Master Sketchup - A Definitive Guide From Infinite Skills

A easy to follow SketchUp course that teaches using practical examples.

What you'll learn

Learn how to use SketchUp to create 3D models.

Requirements

PC or Mac

Description

This SketchUp 2013 training course from Infinite Skills teaches you how to model a home from scratch using this popular 3D modeling program. This tutorial is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no prior experience with SketchUP or 3D modeling is required. You will start by learning the basics of the drawing tools, and then quickly jump into learning to create different roof types. This course will show you how to organize the model, including creating the second floor and additional openings, using the outliner, and viewing layer states of the model. This video tutorial will show you how to create the different parts of a home, including the ceiling, staircase, doors and windows, fireplace, and kitchen. You will learn how to add furniture using the 3D warehouse and model the furniture from a photograph. You will then move to creating the exterior of the home, from setting the building in place to adding solar panels. Finally, Dan will show you various exporting options and how to create a rendering and animation. By the completion of this computer based training course, you will be comfortable using many of the basic and complex tools in SketchUp. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

Overview

Section 1: 01. Introduction

Lecture 1 Important - Download These First - Working Files

Lecture 2 0101 Introduction

Lecture 3 0102 Setting Up The Template

Lecture 4 0103 Setting Up The Toolbars

Lecture 5 0104 How To Access Your Working Files

Section 2: 02. Drawing Tools: The Basics

Lecture 6 0201 Line Tool

Lecture 7 0202 Rectangle Tool

Lecture 8 0203 Circle Tool

Lecture 9 0204 Polygon Tool

Lecture 10 0205 Arc Tool

Lecture 11 0206 Freehand Tool

Section 3: 03. Creating Different Roof Types

Lecture 12 0301 Navigating In 3D

Lecture 13 0302 Push, Pull And Move Tool

Lecture 14 0303 Using Follow Me - Complex Roof Pitches

Lecture 15 0304 Creating A Mansard Roof

Lecture 16 0305 Creating a Gambrel Roof

Section 4: 04. Massing The Home

Lecture 17 0401 Measurements

Lecture 18 0402 Tracing Your Wall Dimensions - Line Tool

Lecture 19 0403 Extruding Your Walls - Push, Pull And Offset

Lecture 20 0404 Creating Doors And Openings

Lecture 21 0405 Clean Up - Using The Eraser To Remove Unwanted Edges

Section 5: 05. Organizing The Model

Lecture 22 0501 Why Groups?

