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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
12
Chapter 9: Entity Info, Outliner, and Tags Dynamically Organize Your Models
13
Chapter 10: Model Info and Preferences

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog are two View options that can be toggled on in the Menu Bar dropdown:

Figure 7.58 – Shadows and Fog in the Menu Bar Dropdown

While both of these options can be toggled in the View Menu Bar dropdown, additional Shadows options can be found in the Shadows toolbar. This toolbar is not shown by default and must be turned on by accessing Views | Toolbars and checking Shadows:

Figure 7.59 – The Shadows Toolbar

Additionally, Shadows and Fog both have panels that can be found in the Default Tray panel. These panels can be turned on by checking the respective boxes in Window | Default Tray in the Menu Bar:

Figure 7.60 – Shadows and Fog Checkboxes in the Menu Bar (Left); Shadows and Fog Panels in the Default Tray (Right)

We’ll examine Shadows and Fog in greater detail in the following subsections.

Shadows

Shadows in SketchUp Pro are cast...