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Getting Started with SketchUp Pro

By : David S. Sellers
Book Image

Getting Started with SketchUp Pro

By: David S. Sellers

Overview of this book

Owing to its ability to create models quickly and with high level of dimensional accuracy, SketchUp Pro has become a popular choice for many industries, including architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and video game design. If you are seeking to adopt Trimble's exceptional design software, Getting Started with SketchUp Pro serves as an ideal primer to prepare and equip you for its use. This book will help you lay the foundation of a project from scratch, set up appropriate units, and follow a guided path to structure your 3D models. You’ll explore the workflows used for creating designs from sketches, making CAD drawings (DWG), and even updating your existing 3D models. Finally, you’ll work with extensions and 3D Warehouse to find new workflows and models to add to your skill set. By the end of this SketchUp book, you’ll be able to confidently create and share models of your design through CAD drawings and 3D views, and even take them online through the 3D Warehouse
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Part 1 – User Interface and Beginning Modeling!
7
Part 2 – Views, Animations, and Materials
11
Part 3 – Advanced Modeling and Model Organization
12
Chapter 9: Entity Info, Outliner, and Tags Dynamically Organize Your Models
13
Chapter 10: Model Info and Preferences

Paint Bucket Tool

The Paint Bucket tool is used to apply Materials to Faces. The Paint Bucket tool can be used to sample Materials that are already applied to Faces in the Model, and multiple modifier keys can be used to update Materials in the Model. The Paint Bucket tool is represented by a paint bucket spilling orange paint. When the Paint Bucket tool hovers over a Face or Object that can be painted, a circle will appear to show the cursor location:

Figure 8.13 – The Paint Bucket Tool (Left) and the Paint Bucket Tool with a Cursor Circle (Right)

The Paint Bucket tool can be found on the Large Tool Set toolbar, the Getting Started toolbar, and the Principal toolbar:

Figure 8.14 – The Paint Bucket Tool on the Large Tool Set Toolbar (Left) and Principal Toolbar (Right)

Additionally, the Paint Bucket tool can be activated by hitting B on the keyboard or by going to Tools | Paint Bucket in the Main Menu dropdown:

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