SketchUp for Planners - Introduction

Total course duration: 1 hour 5 minutes (Includes 7 videos)
Price: $25.00
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Learn the basics of Google SketchUp, the easy-to-use drafting program that interfaces with Google Earth.  This course assumes no prior experience with SketchUp and builds your skills up from scratch using a basic home design as a practice exercise. Ron Golan, your instructor, is an architect who has decades of experience designing buildings. Since SketchUp came on the scene, Ron has used it often and proclaimed its virtues. He continues to feel that SketchUp is one of the best 3D modeling and thinking tools available and well worth learning.

Chapters

  • 1. Course Description

    This chapter gives an overview of the structure of the course, along with a little background on SketchUp. Students should install SketchUp open so they can follow along in the coming chapters.

    01:05m
  • 2. Getting Started

    This chapter introduces the SketchUp user interface, setting up drawing defaults, and 3D space as visualized in SketchUp. It also covers navigation within the 3D space and selection of objects (entities). Tools covered include Select (arrow), Orbit, Pan, and Zoom.

    07:52m
  • 3. Fundamentals

    This chapter introduces the how SketchUp deals with geometry and tips for drawing accurately. Edges and faces are explained. Tools covered include line, Rectangle, Eraser and Push-Pull (extrude).

    07:33m
  • 4. Geometry

    This chapter covers SketchUp's unique approach to the separation and joining of objects. It also introduces groups and construction lines. Tools covered include Tape Measure and Offset.

    08:55m
  • 5. Components

    This chapter introduces one of SketchUp's most powerful features, components. It explains the inheritance of components as well as how to make them unique. Tools covered include Move, Rotate and Scale.

    15:39m
  • 6. Components, Part II

    This chapter continues the house-building tutorial from the previous chapter. Tools covered include Move, Rotate and Scale.

    15:45m
  • 7. Using Other Files

    This chapter introduces the technique of using alternate files to simplify work in SketchUp. Tools and features covered include Circle and Layers. 

    08:34m
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