SketchUp Match Photo Tutorial (Easy Method)

[@nameinvalid69]

tyvm. 10+ years of Sketchup-ing this is probably the first time I tried to use this feature... 🤣🤣

[@davjoin902]

Thanks Matt, comprehensive tutorial as usual

[@Mastersketchup]

I appreciate that! Thanks

[@solarmandave]

Thanks, you make it look very easy. I'll give it a try

[@kierangallagher315]

What do you do when, on importing a photo, the blue axis is not where you want it? It is true you can move base via yellow box but that is only at one end of line unlike red and green axis.

[@allansmith350]

Very clear explanation!

[@philcamp8621]

How would you do a round ball?

[@RockStar-tu8qo]

Thanks, man ! very helpful video !

[@JosephOfBorg]

Can I do this in the app?

[@rachelre1]

GREAT TUTORIAL!! I have 2 questuons: 1- After finish all photo match process, I would like to get rid of the photo, and keep only the model. How should I do that? 2- Can you please explain how to match an existing model to the photo match view? Thanks Rachel

[@allansmith350]

if you still need it, check the styles > edit > there is something like a checkbox for hide photo / hide model. Reg 2, its the same methods he shows, but setting origin and dealing with real world grades and imperfections and sometimes photograph lens distortions and wide angle etc, it can get tricky.

[@fishdom9889]

i am a learner of sketchup and usually do wood working projects. i use a rather simple method for re-creating the models from a photo. i import the photo in the sketchup then take any one edge in the photo and estimate the length of that edge based on my experience or the space available where actual piece of furniture will go or figuring out some standard dimensions for that piece of furniture (like mattress size for a bed). Then i draw a line of that estimated length that necessarily follows the corresponding edge on the photo. After that i scale the photo up or down to make the edge in the photo equal in length to the line i drawn. in the process i do have to move the photo as well to put the edge i selected on the line i drawn. As the process is complete i have a scaled photo instead of scaling the model. Now the remaining work is easier. just draw the model edges using line tool and you will get your required model from the photo. i m sorry the process i explained looks difficult in words but is very easy if i make a video for this. hopefully in future.

[@TemplarRubicon]

very interesting, thanks you for all the little extra tips. 👍👍👍👍

[@theringthingz1916]

if you have imported terrain info from google earth, do you bypass alot of these steps? at what point would you need to jump in and start scaling?

[@tobiyarbrough5239]

What about geo locations with little to no perspective lines? Like if you wanted to make a building in the middle of a field?

[@deino1579]

Very informative thank you!

[@petarbrkic9374]

Man thank you so much, keep up with good work =D.

[@chriskoudelka24]

Is there a transcript for this video? I am working with graduate students have auditory processing issues.

[@nickpapadopous9069]

nice tutorial. I am intrigued about why, after a correct placement of the red and green bars, the 3D cube does not match exactly the shed at the corners. I have made myself the photomatch and the result is the same, i am not able to match the perspective of the photo. What do you think can be the cause? Maybe that shed is not perfectly constructed or badly placed on the ground? either the siding boards are not parallel between them or to the ground? the shed corners are not really vertical?

[@Mastersketchup]

All of your suggested issues certainly contribute to the problem, but I think the biggest one is lens distortion. Every camera lens is slightly different so it's hard to get it perfect.

[@OlavSchneider]

@@Mastersketchup So why is there no option to adjust the lens?

[@mauriciosandruss8162]

thanks, that was so very helpfull, clear... great tutorial

[@yummy1234098]

Can you make this photo a background and set the models on top of it with the proper perspective?

[@Mastersketchup]

Yeah, inside Styles > Modeling > Match Photo, you can adjust both the background image and the foreground overlay

[@digitalbase9396]

VERY GOOD TUTORIAL

[@GEK69NY]

Hello. Which is x axis out of red or green axes? Thank you in advance!

[@Mastersketchup]

Y is Green, X is Red, Z is Blue

[@GEK69NY]

Thank you Sir!

[@masood6086]

Thanks man that help More power

[@craigwilliamsdesign]

This is a great tutorial, I have followed everything but sometimes I just cannot get the vertical lines to line up after I have lined up green and red, its almost like the vertical vanishing point is too far away.

[@MattRemigy]

Excellent, thanks.

[@Pablo47821]

Great tutorial, but i need help!!! i can't select STYLE. Why?

