sketchup

Goals


- Understand Sketchup and 3D object modeling

Program

Discover the interface
Browse the different menus and toolbars
Browse the different windows: styles, components, scene, etc.
Organize the palettes
Define the measurement units
Discover the « entity info » panel
Discover the main 2D modeling tools 

Use the positioning tools: orbit, pan, zoom, etc.
Use the fill tools: eraser, paint bucket
Use the shape tools: line, arc, rectangle, circle, etc.
Use the tape measure and protractor tools
Use the 3D drawing tools
Master the push / pull tool
Move / copy
Create a rectangular array – options
Create a polar array – options
Use rotation and rotate around models
Master the follow me tool and its subtleties
Use the intersection tool
Align axes and views

Workshop: model a garden shed

Understand groups
Group one or more objects
Name a group
Edit a group
Exit the group editor
Explode a group
Use the boolean operations on groups: outer shell, union, subtract, trim, intersect, split

Workshop: model more complex elements and exploit these new tools

Understand components
Create a component from objects – options
Choose the insertion point
Duplicate and modify the component
Observe the consequences on other components
Make a component unique

Workshop: create a component, duplicate it several times, make one unique, modify the original, observations

Create tags
Name and assign a color
Make a tag active
Place groups or components on tags
Place groups or components from one tag to another
Hide a tag

Workshop: organize a project by placing objects on different tags, for example furniture, structure, decoration

Store several scenes
Create, name, delete
Update scenes after modifications
Adjust transitions between scenes

Workshop: create several scenes in a project

Information on textures
Position and orient the direction of the texture
Scale a texture
Apply a texture to a curved element
Add a texture in the SketchUp palette
Use the bucket tool and the eyedropper tool

Workshop: create and apply textures to objects

Import a texture from an image
Texture from photos
Reduce the size of a photo
Standardize a photo

Workshop: place a photo on a 3D volume and position it at the right scale

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 630

Audience

Everyone

Prerequisites

No

Reference

CAO995-F

Sessions

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