Where's Unilock

[jelarv]

I'm relatively new to Home Designer (Pro 2014) and have been using it for about 4 months for the entire remodeling/renovation of a new home I'm buying. In terms of landscaping, the 3 landscapers I speak with all tell me to consider Unilock pavers, but the term "Unilock" yields no results when I search Home Designer's website. Is there some problem between the software company and Unlock? Seems as though it's the top patio paver and yet Home Designer has no mention. The other brand that gets mentioned is Techo-bloc and they also don't show up.

[David J. Potter]

Means perhaps little but I am not familiar with that term myself, though I am familiar with the paver product, just not by that name.

I did a Google Search for Paver image seamless textures, here is a link to that result:https://www.google.com/search?q=pave...w=1280&bih=895


If you can find something usable then you can import it as a custom material and use it in your plan.

DJP

[jcaffee]

The Unilock website has .pat files and .skm (Sketchup textures) files of their product line. http://www.unilock.com/default/

[Katalyst777]

Looks like it'd be easy enough to model using custom materials.

You can also add a request in the Suggestions section of the forum if it something you want to see added in the future.

[jelarv]

Thanks! I had some time to look into this and the files all end in .skm. Sorry for my ignorance, but I've researched the HD sight and the web and can't find the connection between .skm files and the HD program. Any help you can provide is appreciated.

[jcaffee]

.skm files are Trimble Sketchup materials. Workflow=Add materials in Sketchup>Apply material to surface in Sketchup>Right click "Edit material">"Save as" jpeg in your image editor>import jpeg into HD>Apply to surface in HD. Simple, huh? :-|

jon

[jelarv]

Thanks. So I need to install the Sketchup application on my PC?

[jcaffee]

either that or drop an email to Unilock to forward jpg images to you (They may). I tend to make notations and specify in the materials list, then do something "close" for 3d. For pavers I use Belgrade's imagery. http://belgarddesignpro.com/index.htm

jon

[jelarv]

Thanks! As a quick fix, I saved the image from their website as a .jpg and then imported as a material. The patio looks a bit odd because of the paver layout in the .jpg, but it gives me an idea of the color. Appreciate your help.