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BASICS · G03

say where it is.

One line about the site, and the background follows.

Sample viewHocus renderSample viewhocus render

Drag to compare. Sample view made by the Hocus team; the renders are untouched.

Your SketchUp view usually stops at the edge of the model. Where it is tells Hocus what's past it: the ground, the neighbours, the view. Write it as you'd describe the site to someone on the phone. Say what's around it and what's visible, not a mood.

Compare this with the blank Overcast render from G02. The building is the same; the place changes.

  1. Where "Hillside above a calm bay, olive trees, a quiet road below"
  2. Materials blank
  3. People blank
  4. Light Overcast

Tip: name things you can point at (a road, a wall, a tree) rather than adjectives like "serene".

Try it on your own model.

We'll fill in the settings from this guide. You change the rest.

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