MORNING SESSION : THE BASICS and MORE    all time periods are approximate

9:00 AM  –  9:45          SKETCHUP CONCEPTS AND BASICS

Pro vs Free (on line) Versions

 What is SketchUp and what can I Accomplish with it?  

The Basic Drawing Tools and how they Function    Line, Circle, Rectangle,

Polygon, Arc (curve), Freehand

Navigating the Model:  3 Button Mouse

Pan (scroll + shift) or H,  Orbit (Depress Scroll),  Zoom (Scroll),

Placement of Cursor,  Zoom Extents (Shift>Z)          

The importance of Maintaining  the 3D axes and Co-Planar Faces

Personalizing  SketchUp’s  Default Settings for a Default Template

9:45 AM – 10:45         BEST MODELING TECHNIQUES                                 

Develop and Utilize  Groups, Components and Tags to Stay Organized

Entity Selection  ;  Click, Dbl Click, Triple Click, Window,  Crossing Window

Modifiers: Shift, Ctrl (option), Shift>Ctrl

Creation of 3D Objects and Massings

Entity Isolation to Protect Model Structure

Navigating through SketchUp with a 3 Button Mouse

Scenes as an Organizational and Navigation Tool

10 minute break

10:50 AM – 12:00       MODEL CREATION                             

Starting a Model from Scratch; from External File

Drawing in 3D Perspective and 2D Parallel Modes

Creation of and Using Straight and Angled Guides (Construction Lines)

The Editing tools:

Move,  Copy,  Multi-copy (array),  Rotate,  Scale,  Erase (delete)

Offset, Tape Measure,  Protractor,  Push-Pull,  Follow-Me and  Styles

SketchUp’s Viewing tools

2D parallel projection, 3D perspective and Standard Views

Look around,  Walk around,  Sections and Scenes

Position Camera for a new view, for an elevation

Modifiers: Cntl (Option),  Shift, Alt, Arrow Keys, Shortcuts

AFTERNOON SESSION :  BUILDING AND PRESENTING THE MODEL

1:30 AM  –  3:30          The afternoon session will be spent interactively constructing a model

                                    Including:

                                    How to use Groups, Components, Tags and Scenes to simplify modeling

                                    Build a simple 2 story building with flat or pitched roofs

                                    Incorporating Arcs and Curves

                                    Add materials and colors

                                    Develop your own custom objects (Components)

                                    Add shadows and study the effects of sunlight (example site drawing)

                                    Develop topography with the Sandbox tools and GIS

                                    Add a Background with a Styles Watermark Underlay

                                    Working with CAD files and SketchUp (Pro Only)                 

10 minute break

3:40 AM –4:30            Presenting the Model

                                    Create presentations from within SketchUp (and LayOut Pro)

                                    Export Images and files for CAD

                                    Create an Animation using Scenes; create MPG Video

                                    Create Rendering Style Drawings with SketchUp (and Photoshop)

                                     Examples of Photorealistic renderings using add-on programs

Introduction to LayOut :

Develop 2D presentations and construction drawings directly from a linked SketchUp File (Pro Only)

Examples of LayOut Drawings and Presentations

5 minute break

BONUS Q and A          Small Group of interested attendees – Christopher Krupp will take

                                          Questions from attendees who remain and/or continue with the LayOut segment