SketchUp

Model a duplex house interior with feature walls, doors and paneling

Software: SketchUp
Platform: Windows
Length: 8 h 51 min
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Output: SKP

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Task

Build a 3D interior model of a duplex house in millimetres. Follow the supplied dimensioned diagrams: diagram_01.png and the details diagram_01_detail01.png to diagram_01_detail06.png.

The model consists of two rectangular unit shells placed side by side with a gap between them. Each shell is enclosed by full-height perimeter walls and contains a front zone, a rear zone and an internal room layout. The overall extents are:

29491 mm wide across both units together, as shown in the front view.
36077.8 mm deep, as shown in the top view.
3628.4 mm high, as shown in the front view.

Lay out the internal partition walls for both units as shown in the top view: bedrooms, bathrooms and closets, with door openings and window openings cut into the walls.

The left unit is the furnished, finished unit. Fit it out with:

Interior doors.
Wall paneling and moulding frames.
Arched niche features.
A decorative feature wall with a circular medallion between vertical slat or drape elements (detail 5).
A free-standing oval mirror or frame element (detail 6).
Built-in furniture and fixtures, such as beds, shelving, a bathtub and a toilet, where the plan shows them.

The right unit is an unfurnished shell in the same orientation as the left unit, with the stepped bump-out on the same side. It carries the same general room partitioning, with door and window openings only.

Place separate loose items outside the building footprint, as the top and isometric views show: a copy of the feature wall panel and an oval frame.

Organise the model professionally:

Make repeated items (doors, panels, fixtures, furniture) components. Keep distinct assemblies as groups, so that walls, fittings and furniture are not loose raw geometry.
Use tags (layers) in addition to the default tag to separate major categories.
Apply named materials to finishes such as walls, paneling, wood, fabric and fixtures.

The model must reproduce the top, front, right side and isometric views shown on sheet A-201.

ReferenceSheet 1

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Rubrics15

R1
The model shall contain two separate rectangular unit shells side by side, each enclosed by full-height perimeter walls.
R2
The model shall have an overall width of approximately 29491 mm across both units.
R3
The model shall have an overall depth of approximately 36077.8 mm in plan.
R4
The model shall have an overall height of approximately 3628.4 mm.
R5
The model shall include internal partition walls dividing each unit into multiple rooms, consistent with the top view layout.
R6
The model shall include door openings and window openings in the walls of both units.
R7
The model shall include interior door assemblies in the furnished unit.
R8
The model shall include a decorative feature wall with a circular medallion flanked by vertical slat or drape elements.
R9
The model shall include wall paneling or moulding frame elements and arched niche features in the furnished unit.
R10
The model shall include an oval mirror or frame element.
R11
The model shall include furniture and fixtures, such as a bed, shelving and bathroom fixtures, in the furnished unit.
R12
The model shall keep the second unit as an unfurnished shell with partitions and openings.
R13
The model shall use component definitions for repeated items, with multiple component instances placed in the model.
R14
The model shall use more than one tag (layer) to organise geometry.
R15
The model shall apply multiple named materials to surfaces.

