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Sketchup course ware

Introduction

Installing SketchUp Starting SketchUp for the first time

Using the exercise files

Tips for Mac/windows users

Getting to Know the Interface

Interface basics

Adding toolbars

Navigating

Changing perspective

Walking around

Creating camera views

Shading faces and edges

Creating shadows and fog

Creating Scenes

Setting preferences

Manipulating Objects

Selecting and moving objects

Scaling and rotating objects

Manipulating faces and edges

Drawing

Line tool fundamentals

Refining objects with the Line tool

Using the Rectangle tool

Pushing and pulling faces into 3D

Creating circles and polygons

Creating arcs

Using the Offset tool to create outlines

Using the Follow Me tool

Softening round edges

Creating 3D text

Measuring and Labelling

Using the Tape Measure tool

Using the Protractor tool

Creating text labels

Using the Dimension tool

Creating sections

Working with Components

The Component window

Creating components

Using the 3D Warehouse

Using the Interact tool

Organizing Scenes

Grouping objects

Working with layers

Creating layers

Using the Outliner

Hiding and un-hiding objects

Locking and unlocking objects

Creating Terrain Using Sandbox

Creating sandbox from contours

Creating sandbox from scratch

Sculpting with the Smoove tool

Stamping and draping objects

Add details in contours

Flip edges in contours

Creating Textures and Materials using V-ray

Using the Materials Browser on a Mac/windows

Applying materials

Editing materials

Creating materials

Adjusting materials

Applying bitmap images

Mapping curved objects

Projecting maps on curved objects

Importing floor plans

Modelling with floor plans

Rendering and Animating

Outputting 2D bitmaps

Basic animation

Creating Lights, Editing and Elements using V-Ray

Plane Light

Sphere Light

Sport Light

IES Light

Omni Light

Dome Light

Sun Light

Render Setting using V-Ray

Renderer

Render Output

Save Image

Environment

Ray trace

Global Illumination

Render Elements

Render save in Different format

Project Classes

SketchUp Pro: Importing and Exporting

Importing objects from AutoCAD

Importing other 3D objects

Exporting objects

2D graphic

3D graphic