The complete guide to Sketchup Pro: AII you need to know for mastering Sketchup Pro, using the power of extension and Layout

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Chapter 1: Fundamentals 1 – Becoming Familiar with SketchUp New Way to SketchUp | Installing the desktop program Initial acquaintance with the software Defining a template and compatibility with the work environment Adjusting the Units of Measurement The Drawing Screen Adjusting menus and preferences The functions of mouse clicks Becoming familiar with the software – basic understanding Drawing lines – creating basic 2D geometry The Delete function Understanding the Concept of “Gluing” 2D Geometry Using the Move command in order to edit and operate geometry Exercise: Use of All the Commands: Presentation of the model in 3D Adjusting the Distance of the Display Creation of Basic Geometry in 3D – drawing lines The Push/Pull tool The Hide command Understanding the concept “gluing” in 3D geometry as one unit Connecting and Building Shapes with Reference to Inferences and Axes The Offset command - creating parallel lines with a common center Autofold - Maintaining a geometry plane: Creating models quickly Fusing faces The Tape Measure command The Select command Copying an object Creating a set of revisions The Divide Command Exercises: Flip Along by Axis The Rotate command Copying an object while rotating it Comprehensive Exercises Chapter 2: Fundamentals 2 – Depth familiarity With Sketchup Tools Purge - Cleaning the file Creating command shortcuts The Scale Command The Mirror Command Working with “Gluing” the Geometry in the Model A component Creation of the Component Closed Group Editing Components and Groups Component and group editing display Copying entities – Use of group as opposed to component Use of Group as Opposed to Component in order to Isolate Geometry Make Unique - Isolate element from a set of duplicates Exercise! Importing a component Comprehensive settings of components: Unglue Adjusting axes in components: Reload Advanced characteristics of component and group Using component nesting for efficient modeling Outliner Tray Renaming a Component Merging Components Comprehensive Exercises for creating components! Creating 3D Text Coloring Faces Editing Material Sampling existing material Saving Material Texture Tweaking Importing a 2D File of Images Exercise! Inserting an Image File as Texture Export from within the model in 2D format Display Options Styles Creating and editing styles Mixing styles Fog Effect Chapter 3: Comprehensive exercise - The Use of Advanced Tools Import of DWG files and creating a model from them First Stage: Importing .dwg Files and Building a Model Second Stage: - Managing Tags (Layers) – Organizing File Information Third Stage: Building the contours of the house from within the Plan Stage four: Creating openings to the model Stage Five: Inserting facades Creation of openings on the outside facades Stage Six: Construction of the First-Floor Stage Seven: Importing the First-Floor plan Stage eight: Creating the ceiling of the First floor and the roof level Stage nine: Closing the model as a group Stage Ten: Insert and edit objects to fit our work and model Component's external and internal editing Stage eleven: Creating a pergola component using the dwg plan and facades Stage twelve: Entering the Model using the section tool Stage thirteen: Creating scenes to the model Stage fourteen: Back to our exercise - creating a section-cut and saving it as a scene Stage fifteen: Using the scenes in order to create the stairs Stage sixteen: The Follow Me tool The Intersect Faces Command Solid Tools Exercises! Stage seventeen: Display options and advanced tips Position Camera Look around Walk Calculating area Generate Report The Dimension Command Text – Draw text label Printing Chapter 4: Extensions for SketchUp - Topographical Landscape, drop, simplify contours, Shadows and Solar North Inserting extensions into the software Creating surfaces from the Beginning - Creating a sloped area using a grid Exploring the sandbox toolbar even more Projecting an image on a 3D ground face Defining Shade Solar North Chapter 5: Layout - SketchUp Presentation Tools Introduction to Layout – All the reason to use Layout Opening the Program Work Environment Adding and removing Icons from the work screen The Tray Toolbars Adding a Keyboard shortcut Document Setup – Paper, Rendering and units Navigating in the Document Inserting the SketchUp Model The Layers tray Adjusting the cover page Adding Captions Adding Text with an Associated Arrow A bit more on the colors tray - Adding dimensions Angular Dimensions Editing Linked Content Managing Reference Files Entering Additional Content to the File Drawing and editing Tools Pattern Fill Adding a Table Grouping in Layout Scrapbooks – Collection of Program Icons Presentation Exporting to.pdf format, CAD, and images Just before we finish… Creating and saving a template