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Getting Started with SketchUp Pro

By : David S. Sellers
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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

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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
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Part 1 – User Interface and Beginning Modeling!
Part 1 – User Interface and Beginning Modeling!
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Chapter 1: Beginning with SketchUp Pro
Chapter 1: Beginning with SketchUp Pro
SketchUp Versions
Exploring the SketchUp Pro User Interface
Navigating in SketchUp Pro
Geometry “Rules” in SketchUp
Summary
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Chapter 2: Principal Tools, Axes, and Inferences
Chapter 2: Principal Tools, Axes, and Inferences
Working with the Principal Tools
Axes – orienting in our Model
Understanding Snaps and Inferences
Summary
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Chapter 3: Modeling with Groups and Components
Chapter 3: Modeling with Groups and Components
Working with “Sticky Geometry”
Model with Groups and Components (Objects)
Deciding When to Use Groups versus Components
Summary
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Chapter 4: Drawing Tools – We Begin Modeling!
Chapter 4: Drawing Tools – We Begin Modeling!
Modeling with the Drawing Tools
Creating 3D, Solid, and Watertight Geometry
Understanding how Faces Heal
Summary
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Chapter 5: Editing Tools – Making Big Changes!
Chapter 5: Editing Tools – Making Big Changes!
Changing Geometry with the Editing Tools
Preselecting Geometry – Workflow Order of Operations
The Move Tool
The Rotate Tool
The Scale Tool
The Push/Pull Tool
The Follow Me Tool
The Offset Tool
The Flip Tool
Editing Existing Geometry and Creating New Geometry
Summary
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Part 2 – Views, Animations, and Materials
Part 2 – Views, Animations, and Materials
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Chapter 6: Camera Options
Chapter 6: Camera Options
Camera Options – My Geometry is Not Straight!
Camera Tools
Summary
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Chapter 7: View Options
Chapter 7: View Options
Styles
Shadows and Fog
Sections
Scenes
Summary
10
Chapter 8: Materials
Chapter 8: Materials
Materials
Paint Bucket Tool
Creating and Editing Materials with the Materials Panel
Advanced Techniques
Summary
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Part 3 – Advanced Modeling and Model Organization
Part 3 – Advanced Modeling and Model Organization
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Chapter 9: Entity Info, Outliner, and Tags Dynamically Organize Your Models
Chapter 9: Entity Info, Outliner, and Tags Dynamically Organize Your Models
Entity Info
Outliner
Tags
Summary
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Chapter 10: Model Info and Preferences
Chapter 10: Model Info and Preferences
Model Info
Preferences
Summary
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Chapter 11: Working with Components
Chapter 11: Working with Components
Using the Components Panel
Creating Components
Component Statistics
Updating and Editing Components
Component Instances
Dynamic and Live Components
Summary
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Chapter 12: Import, Export, 3D Warehouse, and Extensions
Chapter 12: Import, Export, 3D Warehouse, and Extensions
Import Options
Export Options
3D Warehouse
Extensions
Summary
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Index
Index
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Beginning with SketchUp Pro

Welcome to SketchUp Pro! I am excited to work through this introductory book with you.

In this book, we will examine the tools, workflows, and best practices to get started with using SketchUp Pro. SketchUp Pro is powerful software for anyone interested in 3D modeling and design, 3D printing, and even visualization and rendering! We will start with the basics and slowly work our way through to showcase some advanced professional workflows at the end of the book.

In this chapter, we will take a visual tour through the SketchUp Pro User Interface, looking at the general structure, toolbars, and dialog boxes. Then, we will discuss navigating through a 3D SketchUp model using some standard SketchUp tools but, more importantly, the keyboard and mouse. Finally, we will look at some of the underlying rules that apply to all SketchUp geometry. We will start with a quick discussion about the available SketchUp versions you may have seen online.

The following topics are covered:

  • SketchUp Versions
  • SketchUp Pro User Interface
  • Understanding toolbars and the default tray
  • Beginning to navigate through SketchUp
  • SketchUp geometry basics and rules

Let’s get started!

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