How to Make Basic Terrain in SketchUp

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Learn how to add terrain to your SketchUp project
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Terrain can be created in SketchUp to go with that house you're modelling. Read this article to learn how.

Things You Should Know

  • Ensure you have Sandbox Tools enabled before you begin.
  • Use the smoove tool to create the shape of terrain you want.
  • Fill the terrain with the Vegetation paint bucket option to make it look like grass.

Steps

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    You will see the Sandbox tools.
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    In this screenshot, you will see very light green points on the green axis. Click on the end point of where you want it to be.
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    You don't have to hold down the mouse button to do so.
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    After you explode it, click on the Smoove icon and 'Smoove' it.
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    This will return it back to the way it originally looked.
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    Keep doing this until your terrain is close to how you want it.
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    Click on Edit >> ***Entities >> Soften/Smooth Edges. (The entities change depending on the size of your terrain.)
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    (Assuming you want grass on your terrain.) Choose the one you want and paint it on the terrain.
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