- WHAT IS SKETCHUP AND HOW DO INTERIOR DESIGNERS USE IT?
What is SketchUp?
Who Uses It
What Is SketchUp Used For?
How SketchUp Displays the Model
Types of Models
What the Free SketchUp Make Can Do
What the SketchUp Pro Can Do
How Designers Use SketchUp
- GETTING STARTED
Hardware, Operating System, and Browser Requirements
The Video Card
The Space Navigator 3D Mouse
The Tablet
Download SketchUp Make
The Workspace
Run Multiple SketchUp Files at the Same Time
Save Options
Creating text
Backup Files
- 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: Generate Orthographic Drawings
Select with Selection and Crossing Windows
Select by Clicking, Right-Clicking, and Holding the SHIFT and CTRL Keys
The Move Tools
Customize the Desktop
Make a Custom Template
The Help Function
Manage Dialogue Boxes
- MODELING FURNITURE, CABINERY, AND ACCESSORIES
Faces and Edges
The Eraser Tool
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
Components in Single vs. Double-Sided Walls
Create Plan and Elevation Views
Model a Building from an AutoCAD Plan
Interact with Revit
Clipping
Model a Sloped Ceiling with the Protractor Tool
- 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 with the Follow Me Tool
Model a Stairs Guard
Edit a Downloaded Staircase
The Outliner
PAINTING WITH COLORS, TEXTURES, AND PHOTO-MATCHING
What is Painting
Paint with Native SketchUp Materials
Paint with Textures
Paint the Stairs
Import Swatches from Other Models
Put New Colors and Textures into the Software
Check Face Orientation on Painted Surfaces
Apply a Real-Life Design Scheme to the Model
Import a Texture
Photo-Match an Interior Space
- ENHANCING AND PRESENTING THE MODEL
Annootate the Model
Dimension a Floor Plan
Creating terrain from scratch
Scenes
The Walk-Through Tools
What Are Dynamic Components
Save Vs. Export
Enhance with Other Software
Enhance with Hand-Rendering
Why SketchUp May Run Slow
- PLUGINS AND LAYOUT
What's a Plugin?
LayOut
SketchUCation Forum
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