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Two-part online FREE V-Ray Next for SketchUp master class!

In association with Chaos Group and Trimble SketchUp, Elmtec is hosting a fabulous two-part V-Ray Next for SketchUp master class with Archilime as one of the featured panellists.

V-Ray NEXT for SketchUp webinar

Learn to model 3D topography within SketchUp from CAD. From point-height data to modelling landscaped gardens; in our 3-hour live sessions, we coach a step-by-step ‘how-to’ for improving the quality of your landscaping, as accurately & smoothly as possible. Release your inner Charlie Dimmock on our new Landscaping bite-size course.

Ivan Kozaliev

Learn to model architectural details or furnishings from photographs, using SketchUp. Flexibility is key when modelling in SketchUp. Join us to learn tips and tricks from Ivan Kozaliev, Choas Group’s V-Ray CG specialist, as we take a deep-dive into creating stunning exterior rendering using V-Ray Next for SketchUp. Before joining Chaos Group’s team of CG Specialists, Ivan developed a solid background in architecture, participating in various building design projects up to high-rise buildings and skyscrapers. Ivan’s additional enthusiasm about programming logically brought him to Chaos Group and nowadays you can find him involved heavily in visualisation projects where his architectural knowledge and experience is a combination of his 3D skills and programming logic.

Dan Stone

Dan is quite simply the mastermind behind all the course structure and content design of the Archilime Academy and has almost 10 years of experience within the VIZ industry whilst managing the operational team for Archilime Visualisation. His vast experience coming directly from Archilime Visualisations as Head of Operations has meant that he has coached a creative team for many years ensuring that Archilime’s artists are fluent in the art of 3D production with SketchUp & V-ray. Dan will be explaining the importance of V-Ray for SketchUp has on our company and why we believe it’s worth using as we continue to produce CGI for clients all over the UK.

Schedules (all times BST)

June 3 – Exterior Webinar!

16:00 – Welcome and introduction from Elmtec, Chaos Group, and SketchUp

16:05 – Ivan Kozaliev, V-Ray CG specialist Exterior Masterclass

17:15 – Archilime presentation

17:35 – Q & A Forum, Prize Raffle Giveaway

June 4 – Interior Webinar!

16:00 – Welcome and introduction from Elmtec, Chaos Group, and SketchUp

16:05 – Ivan Kozaliev, V-Ray CG specialist Interior Masterclass

17:15 – Archilime presentation

17:35 – Q & A Forum, Prize Raffle Giveaway

The Archilime Academy: Bite-size it!
SketchUp Short Courses

For you all at home, we have now designed three excellently crafted SketchUp courses that will make up a perfectly timed, bite-sized course for you to learn new skills! This learning experience could be an excellent way to advance and grow your knowledge within any industry that uses 3D modelling.

Taking a short online course like this could be just the ticket to advance your skillset for when you either go back to college, university, your professional studio or even to look to add to your current armoury.

We want to personally support all those out there struggling with our current affairs, who are needing some much-needed breathing time to unwind and have some fun. Whilst developing your skills at our Academy and meeting new friends in your industry, what better way to do that than join us on a live-online course?

To support you through this period and to make this possible for most, we have decided to promote these courses for just £75.00 for the full 3-hour course. We will also limit the course number to 4 to keep to our core values of offering quality over quantity.

Shaping your Topography

Learn to model 3D topography within SketchUp from CAD. From point-height data to modelling landscaped gardens; in our 3-hour live sessions, we coach a step-by-step ‘how to’ for improving the quality of your landscaping, as accurately & smoothly as possible. Release your inner Charlie Dimmock on our new Landscaping bite-size course.

The Creation of Textures

Learn to wrap your textures around all types of 3D modelling details. Re-sizing, colour grading, repositioning and randomising your imported custom textures are key processes to ensuring your 3D model has the most accurate texture identification available. Texture like a true whizz!

Modelling with Photography

Learn to model architectural details or furnishings from photographs, using SketchUp. Flexibility is key when modelling in SketchUp. Make use of our vast experience by enhancing your modelling capabilities in this concise 3-hour online course. A versatile 3D modeller should be capable of constructing models from any precedent image you receive from your client

Contact us about these courses!

If your keen to find out more, please email academy@archilime.com – We are currently developing our new Archilime Academy website which will be live very soon but for now, we will be keeping an eye out for all your emails. Please title the email with the course topic and we will get back to you ASAP.

When we launched our Academy, we had the vision of making Sketchup skills available to the many, not just the few. Because we believe that many types of business benefit from having basic 3D modelling capabilities in-house.

From initial concepts of complete development schemes, right through to visualisation of ideas for bespoke furniture creations, 3D modelling helps to bring ideas to life. Of course, we’re happy to do modelling for our clients, but sometimes the flexibility and economy of doing it in-house makes it far more appealing to do so, especially in the early stages of a project.

Since its foundation, we’ve provided plenty of training sessions, but our location has made it difficult for some to attend. So, we made a big decision.

We’re moving the Academy to a brilliantly accessible location in Exeter.

Only an hour away from Bristol and within easy reach of many parts of the South West, the Academy will be located within the awesome grounds of our good friends ‘Attention Media’ on Southernhay. The facilities are conducive to enjoyable and effective learning, maximising the results of the two-day course.

