SketchUp For Dummies [1st Edition] 9781119336150, 9781119336198

Table of contents :
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Getting Started with SketchUp
Chapter 1 Meeting SketchUp
Things You Ought to Know Right Away
Comparing SketchUp to Other 3D Modeling Programs
Jumping right in
Understanding the difference between paper and clay
What You Should (and Shouldn't) Expect SketchUp to Do
Taking the Ten-Minute SketchUp Tour
Customizing the toolbar
Checking out some special tools
Chapter 2 Getting a Running Start
Setting Up Your Workspace. Making a Quick ModelSlapping On Some Paint
Giving Your Model Some Style
Switching On the Sun
Sharing Your Masterpiece
Chapter 3 Establishing the Modeling Mindset
All about Edges and Faces
Living on the edge
Facing the facts about faces
Understanding the relationship between edges and faces
Drawing in 3D on a 2D Screen
Giving instructions with the drawing axes
Keeping an eye out for inferences
Using inferences to help you model
Warming Up Your SketchUp Muscles
Getting the best view of what you're doing
Drawing and erasing edges with ease
Injecting accuracy into your model. Selecting what you mean to selectMoving and copying like a champ
Rotating the right way
Making and using guides
Painting your faces with color and texture
Part 2 Modeling in SketchUp
Chapter 4 Building Buildings
Drawing Floors and Walls
Starting out in 2D
Coming up with a simple plan
Going from 2D to 3D
Adding floors to your building
Inserting doors and windows
Staring Down Stairs
The Subdivided Rectangles method
The Copied Profile method
Raising the Roof
Building flat roofs with parapets
Creating eaves for buildings with pitched roofs
Constructing gabled roofs. Making hip roofsSticking your roof together with Intersect Faces
Chapter 5 Falling in Love with Components
Grouping Things Together
Working with Components
What makes components so great?
Exploring the Components panel
Creating your own components
Editing, exploding, and locking component instances
Discovering Dynamic Components
Taking Advantage of Components to Build Better Models
Modeling symmetrically: Good news for lazy people
Modeling with repeated elements
Chapter 6 Going Beyond Buildings
Extruding with Purpose: Follow Me
Using Follow Me. Making lathed forms like spheres and bottlesCreating extruded shapes like gutters and handrails
Subtracting from a model with Follow Me
Modeling with the Scale Tool
Getting the hang of Scale
Scaling profiles to make organic forms
Making and Modifying Terrain
Creating a new terrain model
Editing an existing terrain model
Building a Solid Tools Foundation
Understanding solids
Checking out the Solid Tools
Putting the Solid Tools to work
Chapter 7 Keeping Your Model Organized
Taking Stock of Your Tools
Seeing the Big Picture: The Outliner
Taking a good look at the Outliner.

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