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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!
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Part 2 – Views, Animations, and Materials
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Part 3 – Advanced Modeling and Model Organization
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Chapter 9: Entity Info, Outliner, and Tags Dynamically Organize Your Models
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Chapter 10: Model Info and Preferences

Summary

In this chapter, we discussed Importing 3D, 2D, and Image files, and Exporting 3D, 2D, Image, Section, and Animation files. We also looked at an overview of Send to LayOut and the LayOut interface, 3D Warehouse, and Extensions. Being able to work with other files quickly and effectively will allow your SketchUp models to go from simple to stunning!

I encourage you to use 3D Warehouse to find models that you can use in your own SketchUp projects, but also to share the models that you create! SketchUp models will always be created with varied levels of detail, materials, and special features. No matter the complexity of your model, if it was helpful to you, there is a good chance that it would be helpful to someone else using SketchUp! Extensions are not necessary for modeling in SketchUp, but they can make some workflows much easier, and can also take your SketchUp models to the next level!

Good luck getting started with SketchUp Pro. Have fun working in SketchUp, and...