SketchUp Intro

Introduction to SketchUP

Understanding the Interface

Setting up your workspace

Project units

Selecting a template

Navigation

Using Zoom, Pan and Orbit

Zoom extends

Standard views

View styles (shaded with edges, wireframe, x-ray, etc)

Perspective and parallel projection

Using the position camera tool

Creating a scene

Adding section planes

Using the drawing, erase and selection tools

Using lines, circles, polygons tools

Using the arc (arc, 2 points arc, 3points arc and pie) tool

Using the freehand tool

Selection tool and methods

Using the erase tool to erase, smooth and hide

Using the editing tools

Manipulating objects with move rotate and scale

Using the move and rotate tool to copy and array

Mirroring an object using the scale tool

Stickiness behaviour

Creating groups and components

Push -pull, follow-me and offset tools

Constraining object movement

Creating a model from a picture

Inserting and using a picture as a reference

Scaling the picture accurately

Tracing over it and generating a 3d model

Creating a model from a DWG file

Inserting and using a dwg file

Using the vectors of the dwg file as a reference

Working and using models for 3D warehouse

Accessing the 3dwarehouse

Creating an account

Fixing faulty models

Placing a model in your scene

Removing unused models from your file

Construction

Using tape measure

Dimensions

Protractor

Text

Good organisation

Layers - what they do and how to use them

Making groups

When and how to use components

Creating, modifying and updating scenes

Outliner

Texturing in SketchUp

Applying materials

Making new materials

Adjusting material mapping on faces

Editing material

Rendering and animation

Applying styles

Exporting 2d graphics

Making animations from scenes

Scenes - transitions and delays

Export settings - frame sizes

Frame rates