SketchUp Foundation

SketchUp Foundation

This foundation day will teach you the fundamentals of SketchUp. Each 3D program has its own keys to using it and SketchUp is no exception! This course shows you core concepts such as inferencing (snapping), planar faces and understanding the basic building blocks of edges, faces, groups and components through to creating models that show the use of most of the tools and on to making visuals with correct lighting, texturing and field of view.

• Basic 2D drawing with the pencil tool
• Basic snapping
• Understanding of edges and faces and importance of planarity
• 3D navigation using the mouse or 3D SpaceMouse from 3DConnexions
• Use of push-pull tool
• Use of move tool
• House example involving making 2 sloping faces coplanar - 'inference locking'
• Making groups and components
• Understanding the components browser
• Using the move tool, including moving multiple copies
• Using the rotate tool including rotating multiple copies
• Using the Follow Me tool with examples of roofs, lathed objects and rounding corners of surfaces
• Using Curves and polygons including filleting/chamfering corners

• Use of Layers - what they do and don't do!
• Use of groups
• Use of the 'Outliner' to see structure and adjust if necessary

• Applying materials
• Making new materials
• Adjusting material mapping on individual faces
• Copying/multiple change of materials

• Setting of shadows according to time of day, time of year and location
• General light settings

• Applying Styles
• Editing styles
• Storing Styles for later/group use
• Making/saving and editing scenes
• Making animations from scenes
• Making animations from live screen recording using the Space mouse

• Transferring a SketchUp file to Layout
• Making new pages
• Use of Layers including separation of content to repeat and other
• Updating of models