Gold outputduplex_building_aug_21SKP

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Narration2,985

00:00
Resized and repositioned a Windows Explorer window, then revealed SketchUp from the desktop.
Prepare and switch to SketchUp.
00:06
Opened SketchUp and waited for the Welcome screen to load, displaying templates and recent files.
Access SketchUp's start screen for creating or opening a model.
00:26
Selected the Simple template tile on the SketchUp Home screen, then hid the SketchUp window.
Start a new SketchUp model using the Simple template.
00:37
Switched to the recorder while SketchUp loaded, then returned to a maximized SketchUp window showing its menu bar and blank workspace.
Wait for SketchUp to finish initializing.
00:53
Displayed the initialized Untitled SketchUp Pro 2023 model with the default person and axes, resized the window, and switched to Enscape at the end of the span.
Complete model initialization and move toward the Enscape workflow.
01:02
Returned to SketchUp and scrolled the model view, changing the camera so the default figure and axes appeared smaller and repositioned.
Adjust the SketchUp viewport view.
01:22
Remained idle while viewing the empty SketchUp workspace and axes.
Wait or review the current model view.
01:42
Unhid and then hid the application, performed several scroll inputs, and middle-clicked in the modeling area; the view remained largely unchanged.
Navigate or adjust the modeling view.
01:58
Middle-clicked and scrolled around the modeling area, selected the Rectangle tool, and dragged to lay out a rectangular shape on the ground plane.
Create and size a rectangle in the SketchUp model.
02:06
Continued sizing the rectangle and typed 78 into the Measurements box.
Enter a precise rectangle dimension.
02:16
Entered additional feet-and-inches characters, including 5 inches and a comma, into the active Measurements box while sizing the rectangle.
Specify the rectangle's precise dimensions.
02:26
Typed 44 and then entered 3 inches followed by Enter, completing the dimension input; the rectangle edges turned black in the modeling view.
Finalize the rectangle dimensions.
02:37
Adjusted the SketchUp view around a white rectangular face using middle-button navigation, then switched tools near the origin and began positioning a rectangle corner.
Continue constructing or editing geometry in the SketchUp model.
02:47
Dragged to set the opposite corner of a rectangle from the origin, producing a large blue-outlined rectangular preview, and navigated the view with middle-button input.
Define the rectangle's size and orientation.
03:07
Paused with the rectangle preview and rectangle tool active on screen.
Wait or review the current rectangle dimensions before confirming the geometry.
03:27
Entered the rectangle measurement value 44'3, into the Measurements box.
Specify an exact rectangle dimension.
03:39
Entered additional rectangle dimensions, including 78 and 7", with unit punctuation in the Measurements box.
Complete the precise size entry for the rectangle.
03:49
Pressed Enter to confirm the dimensions, then navigated the SketchUp view with middle-button input and zoom/scroll gestures, ending on a closer view of the white rectangular face.
Commit the measured rectangle and inspect the resulting geometry.
04:00
Typed a character while viewing the SketchUp model; no visible geometry change occurred.
Continue editing or entering a command in the model.
04:15
Entered keyboard values and activated the offset operation, producing a smaller inset rectangular outline on the selected face; then orbited the camera around the model.
Create an inset or offset boundary on the rectangular face and inspect it.
04:25
Orbited the view slightly and left the rectangular face visible in the modeling workspace.
Review the model from a different viewpoint.
04:45
Orbited and zoomed the camera around the rectangular face, selected the Tape Measure tool, and entered a 10-foot measurement.
Measure or establish a guide on the model.
04:56
Entered a 7-inch value and then used the Tape Measure tool to place a guide from the face; entered another 10-foot value while repositioning the view.
Create or adjust construction guides at specified distances.
05:06
Entered 10 feet 6 inches for another measurement, then orbited and zoomed the view; finished by typing a character with the model still displayed.
Continue placing or checking construction measurements on the face.
05:16
Entered 9 inches in the Measurements box, confirmed it, and orbited the SketchUp view around the rectangular surface.
Set a guide or measurement distance and adjust the view.
05:20
Paused on the rectangular surface, then orbited the model with middle-click gestures to change the viewing angle.
Inspect the modeled surface from another angle.
05:40
Orbited the view, activated the guide tool, entered 7 feet, and placed a guide on the surface.
Create a guide at a specified distance.
05:48
Entered 5 feet 9 inches to place a guide, then started another guide and entered 6 inches.
Add additional construction guides using dimensional offsets.
05:58
Entered 6 inches and confirmed it, then orbited the view and continued positioning the guide.
Set another guide offset and inspect its placement.
06:08
Dragged from a guide intersection to create or position a guide across the surface, leaving the guide active with an approximate 12' 2 5/16" measurement.
Create a longer construction guide at the indicated distance.
06:28
Waited in SketchUp while the view remained largely unchanged, then entered a space keystroke.
Continue the current modeling session.
06:41
Entered a character, then clicked and dragged on the model area to begin positioning a guide.
Position a guide in the model.
06:51
Entered a guide distance of 13 inches, confirmed it, scrolled, and middle-clicked to adjust the view; a guide appeared across the rectangular model surface.
Place a guide at a specified distance.
07:02
Middle-clicked and scrolled repeatedly to navigate the model, then clicked and dragged to position another guide; the Measurements field showed approximately 1 foot 7 5/8 inches.
Navigate and position the next guide.
07:06
Paused in guide creation mode, then entered 6 inches, confirmed with Enter, and left the new guide positioned across the surface.
Place another guide at a six-inch offset.
07:19
Scrolled slightly and middle-clicked twice to adjust the camera, then left the SketchUp view idle with the rectangular surface and parallel guides visible.
Review the guide layout and settle the view.
07:39
Remain inactive while SketchUp Pro displays a mostly blank white rectangular model surface with guide lines.
Pause while viewing the model.
07:59
Remain inactive and continue viewing the unchanged SketchUp Pro canvas and guide lines.
Continue observing the model.
08:19
Remain idle in SketchUp Pro while the blank model surface remains visible; system status changes occur near the end of the interval.
Wait without modifying the model.
08:39
Resume activity and type seven undo-control characters; the SketchUp canvas remains visually unchanged.
Attempt an undo or keyboard command in the active SketchUp window.
08:47
Scroll twice with no reported scroll displacement; the view remains on the white model surface.
Attempt to navigate the model view.
08:55
Scroll repeatedly and middle-click several points on the canvas, changing the view to show a smaller, shifted portion of the rectangular surface.
Navigate or adjust the SketchUp model view.
09:06
Adjusted the active guide and entered 9 inches in the Length field, confirming the value to place the guide.
Set a precise guide distance.
09:10
Waited with the guide tool active and the SketchUp canvas unchanged.
Pause before continuing guide placement.
09:30
Navigated the canvas with middle-clicks and scrolls, selected a guide point, and entered 1 inch in the Length field.
Position and dimension another guide.
09:40
Entered additional guide measurements, including 3 and a confirmed 13-inch value, then clicked and began positioning the next guide.
Continue placing guides with precise distances.
09:50
Entered guide measurements including 15 and 4, confirmed them, then entered 9 and replaced it with 6 before confirming.
Set successive guide offsets.
10:01
Clicked to activate the guide, entered and confirmed 6 inches, then navigated the view with middle-clicks and scrolls.
Place the guide at a 6-inch offset and adjust the view.
10:07
Undo three recent actions, then click and drag to position the active guide on the rectangular plane.
Adjust the guide placement in the SketchUp model.
10:17
Enter guide distances including 5' and 9, confirm the entries, then delete the final character.
Set precise guide measurements.

