The purpose of this artefact was to see if it was possible to train staff to gain a certain level of understanding of a free 3D software package such as Google sketchup 7 so that they can keep up with the growing demands of architects having a good working knowledge of a 3D software. The subject that was chosen was a student from the interior architect course within multimedia. With no experience with any 3D software she was asked to create a house with the use of Google sketchup 7 and also texture the building. To help the student to navigate around the interface of Google sketchup I too had to learn the software briefly to help with any problems or inquires and also used a few links for online tutorials through Youtube. The student was able to create a house and texture it, when asked how did she get on with creating the house, she explained that at first it was hard for her to understand the interface and to remember what icon does what action. However after searching through some of the basic tutorials online she was able to navigate around the interface with confidence. What I noticed when viewing the file was that the model seemed fairly basic and did not seem to be in proportion, so for the next artefact I will be aiming to create a scene with a few models to be in proportion with the rest of the scene in Google sketchup. This will also look at how an individual with working knowledge of different 3D software works with a new software package.
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