper curve, won't lock on the top of the topview curve....

It's very frustating, do you have any tips for this problem?

[RogueAutomotive]

You can use the move tool to join end points. Just select the end point, edge or whatever you want to move and click where you want it to go

[RogueAutomotive]

If you got file> import and select the file format box youll see a dropdown menu with different import formats. Choose the format of you image. If your image isnt supported just use a basic image tool (such as Paint or Photoshop) to save the image as a different format.

Otherwise, if it is a supported format just choose import or drag and drop it into the SU window.

[patser090]

is it a ford sierra ?XD

[RogueAutomotive]

Well, a Scorpio, but they are very similar.

[patser090]

ok lol

[MiTCHx76]

do you make your own blueprints or do you download them from somewhere?

[bazz2401]

People use zmodeler2 it's so much better

[RogueAutomotive]

People use SketchUp because its easy, fast and you dont need to read 100 pages of nonsensical cr@p just to figure out how to do anything. With SU all you do is download, install and start using. People who use Zmod are mainly game modders, its used mainly for preparing models for game.

[bazz2401]

Yea ok I'm a agme modeler and with zmodeler2 you can export stuff and save into the game type ect...

[bgsmink]

how to mirror on #6?

[RogueAutomotive]

If you copy the mesh you can then choose to flip from the rightclick menu.

[myrul36]

I can't open the blueprint pls help me :(

[RogueAutomotive]

(read comments below)

[GoldCars666]

you must be good at making cars, you can maby make cars and put it in to rigs of rods!

[PekyFingerboards]

cool but how to make hood of the car i still cant do it normal looking then i mess up all of the car and its lookin weird

[RogueAutomotive]

I don't know what advice I could give except dont try to make the parts individually but make them as a whole, make the body as a singular and then separate the bits of mesh up so you can make them into separate parts. This allows you to create a clean flow of mesh.  I hope you work it out, good luck!

[2NeedForSpeed2]

I tried .gif, .skp, .png files but it never loaded cause it said it was not a model? What file is yours or how did you make it work?

[RogueAutomotive]

I assume you are talking about importing images? SU supports a few image formats, just goto file, import and youll be able to see what formats it supports.

[2NeedForSpeed2]

Oh! I was trying to open it and did not use the import! Lol thanks!

[bazz2401]

to get the blueprints up you have to import the pic

[tobiaspk1]

OMG

i couldn´t do this anyway

where did you get te sides of the car ?

selfmade? i can´t even make a normal-looking house^^

pls answere;)

[eldiondiaz]

good....very impressive

[HNC1997]

Where is the picure from?

[Stickman698]

how do you select edges and make faces between them?

[RogueAutomotive]

You have to use polygons to create faces. Try and create a triangle with the pencil tool and youll see this in progress. It happens as long as there is a flat place between connected lines....A polygon

[lizardman152]

Awesome car and tutorial. I wish I could do a car that was half as decent as this in sketchup.

[RogueAutomotive]

I also have a model with step by step instruction son how to model and troubleshoot modeling a car, just like this one. It also has a help section where you can get some very useful modeling tips to help increase workflow and make SU more functional and enjoyable. The link to that is now added to the description

[mrreggin1]

is this video on google sketchup 7?

[RogueAutomotive]

This was made with SU6.

[mrreggin1]

wats SU6??

[RogueAutomotive]

SketchUp 6

[mrreggin1]

oh ok

[jmsiefer]

Great Video! Sorry for the question, but at the last step there, where you copy the half of the car you worked on, and double it over for the other side, how to you invert the shape?

[RogueAutomotive]

You right click the selected mesh and click " Flip Along" and then select the direction.

[igot2lambos]

Hey guys, the key is to try everything on your own. If you see a tool that you don't know the meaning of, try it on your model. Just press " Ctrl+Z" to Undo. This is the best and the fastest way to learn. Sketchup is supposed to be the Easiest 3-D program.

[RogueAutomotive]

I totally agree. 90% of what I know about SU is self taught. I never read anything before starting use in this program. Most other 3D programs there are hundreds of pages of instructions on how to make something quite simple, with SU it only takes a few steps and the only knowledge about 3D modeling you need is the final design you want and a few hours of playing with the common tools inside SU

[igot2lambos]

thanks for agreeing, my sketchup nickname is "desibhaji punjab wale", please take a look at my lamborghini miura (there's only 4-5 Miuras in the warehouse so it won't take a lot of time to find)

[benjystick]

Sorry,

Your version of a car is alot better than when i try it!

Mine ends up with lots of dips in the roof and i have trouble understanding BRANCHING.

You could slow down a bit because most people who watch this are beginners and have no idea what to do, like me

Proffesionalls know what they are doing so they dont need to watch tutorials

Is that enough detail?

I WILL SUBSCRIBE!

[RogueAutomotive]

I can suggest using the move and scale tools to try to clean things up a bit. If you contact me directly than I would be able to provide more in depth information

[benjystick]

Help! I don't understand

[RogueAutomotive]

Well, I'm going to need more information than that. . . I find this to be about as straight forward as it comes, so, what seems to be the problem?

If you just straight dont understand, than take a further look at my other tutorial videos

[Cathexis256]

What is the name of the tool you used to "warp" the outlines of the model? Thanks!

[RogueAutomotive]

I assume you mean the draw tool? I can't think of any other tool I may have used to do what you describe

[DocWolph]

Ooo! Ooo! A Merkur XR4Ti (Ford Serria). :) I'm a Fan of the RS500 myself.