[@mrkontraktor]

This is great! Thanks man!

[@latefa21]

Great Teacher , thank you

[@arnoczkyzoltan6158]

Thank you!

[@muhammadsaqib00]

thank you sir, its was just amazinggggg.... thanks a lot

[@rommelpablo1381]

How to resize your photo based on your reference desired height length and width

[@adrianpiex7006]

Ok, but now, how to export 2d model without that image in background.?? I can't turn it off, i export transparent png file and the background image is still there

[@michaelnicholson5890]

Thanks for the tutorial. What remains is when you closely look at your model that you matched with the photo, the vertical line is not matched although x and y lines are exactly matched. I think that's because the match photo doesn't work with different view angle which can make vertical lines slant. Is there a way to adjust the vertical line too?

[@phooesnax]

If you add geometry like the med cabinet or three d text is there a way to make them take color from bucket? Jim

[@Mastersketchup]

Yes, you can add materials to the model just like you would in any model. When you bring the Match Photo scene back into view, you'll see the materials applied.

[@nicoladebiasi6759]

Thank you very much, but yet again another tutorial where it is explained the method by using the best possible scenario. Sometimes you don't have two sets of parallel lines, for example in front of a house, where you can see just either x or y and then z, because you are too zoomed in and you can't trust the pavement. That is the case where things starts to get complicated. It would be very good to be able to select a couple of lines on z as well (like fspy, for example).

[@Mastersketchup]

Match Photo requires two sets of perpendicular parallel lines in order to work. That's just how it is, unfortunately.

[@nicoladebiasi6759]

@@Mastersketchup Yep, true; although having just the possibility of controlling directly the blue axis as well (like fspy) would be a little bit better.

[@anuradason9542]

Do you change the model origin with each photo taken with a different angle

[@Mastersketchup]

Yes exactly. Scenes remember axes position so you can have a different axes placement per match photo scene

[@jeffharmed1616]

Thanks for sharing those great tips. A great video, but like all other 3rd party tutorials on this subject, modelling detailed buildings requires al least 2 photos and you might wish to explain how to match the 2nd photo without screwing up the positioning of the model relative to the first photo.

[@Mastersketchup]

Yeah, I wasn't able to fit much in this video, other than the basic setup. There are a number of Match Photo features I couldn't cover, like adjusting the opacity of the photo & model, how to export an image of the model, etc. But maybe that's a video I could do.

[@jeffharmed1616]

Excellent! Looking forward to your takes on those topics

[@jeffharmed1616]

Not exactly sure what you are asking but if you play around with the material editor you can do most things

[@flymypg]

How do I combine 2 Match Photos, one from the SW of a complex house, and one from the NE?

[@Mastersketchup]

You;d just set up two separate match photos. They will each save in a separate scene.

[@dryandesign7448]

Hi, having sketchup 2018 I can't open the file because it was created with version 2019. Would it be possible to have the file in sketchup 2018? Thanks a lot to those who will help me

[@joelchua693]

Hi Matt. Would it be possible to use Match Photo for one-point perspective?

[@Changz90]

thanks Matt, but how do you export 2d it so you can edit your sketch up model or touch it up in psd?

[@Changz90]

because the moment i export 2d it, the background of the photo is also being exported altogether with the sketchup model

[@Mastersketchup]

Turn off Sky and Ground in your Style, then go to File > Export > 2D > choose PNG, click Options, make sure transparent background is checked.

[@bikerchrisukk]

Thanks very much 👍

[@PalindromeDesign]

Great tutorial. Thanks.

[@Mastersketchup]

Thank you Mike!

[@claudineamado3090]

merci beaucoup

[@djkodiac]

please call subtitles for other countries to follow the tutorials///Brazil

[@Mastersketchup]

Do the auto-subtitles not work?

[@chlenomero]

@@Mastersketchup unfortunately for any reason auto-subs do not work here. But I think that your pronouncing is very understandable even for poor eng speakers/hearers (it's me, hi👋). So thank you very much for your vid and also for how you represented it! It is *very* helpful.

[@OlavSchneider]

So why isn't there a option to change the fov?You guys are just ignoring the elephant in the room, that is the blue lines can't be adjustet.

[@stephenmadison3401]

YEAH!

[@ivancuetowicq]

none of those 2 exmples match the photos