3D Modeling in Google SketchUp
3D tractor component models built in Google SketchUp for integration into Metadiag© and other internal company software.
Organisation
Period
2007 — 2010
Tech stack
Google SketchUpDirectX (.x) export pipeline
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Alongside Metadiag©’s diagnostic engine, I modeled the 3D tractor components — cabins, suspensions, distributors and more — used to render interactive diagnostic views inside the tool. Each part was studied from the real object, modeled in SketchUp, optimized to keep the polygon count low enough for smooth real-time rendering, textured, and exported to DirectX for integration.
A hybrid between craft and job: the project where my long-standing personal interest in 3D graphics first met an industrial use case.
Key contributions
- Studied real tractor components to model them accurately.
- Modeled parts and assemblies in SketchUp.
- Optimized objects to reduce polygon count for real-time use.
- Created 2D textures for the modeled objects.
- Normalized object lighting across scenes.
- Exported and converted models to the DirectX file format for use in Metadiag©.