Lydia Sloan Cline

SketchUp for Interior Design

3D Visualizing, Designing, and Space Planning

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Produktbeschreibung

SketchUp for Interior Design

Practical guide addressing the specific needs of interior planners and explaining the latest features of the professional, subscription-based version of SketchUp.

SketchUp for Interior Design, Second Edition shows interior designers, architects, planners, students and hobbyists how to design and model with this software. Step-by-step tutorials explain how to create 3D models and space plans, furniture, cabinetry, and accessories. Experiment with colors and materials, import manufacturers' models, make client presentations and animated walk-throughs.

This edition features expanded coverage of the LayOut feature, the Component and Extension Warehouses, and has updates on the latest tools and functions.

Each chapter is packed with screenshots, making the instructions easy to follow. Files on a companion site let readers play along with the book's examples.

SketchUp for Interior Design explains how to:
_ Choose or create a template and navigate the interface.
_ Use basic tools such as push/pull, circle, rectangle, eraser, pencil, and move, along with modifiers to perform different functions.
_ Download and install additional tools from the Extension Warehouse.
_ Import and trace paper sketches and AutoCAD plans for quick modeling.
_ Create scaled, 2D graphics from the model.
_ Create tables of design components.

With comprehensive, accessible coverage of SketchUp and its practical applications, SketchUp for Interior Design is an essential reference for anyone who wants to create spaces and communicate their ideas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley / Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W119897740
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 183mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9781119897743
• ISBN-10: 1119897742
• Artikelnr.: 66153558

Autorenporträt

Lydia Sloan Cline is a professor at Johnson County Community College, where she teaches SketchUp, Fusion 360, AutoCAD, 3D Printing, and manual drafting. She has worked for leading architecture firms such as Populous and Gresham Smith and Partners and is also the author of Architectural Drafting for Interior Designers.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword xi

Why Read This Book? xi

What's Covered? xi

Any Pre-reqs? xi

Computer and Version of SketchUp

Discussed in This Book xi

Extra Goodies xii

Further Resources xii

About the Companion Website xiii

Chapter 1: What Is SketchUp and How Do Interior Designers Use It? 1

What Is SketchUp? 1

What Is SketchUp Used For? 2

Who Uses SketchUp? 2

SketchUp Pro 2

SketchUp Free and SketchUp Shop 2

SketchUp Make 2017 2

Is SketchUp Easy to Learn? 3

Do I Need to Know AutoCAD? 3

Difference between Traditional CAD Drawings and Models 3

Solid Models 5

Surface Models 5

T-spline Models 5

Mesh Models 5

Building Information Management (BIM) 5

What SketchUp Pro Can Do 6

Summary 11

Further Resources 11

Chapter 2: Getting Started 13

Hardware, Operating System, and Browser Requirements 13

PC: Windows 11, Windows 10 13

Mac: OS 12+ (Monterey), 11+ (Big Sur), and Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina) 13

Tablets 14

Viewer App 14

Video Card 14

Space Mouse 15

Download SketchUp Pro 15

Launch SketchUp Pro 16

Choose a Template 17

The Workspace 18

Menu Bar 19

Getting Started Toolbar 20

The Global Axes 20

Scale Figure 21

Bottom- left Screen Icons 21

Measurements Box 21

Panel Trays 22

Run Multiple SketchUp Files at the Same Time 22

Save Options 23

Backup Files 23

Save and Exit the Software 23

Summary 24

Further Resources 24

Chapter 3: Exploring the Interface 25

Add the Large Tool Set 25

The Search Tool 27

The Select Tool, Erase and Undo 27

The Rectangle Tool 28

The Inference Engine 28

The Rotated Rectangle Tool 30

The Circle Tool 30

The Push/Pull Tool 31

Impute Numbers 32

The Pan, Orbit, and Zoom Tools 33

Modifier Keys 35

The Escape Key 35

The Camera and the Views Toolbar 35

Selection Techniques 37

The Move Tool 39

Resize a Circle with the Move Tool 40

Customize the Workspace 40

Customize Toolbars on the PC 40

Customize the Getting Started Toolbar on the Mac 42

Make a Custom Template 42

The Help Function 45

Summary 45

Further Resources 46

Exercises 46

Chapter 4: Modeling Furniture 47

Faces and Edges 47

The Eraser Tool and Erasing 47

The Pencil and Freehand Tools 48

Make a Roof Ridge with the Move tool 50

Stickiness 50

What Is a Group? 52

Make a Group 52

Edit a Group 53

Causes of a Non- Filling Face 54

Best Practices for Modeling 55

Color- coordinate Axes and Model Lines by Changing the Edge Style Setting 55

Model a Table 56

Model the Tabletop 57

Guidelines and Guide Points 58

The Tape Measure's Two Modes 58

Place Guidelines for the Table Legs 58

Model the Table Leg 59

What Is a Component? 59

Edit a Component and Make It Unique 60

Turn the Leg Square into a Component 60

Component Options 61

Copy the Leg Component 61

Add Volume to the Leg Component 62

Add the Leg's Lower Part 62