[RogueAutomotive]

Well, it is a Scorpio, but the two models were very similar. They both shared Fords global design facia and had a very similar shaped body. One major difference to note is the rear end. The American Taurus shared the same front end looks as both those cars, along with the Australia Falcon. All quite good looking cars for their time, IMO

[DocWolph]

Oop. That's right. Those were great cars. The BMW 3-series of their day.

[DjsELiteUK]

VERRY GOOD

[trailerCHANNEL2009]

how do you copy the main outline of the body???

[RogueAutomotive]

Select the edges and use the move tool while holding CTRL

[trailerCHANNEL2009]

ohh thank you very much...

[jammytimmy]

thanks :D

[jammytimmy]

how did you mirror the side you made because im working on a car atm and i need to do that

[RogueAutomotive]

Copy all of the mesh and move it to one side, make sure that the copied mesh is selected. Right-click, Flip, and then choose the direction. You can then move this mesh into place. Sometimes the joint mesh doesnt quite join, select the mesh in the centre and choose to "intersect with selected"

[slug182]

mann, too much work! awesome!

[MathiiXVII]

woow man te pasaste genial genial de xoro xd

[angelsantana007]

oh and why would they wan't houses on google earth? ( I mean the Company why would they wan't houses they got buildings and grocery stores)

[angelsantana007]

oh and AWESOME car thumbs up 5/5

[angelsantana007]

but if theres thousands of people using it why don't they do their own houses???

[RogueAutomotive]

WTF?

[RoyAndrew911]

where do you got that car pictures?

[angelsantana007]

I ment if theres thousands of people in the world using google earth and sketchup why don't they do their own houses? I've already done 4 houses My mom's, My grandma's,my aunt's and My Fathe's house the hardet one was the house of my grandma though

[RogueAutomotive]

Well, I guess its because there are so many people who use it, that dont know how to model properly, and wouldnt bother to take correct measurements. That would mean they would all be out of proportion and it would just make Google Earth look bad.

[angelsantana007]

yeah I think your right . . . I did my friends house on google sketchup and it looks very original the only thing is that I think Google Company wouldn't put it in google earth =( . . . but it really came out very original only 4-6 hours to make every single detail xD

[Mitchieboy95]

You make it look so easy... is this one perfectly shown in 3D warehouse 3Dview?

[RogueAutomotive]

Thanks, I assume so

[imtehshit]

Amazing, I've thought of doing a car but it seems a little to hard. I'm amazed how you've done this with SketchUp, I thought I was good.

[MyFavoriteDisease]

lol yeah, exactly what I thought. Making a car was the reason I downloaded SketchUp, but then I had to realize how hard it is - so I'll just stick with some easier stuff for now.

[dk5293]

ive had sketchup for about 4 months and have only used it a handful of times and im succesfully creating an Ford XB Falcon thanks to this great tutorial. it just requires a sense of logic when you dont understand something and dont be scared of it all!

[helipad14399]

this is not simple!

[RogueAutomotive]

If you find it hard, then I can only suggest you have more practice in SketchUp. No one can expect to jump straight into SU and start modelling like a Pro. It is very much like any other 3D modelling program, it may be completely different in the input but it takes time to learn how to use it too.

This is about as simple as accurate car modelling gets.

[helipad14399]

dont quit! and you shouldnt have a attitude like that! you probobly good at something! and sketch up is easy after a while.

[JOLKKU95]

very very cool cars :OO

[JOLKKU95]

okay, i will ;)

[JOLKKU95]

:))

[JOLKKU95]

Dont NEVER! say that because i had sketchup but i deleted it because it was too hard... well i downloaded it again and watched many tutorial videos on Youtube and it helped very much ;) so the point is that never give up...

[Member01289]

How do you make the lines invisible?

[RogueAutomotive]

OMG! ... view> edge style> display edges

[weghead1000]

how the %&$@! do you smooth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RogueAutomotive]

...That is one of the very basic things you would learn if you actually tried. It is very basic; select the mesh you wish to smooth, right click and then choose soften/smooth

[GSUpro6]

w w w . the-blueprints . c o m

[FordMonsterTruck]

great work, but if it this you know easy then how come all the cars (69' chargers mostly) are always so scrued up? all so i have been working on a consept mod for a jeep, if i send you picks can you make it?

[RogueAutomotive]

Well, the first step to making a good model is knowing what you want to make. You need to find yourself some good reference images and possibly some blueprints if they are available. I can only suggest practice as I was once one of these people who didnt even know how to display edges in a model. Its very easy to learn SU and if you have some spare time to practice and learn I am always available to chat. I can be contacted in a number of ways. Just e-mail me any time if you need help.

[driftfreak12]

I have a question, how do you get the blueprints in sketchup?, i mean i got the .jpg file, then how?

[RogueAutomotive]

Drag and drop the file into SketchUp or choose: File> Import and choose the file type

[Temoneyz]

where did you get your file from?

[RogueAutomotive]

The "file" is juat an image...anyone knows where to get images from on the internet; Just ues Google!

[homerrulz]

the raw body of a car... so beutiful

[RogueAutomotive]

I have to agree

[ryanlogs]

hey from where did u get da drawings ???

[RogueAutomotive]

Just use an image search tool and search for the type of blueprint you want

[ryanlogs]

how did u draw da templates u used to make da car ??

[weghead1000]

stop saying da!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JaraFeeDeNooijer]

wow, cool! Alloon... The Beginning =.="

[hooligan150]

good work

[RogueAutomotive]

Thanks