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SketchUp for Beginners

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1

Introduction

  • About This Course
  • False Assumptions
  • Icons Used in This Course
  • Where to Go from Here
2

The SketchUp Setup

  • Picking a Version of SketchUp
  • Navigating SketchUp
  • Taking the 10-Minute SketchUp Tour
  • The SketchUp Frame of Mind
3

Getting a Running Start

  • Making a Quick Model from Scratch
  • Slapping On Some Paint
  • Giving Your Model Some Style
  • Switching On the Sun
  • Sharing Your Masterpiece
4

Establishing the Modeling Mindset

  • All about Edges and Faces
  • Drawing in 3D on a 2D Screen
  • Warming Up Your SketchUp Muscles
5

Building Buildings

  • Drawing Floors and Walls
  • Staring Down Stairs
  • Raising the Roof
6

Falling in Love with Components

  • SketchUp Groupies
  • Working with Components
  • Taking Advantage of Components to Build Better Models
7

Going beyond Buildings

  • Extruding with Purpose: Follow Me
  • Modeling with the Scale Tool
  • Making and Modifying Terrain
  • Building a Solid Tools Foundation
8

Keeping Your Model Organized

  • Taking Stock of Your Tools
  • Seeing the Big Picture: The Outliner
  • Discovering the Ins and Outs of Tags
  • Putting It All Together
9

Modeling with Textures, Photographs, and CAD Files

  • Painting Faces with Image Files
  • Modeling Directly from a Photo: Introducing Photo-Matching
  • Adding Geographic Data
  • Working with Imported CAD files
10

3D Printing with SketchUp Models

  • Building Up a View of 3D Printing
  • Knowing Your 3D Printers
  • Designing for Successful 3D Printing
  • Preparing a SketchUp Model for 3D Printing
  • Exporting Your SketchUp File
  • Using Your 3D Printer
  • Going beyond Basic 3D Printing
  • Designing Things That Move
11

Working with Styles and Shadows

  • Styling Your Model’s Appearance
  • Working with Shadows
12

Preparing Models for Presentation

  • Exploring Your Creation on Foot
  • Taking the Scenic Route
  • Mastering the Sectional Approach
13

Creating Images, Presentations, and Documents in LayOut

  • Building a LayOut Document
  • Creating Your Own Templates
  • Putting Together Your Own Scrapbooks
  • Getting Your Document out the Door
14

Other Ways to Share Your Work

  • Exporting Images from SketchUp for Web
  • Making Sure You Export Enough Pixels
  • Exporting Enough Pixels for a Digital Presentation
  • Printing from SketchUp for Web
  • Printing to Scale in SketchUp for Web
  • Making Movies with Animation Export
  • Exporting a CAD File
  • Working with the 3D Warehouse
15

Ten SketchUp Traps and Their Workarounds

  • SketchUp Won’t Create a Face Where You Want It To
  • Your Faces Are Two Different Colors
  • Edges on a Face Won’t Sink In
  • SketchUp Crashed, and You Lost Your Model
  • SketchUp Is Sooooo Slooooooooow
  • You Can’t Get a Good View of the Inside of Your Model
  • A Face Flashes When You Orbit
  • You Can’t Move Your Component the Way You Want
  • Bad Stuff Happens Almost Every Time You Use the Eraser
  • All Your Edges and Faces Have Different Tags
16

Ten SketchUp Quick Wins

  • Setting Your Click Style to Click-Move-Click
  • Customizing Shortcuts
  • Using the Inference Locking Force
  • Transporting Yourself across Space and Time
  • Rounding Off Edges with the Arc Tool
  • Using the Scale Tool to Set Length for Simple Objects
  • Ten Extensions for Dummies
  • Getting SketchUp on Your Smartphone
  • Turning Off Your Profiles
  • Connecting with the SketchUp Community

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