You can insert the background photo as a watermark, as explained in the following steps, or project an image texture onto a face, as explained in Applying Colors, Photos, Materials, and Textures. Tip: With a background photo, your model can display a detailed and realistic background without excess geometry that might slow SketchUp’s performance. See Managing In Model Styles and Collections for details about In Model styles. Clicking this button updates the copy of the currently active style in the In Model styles.
(Optional) Click the Update Style button ( ) in the top-right of the Styles panel.Show ground from below checkbox: Select or clear this checkbox to toggle the display of the ground plane from viewpoints below the horizon.Drag the slider toward the right-most position to maximize below-ground visibility. Drag the slider toward the left-most position to minimize below-ground visibility. Transparency slider: Slide the Transparency slider to adjust the level of transparency for the ground plane.Click the color swatch to select a ground color. Ground checkbox: Select the Ground checkbox to choose a ground color that is different from the background color.Click the color swatch to select a sky color. Sky checkbox: Select the Sky checkbox to have a sky color that is different from the background color.Background color swatch: Click this color swatch to select a new background color.Choose your desired background, sky, and ground options.Select the Background Settings icon ( ) just below the tab name.Windows - Open the Styles dialog box in the Default Tray Mac - Select Window > Styles to open the Styles panel.To customize the background colors in your own model, follow these steps: You could also create a plain white background, if that’s what your model needs. In the figure, the background colors make the space rover model appear to be somewhere Mars-like. To customize a model’s background, you can choose the background, sky, and ground colors or use a photo background. Your model’s style contains background settings. SketchUp Hardware and Software RequirementsĬustomizing a Model’s Background with Styles.Using SketchUp Data with Other Modeling Programs or Tools.
Modeling Terrain and Other Rounded Shapes.Using SketchUp’s Generate Report Service.
Placing Movie Cameras in a Model of a Production Set.Developing Components and Dynamic Components.Adding Premade Components and Dynamic Components.Applying Colors, Photos, Materials, and Textures.Customizing Modeling Settings to Complement a Style.Managing In Model Styles and Collections.Customizing a Model’s Background with Styles.SketchUp 2021 - Frequently Asked Questions.