10:28
Enter additional guide measurements including 5, 9", and 6, confirm them, and click-drag to place the guide.
Continue positioning guides with precise dimensions.
10:39
Confirm the entered guide value, scroll the view, click the plane, and enter a space.
Finalize guide input and adjust the model view.
10:49
Orbit the camera using middle-button drags and scroll to inspect the rectangular plane and its guides from changing angles.
Review the guide layout in 3D.
10:59
Continue orbiting and scrolling the camera around the rectangular plane, then leave the view in a rotated inspection angle.
Inspect the model and guide alignment from another angle.
11:07
Placed and adjusted a guide on the rectangular SketchUp surface, entering a distance value and repositioning the guide with clicks and a drag.
Create a construction guide at a specified distance.
11:14
Entered additional distance text and clicked to place another guide, leaving a vertical green guide visible on the surface.
Add another construction guide at a specified distance.
11:24
Selected and repositioned the guide tool, entered 15' and confirmed it, then clicked and dragged to place the next guide.
Lay out another measured construction guide.
11:35
Entered a measured value and confirmed it, adjusted the view with middle-mouse navigation, then placed another guide and entered 6" to set its distance.
Continue measured guide layout on the surface.
11:44
Entered and confirmed another 6" measurement, navigated the view with middle-mouse clicks and scrolling, and finished with the guide tool deselected.
Complete the guide layout and review the resulting construction lines.
11:54
Remained idle while viewing the rectangular SketchUp surface and its construction guides.
Review the completed guide layout.
12:14
Remained inactive while viewing the SketchUp model.
Pause or review the model.
12:34
Scrolled and middle-clicked within the SketchUp modeling viewport, slightly changing the view of the rectangular surface.
Adjust the modeling view.
12:48
Activated the guide-placement tool, clicked in the model, and entered distance values including 9 feet and 1 inch; SketchUp displayed a guide segment and a length readout.
Place and size a guide in the model.
13:04
Returned to SketchUp after an application transition and entered additional length values; SketchUp showed an “Invalid length entered” warning before leaving the guide active.
Set the guide length.
13:14
Clicked and dragged to place another guide, entered 12 feet 9 inches, then clicked and dragged again to position a further guide.
Create and position construction guides.
13:24
Entered 6 inches and later 9 inches with Enter, clicked in the viewport, and left the guide-placement operation, returning to the selection cursor.
Finalize guide placement and exit the tool.
13:35
Orbited the SketchUp model view with middle-click gestures and scroll input, changing the perspective over the large white planar surface and guide lines.
Adjust the 3D view to inspect the modeled surface.
13:50
Selected the Tape Measure tool, placed or adjusted a guide on the surface, and produced a red measurement segment with a visible length value.
Measure or position construction geometry on the modeled surface.
14:01
Placed another construction guide with the Tape Measure tool, extending a green vertical guide between points and displaying a length measurement, then orbited the view.
Add and inspect construction guides on the surface.
14:11
Selected the Line tool and clicked to set a first endpoint, then moved to set a second endpoint while zooming and orbiting around the planar model.
Create a line segment aligned to the model and construction guides.
14:17
Paused with the Line tool active and the modeled surface, guide lines, and pending endpoint visible; no recorded interaction occurred.
Wait or review the current line placement before continuing.
14:37
Orbited the view with middle-click gestures and clicked to adjust the active line endpoint, leaving a short red line preview and green inference point visible on the surface.
Position the second endpoint of the line while inspecting its alignment.
14:48
Selected the Line tool, adjusted the view with scrolling and panning, and drew a line segment along the lower edge of the rectangular model area, leaving the tool ready for a second endpoint.
Construct a straight edge in the SketchUp model.
14:58
Completed the active line segment near the lower-right area, then clicked points along the rectangular face to begin another segment and left the Line tool awaiting its second endpoint.
Continue adding straight edges to the model.
15:09
Added or confirmed several line points around the rectangular geometry, then panned and zoomed the model to inspect a larger portion of the face; finished in the Select tool.
Review and position the model after drawing edges.
15:19
Reactivated the Line tool, panned and scrolled across the model, and drew a long line from an existing junction toward the right side, leaving the second endpoint active.
Extend a straight edge across the model face.
15:29
