SketchUp Training Course
SketchUp course will cover the basics, from downloading the software to using commands like line, rectangle, group and offset. Even if you have played with the tools a bit, but still consider yourself a beginner, this course will be very helpful. It covers common frustrations, and some tips and tricks that will help you in your learning experience.
COURSE OUTLINE
What Is SketchUp and How Do Interior Designers Use It?
What Is Sketch-Up?
Who Uses It?
What Is Sketch-Up Used For?
Traditional CAD Drawings and Models
How Sketch-Up Displays the Model
Types of Models
How Designers Use Sketch-Up
Getting Started
Hardware, Operating System, and Browser Requirements
The Video Card
The Space Navigator 3D Mouse
Use a Tablet PC
Download Sketch-Up Make
The Workspace
Run Multiple Sketch-Up Files at the Same Time
Save and BackUp
Exploring the Interface
Select or Change a Template
Add the Large Tool Set
The Select Tool
The Rectangle Tool
The Inference Engine
The Push/Pull Tool
Input Numbers
The Pan and Orbit Tools
Modifier Keys
The Escape Key
The Zoom Tool
The Views Toolbar
Select with Selection and Crossing Windows
Keyboard Selection
The Move Tool
Customize the Desktop
Make a Custom Template
The Help Function
Manage Dialog Boxes
Modeling Furniture, Cabinetry, and Accessories
Faces and Edges
The Eraser Tool and Erasing
The Pencil and Freehand Tools
The Move Tool
Stickiness
Groups
Causes of a Non-Filling Face
Color-Coordinate the Model’s Lines
Model a Table
Model a Bookcase
Model a Clock with Radial Array
Drafting, Modeling, and Furnishing a Floor Plan
Prepare a Raster File for Import
Draft a Plan by Tracing a Raster Image
Trace Interior Walls
Edge Styles Again
From Plan to Model
Flashing Planes
Draft a Plan from a Paper Sketch
Interior vs. Exterior Models
Single- vs. Double-Sided Walls
Create Plan and Elevation Views
Model a Building from an AutoCAD Plan
Interact with Revit
Model a Sloped Ceiling
Modeling a Two-Story House Interior
Model the Shell and First Floor
Model the Second Floor
Model the Living Room
Model a Cabinet
Model Crown Molding
Model a Stairs Guard
Edit a Downloaded Staircase
The Outliner
Painting with Colors, Textures, and Photo-Matching
What Is Painting?
Paint with Native Sketch-Up Materials
Paint with Textures
Paint the Stairs
Import Swatches from Other Models
Face Orientation on Painted Surfaces
Real-Life Design Scheme
Import a Texture & Image
Enhancing and Presenting the Model
Annotate the Model
Dimension a Floor Plan
Scenes
The Walk-Through Tools
What Are Dynamic Components?
Save vs. Export
Enhance with Other Software
Enhance with Hand-Rendering
Why Sketch-Up May Run Slow
Plugins and LayOut
What’s a Plugin?
Layout