Applying SketchUp materials
You will now add some flooring materials straight from the ones included in SketchUp. In Chapter 5, Applying Textures and Materials for Photorealistic Rendering, we will look at creating and obtaining many more materials from photos and online texture banks. For now, let's stick to what's already there, so you can see how good a render you can get straight out of a basic, no frills, SketchUp model.
Timber flooring material
In SketchUp, materials are applied with the paint bucket tool. You only need to select the right material or color and "pour" it onto a surface:
- If the Materials pallet is not visible, navigate to Window | Materials to enable it.
- Select Wood from the drop-down box.
- Select a wood material by clicking on ...
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