Continued positioning the active line with panning and clicks, then adjusted its endpoint along the lower portion of the rectangular face; kept the Line tool active for endpoint placement.
Refine the length and placement of the newly drawn edge.
15:44
Drew another short segment near the lower-right junction, panned and zoomed around the geometry, and returned to the Line tool to start the next segment from the visible edge.
Add a short connecting edge and continue the line construction.
15:53
Selected and adjusted geometry with clicks and a drag, entered a space, orbited and scrolled the SketchUp view, and ended with a line highlighted in blue.
Edit and inspect the model geometry.
16:02
Navigated around the model with orbiting and scrolling, clicked near the lower edges, and left a short edge segment selected.
Inspect and refine the model layout.
16:12
Selected the line tool, dragged across the model, navigated to another area, and created or adjusted a line segment; the final view showed the segment active with a length of about 5' 9".
Add or modify a measured line in the model.
16:23
Clicked and orbited around the right side of the model, selected edges, and dragged to adjust geometry; the view ended with a lower horizontal edge highlighted.
Inspect and edit connected model edges.
16:32
Navigated and selected the line tool, clicked and dragged along the lower portion of the model, then ended the active measurement and returned to selection mode.
Create or adjust another measured line segment.
16:43
Orbited to a wider view of the floor-plan-like model and pressed undo repeatedly, leaving the model visible in a changed camera orientation.
Review the model and undo recent changes.
16:51
Pressed an undo shortcut repeatedly, clicked the drawing area, and scrolled slightly; switched to the Line tool and positioned it at a point on the model.
Adjust or undo recent geometry edits before starting another line.
16:59
Scrolled and dragged to draw a horizontal line across the model, then continued positioning the Line tool and began another segment near the right side.
Add linear geometry aligned with the visible guide lines.
17:10
Confirmed line endpoints, switched between selection and drawing interactions, and drew another segment across the rectangular area before returning to selection.
Continue constructing and refining the model’s line geometry.
17:20
Adjusted the camera with middle-button navigation and scrolling, then selected the guide-related tool and placed or positioned a guide near the upper-right portion of the model.
Reposition the view and establish a reference guide for further modeling.
17:29
Worked with the guide tool and dragged from an upper reference point toward a lower point, creating a vertical green guide; clicked again to continue positioning it.
Create a vertical construction guide at a measured distance.
17:42
Navigated and adjusted the view, entered a distance value of 6 inches and confirmed it, then continued placing or adjusting a guide before selecting the resulting area.
Set a precise guide offset and inspect the affected model area.
17:52
Scrolled and navigated the SketchUp model, then selected the Line tool and began positioning a line endpoint on the planar layout.
Continue drawing or adjusting a line in the model.
18:02
Scrolled and clicked around the model while positioning line endpoints, then zoomed or orbited to reveal more of the rectangular layout.
Place or inspect geometry while continuing the line operation.
18:12
Adjusted the view with orbit and scrolling gestures, then returned to the Select tool and left the rectangular layout visible from a wider perspective.
Review the model geometry and overall layout.
18:20
Remained idle while the SketchUp model stayed displayed.
Pause or review the current model view.
18:40
Scrolled to zoom or reposition the model and used middle-click navigation to adjust the view of the subdivided rectangular plane.
Inspect the model from a different scale or position.
18:56
Continued scrolling and middle-click navigation, then clicked the model with the Select tool to inspect or select geometry.
Refine the view and inspect the model geometry.
19:05
Adjusted the SketchUp view with middle-clicks and scrolling, then selected the guide tool and clicked to begin positioning a guide.
Position a construction guide on the model.
19:15
Placed a guide from the model geometry and entered distance values, first typing 14 and then completing a feet-and-inch value with Enter.
Set a precise guide distance.
19:25
Selected another model point, entered 6 and a feet-and-inch value, and pressed Enter; then clicked to start positioning another guide.
Create additional precisely measured construction guides.
19:35
Waited with the SketchUp model and the measured horizontal guide left visible.
Review the guide placement and measurement.

Build a 3D interior model of a duplex house in millimetres.

Create and extensively refine a SketchUp duplex building model, adding measured floor-plan geometry, walls, openings, fixtures, cabinetry, decorative panels, guides, and imported doors/windows. Inspect the model in 3D and Enscape, reference a PDF floor plan, prepare a print/PDF output, and experiment with text annotations and component placement.