The Academy still boasts the core benefit of training by practitioners, to practitioners. Training that is not just abstract theory but the sharing of practical experience and real-life know-how. It’s also a perfect way to network with other professionals within your field.

And now it’s viable for many more to attend the course.

We’ll be sharing more on the new opening, but in the meantime, contact us to find out about our upcoming sessions and the dates for the first ones being run in the new location.

For jsut £480.00 +VAT you could book yourself a seat on our ‘Access into SketchUp’. For multiple bookings of 4 seats or over, contact our studio to qualify for up to a 20% group discount.

Call our studio on 01364 643 241 for more details.

Accessibility for All

Did you know the highly-rated Academy that delivers much sought after courses such as the ‘Access into SketchUp’ course is now based in Exeter? This is great news for the South West, as we are now located in an area that is easily accessible from many locations. Based in Southernhay, Exeter, within the wonderful office space of Attention Media and surrounded by cool eateries, top branded shops and other high-end businesses such as Burrington Estates, Strutt & Parker and Expedite: The Archilime Academy is in good company.

Well-Connected

The Academy is just an hour and a half by train or car from Bristol or Bath (82 miles), 20 minutes by train or 30 minutes by car from Honiton (22 miles) and 50 minutes from Plymouth(44 miles). Therefore, we are fortunate enough to be on the doorstep of a number of locations from which people can reach us in no time at all. Exmouth is only about 20 minutes by car (15 miles) or 50 by train, and further down South into Cornwall we are only 55 minutes from Saltash by (47 miles) car or an hour and 20 minutes by train. Both the train and bus stations are just minutes away.

Sleep-Easy

Finding a place to rest your head after a stimulating day on your Archilime Academy course will not be a problem in Southernhay, Exeter. Right on the doorstep of the course premises, are a range of hotels to suit every budget. Treat yourself to the fabulous Hotel Du Vin from £85 a night (dubbed a “contemporary wonderland” by Alistair Sawday) or relax at the Mercure from £67. For those on a budget, you can’t go wrong with the comfortable Premier Inn for a good night’s sleep, from just £43 a night.

An Academy like no other!

So, what are you waiting for? Being the only Visualisation company in Devon offering specific SketchUp Pro Coaching that has been designed for industry experts like ourselves, and is delivered by us, we feel that The Archilime Academy is pretty unique in what it offers. For just £480.00 + VAT you could book yourself a seat on our ‘Access into Sketchup’. For multiple bookings of 4 seats or over, contact our studio to qualify for up to a 20% group discount.

Call our studio on 01364 643 241 for more details.

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A Photo-Realistic Finish

Following the success of SketchUp at The Archilime Academy, based in Southernhay, Exeter, we cannot wait to deliver our new course: Access into V-Ray for SketchUp Pro. With its speed, efficiency and the future-proof nature of this cutting-edge software, we feel that this is the next generation of rendering. The course will be suited to those who have already completed the SketchUp course (or who have a basic understanding of SketchUp), and are looking to extend their skills further. V-Ray for SketchUp Pro gives you the ability to create amazingly photo-realistic renders. The course will give you not just the theory, but practical experience too, where you will be using a high-spec computer, delivered by our Head of Operations, Dan Stone. The aim of the course is to give you the confidenceand independence to be able to create your own professional, photorealistic images.

New Year Resolutions?

Here at Archilime, we consider the New Year to be a time where we think about how we can move forward, and consider how we can better ourselves as creative practitioners in an industry that we love. We would also like to help other practitioners from all backgrounds: from interior designers, architects, construction, hobby and film as well as craftspeople, to stay ahead of the game in the Visualisation arena. This is why we are so excited to announce the launch of this new course. We would like to enable others to share in its enhanced capacity to render still images quickly and easily: from 2D plans and elevations to 3D objects and interiors, all delivered with the Archilime coaching by Archilime Artists, personal support and guaranteed 30-day after-care that makes our Academy so unique.

Easy Access to The Archilime Academy

At The Archilime Academy, we welcome students from all over the country, from all industry backgrounds. Our Academy, based in the offices of Attention Media in Southernhay, Exeter is an ideal, easily accessible location and is comfortable and conducive to learning; with our dedicated training being delivered support in small groups. Once you have completed our 2-day SketchUp course, by moving onto Access to V-Ray for SketchUp, you are ensuring that you are staying at the cutting edge of the Visualisation industry. We will also share opportunities for future advanced coaching with you.

A Showcase Opportunity with Full Support

V-Ray for SketchUp showcases what you have created in SketchUp by bridging the gap between a 3D model and a photorealistic image. It will give you the tools to present complex, detailed and lit renders to enable you to effectively communicate your ideas to clients and colleagues. By the end of the two-day course, you will have had the benefit of lots of hands-on experience having been taken, step-by-step, through the techniques of the software, as well as opportunities to ask questions specific to your own role and industry. All course files can be taken away with you, and, when you leave The Archilime Academy, you are still not alone! Delegates are entitled to 30 days’ email/phone support from their trainer to help with any post-course issues or answer any questions.

To find out more, call the studio on: 01364 654267

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