What you'll learn?

·     Quick Review

·     Layout Basics

·     More Layout Features

·     Plugins

·     Rendering for Photorealistic Models

Description

This training course provides an overview of all of the some more advanced skills in SketchUp such as Layout and Scrapbooks. An overview of time-saving plugins is covered. In addition, photorealistic rendering is reviewed using Podium.

Audience :

This is for individuals who are functional in the basics of SketchUp and are ready to take their skills to the next level.

Topics :

Quick Review

Manipulation Tools

Groups and Components

Time-saving Tips

Layout Basics

Setting up your SketchUp File for Layout

Linking/sending file to layout

Setting up a title block

Auto-text setup

Template Setup

Default Style Setup

Drawing to Scale

Dimensioning

Exporting to PDF

More Layout Features

Using Scrapbooks

Creating your own Scrapbook

Updating your Model Changes on all Pages in Layout

Aligning Multiple items

Grouping

Clipping Masks

Plugins

Overview of Useful Plugins

Fredo tools

JHS powerbar

1001 bit tools

dibac

Housebuilder

Truebend

Curviloft

3D Tree maker

Rendering for Photorealistic Models

Overview of suggested platform options

Basic rendering concepts,

Intro to Podium

Presets

Common Settings: Diffuse, Transparency, Reflection, Refraction, Bump, Lighting Emitting Material

Rendering Libraries

Prerequisities :

Recommended Knowledge :

We strongly encourage that individuals take the SketchUp Essentials course or have similar product experience before taking this class. If you have never used SketchUp, this class is not for you.

Recommended Course(s) :

Category :

  • Engineering
  • 3d Design

Labs :

This course includes several labs to ensure you will gain the targeted skills and experience.