Lecture 23 0502 Creating The Second Floor

Lecture 24 0503 Creating Additional Openings

Lecture 25 0504 Hide Model And Other Useful Shortcuts

Lecture 26 0505 Using The Outliner

Lecture 27 0506 Using Layers To Control Visibility

Lecture 28 0507 Viewing Layer States Of The Model

Lecture 29 0508 Field Of View

Section 6: 06. Importing And Editing Textures

Lecture 30 0601 Dividing Faces To Create Your Rooms

Lecture 31 0602 Area Tool For Calculations

Lecture 32 0603 Using Paint Bucket For Floor Texture

Lecture 33 0604 Importing And Applying A Texture

Lecture 34 0605 Positioning An Imported Texture

Lecture 35 0606 Editing Texture Colour In SketchUp

Lecture 36 0607 Editing A Texture In Photoshop

Lecture 37 0608 Hide Edges And Lines With The Eraser Tool

Section 7: 07. Creating The Ceiling

Lecture 38 0701 Creating The Ceiling

Lecture 39 0702 Assigning Layers Within Groups

Lecture 40 0703 Adding Detail

Lecture 41 0704 Creating Crown Moulding

Lecture 42 0705 Copy And Paste In Place

Section 8: 08. Creating The Staircase

Lecture 43 0801 Why We Use Groups And Components

Lecture 44 0802 Creating The Staircase

Lecture 45 0803 Adding Riser Detail

Lecture 46 0804 Making A Unique Bottom Step

Lecture 47 0805 Adding Spindles With Move And Copy

Lecture 48 0806 Adding Railing

Lecture 49 0807 Review Of Components And Nested Groups

Section 9: 09. Creating Doors And Windows

Lecture 50 0901 Creating Doors

Lecture 51 0902 Creating The Front Window Frame

Lecture 52 0903 Double Hung Windows

Lecture 53 0904 Installing Bit Tools Plugins

Lecture 54 0905 Creating Walls And Door Openings

Lecture 55 0906 Using The Window Feature

Section 10: 10. Creating The Fireplace

Lecture 56 1001 Starting At The Base

Lecture 57 1002 Building The Mantle

Lecture 58 1003 Mantle Columns

Lecture 59 1004 Mantle Support

Lecture 60 1005 Adding Textures

Section 11: 11. Creating The Kitchen

Lecture 61 1101 Base Cabinets

Lecture 62 1102 Wall Cabinets

Lecture 63 1103 Cabinet Doors

Lecture 64 1104 Creating The Countertop

Lecture 65 1105 Adding Materials

Lecture 66 1106 Adding Appliances

Lecture 67 1107 Adding The Fridge And Sink

Section 12: 12. Adding Furniture

Lecture 68 1201 Using the 3D Warehouse

Lecture 69 1202 Using Form Fonts

Lecture 70 1203 Using The Podium Browser

Lecture 71 1204 Creating A Library

Section 13: 13. Model Furniture From A Photograph

Lecture 72 1301 Setting Up To Match A New Photo

Lecture 73 1302 Creating The Massing Model

Lecture 74 1303 Applying Textures

Lecture 75 1304 Adding Detail

Lecture 76 1305 Saving And Placing Into The Model

Section 14: 14. The Exterior

Lecture 77 1401 Creating The Exterior

Lecture 78 1402 Setting The Building In Place - Geolocation

Lecture 79 1403 Reset Axis To Align Building

Lecture 80 1404 Creating The Front Facade

Lecture 81 1405 Adding Context

Lecture 82 1406 Get Photo - Google Street View

Lecture 83 1407 Using 3D Text

Lecture 84 1408 Add Solar Panels With Skelion Plugin

Section 15: 15. Preparing The Model With Scenes And Styles

Lecture 85 1501 Creating Scenes And Updating

Lecture 86 1502 Styles

Lecture 87 1503 Scenes For Animation

Lecture 88 1504 Section Cut For Interior Elevations

Lecture 89 1505 Creating A Group

Lecture 90 1506 Creating The Animation

Section 16: 16. Exporting Options

Lecture 91 1601 JPEG And PNG Files

Lecture 92 1602 DWG Elevation And Plan - Pro Feature

Lecture 93 1603 KMZ For Google Earth

Lecture 94 1604 Collada Files

Lecture 95 1605 Animation Options

Section 17: 17. Creating A Rendering Composite In Photoshop

Lecture 96 1701 Add Final Touches

Lecture 97 1702 Export - Display Options

Lecture 98 1703 Stacking Images In Photoshop

Lecture 99 1704 Multiply And Opacity

Lecture 100 1705 Saving The Image

Section 18: 18. Creating A Photorealistic Rendering With SU Podium

Lecture 101 1801 Adding Lighting

Lecture 102 1802 Add Reflections To Existing Textures

Lecture 103 1803 Model Presets - Create A Preview Rendering

Lecture 104 1804 Rendering A High Quality Image

Lecture 105 1805 Post-Processing In Photoshop

Section 19: 19. Creating A Presentation With Layout

Lecture 106 1901 What Is Layout?

Lecture 107 1902 Adjusting The Model Settings

Lecture 108 1903 Adding Annotations And Dimensions

Lecture 109 1904 Adding Additional Pages And Content

Lecture 110 1905 Updating The Model References

Lecture 111 1906 Presenting And Saving

Beginners to Intermediate Users