Sketchup for Interior Design - 3d Visualizing, Designing, and Space Planning

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.

List of contents

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
 

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Lydia Sloan Cline, Cline Lydia Sloan
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2023
• EAN: 9781119897743
• ISBN: 978-1-119-89774-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Innenarchitektur, Architektur, Interior Design, Architecture, Allg. Architektur, Design, Drawing & Presentation, Entwurf, Zeichnung u. Präsentation