Google Sketchup Course Lebanon

Google Sketchup for Interior Design

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Duration: 15 hours

DESCRIPTION

Google SketchUp is 3D modeling software for people who want to get up and running quickly. Thic course covers topics specific to the interest of interior designers and interior architects.

OBJECTIVES

In this course, students learn how to use SketchUp to model interior spaces, study scale and proportion, elevations, and sections. They will also learn how to combine sketchUp with other software and use the rendering tools.

AUDIENCE

interior designers, interior architects, decorators, artists, and anyone who is interested in quickly creating 3D interior models.

PREREQUISITES

No perquisites are needed to learn this software.

COURSE IN BEIRUT LEBANON

Training CourseDescription
Google Sketchup LebanonGoogle SketchUp for Interior Design
Google Sketchup 01
Google Sketchup 02
Google Sketchup 03
Google Sketchup 04

COURSE CONTENTS

01 - What Is SketchUp and How Do Interior Designers Use It?

  • What is SketchUp?
  • Who Uses It
  • What Is SketchUp Used For?
  • How SketchUp Displays the Model
  • Types of Models
  • What the Free SketchUp Make Can Do
  • What the SketchUp Pro Can Do
  • How Designers Use SketchUp

02 - Getting Started

  • Hardware, Operating System, and Browser Requirements
  • The Video Card
  • The Space Navigator 3D Mouse
  • The Tablet
  • Download SketchUp Make
  • The Workspace
  • Run Multiple SketchUp Files at the Same Time
  • Save Options
  • Creating text
  • Backup Files

03 - Exploring the Interface

  • Select or Change a Template
  • Add the Large Tool Set
  • The Select Tool
  • The Rectangle Tool
  • The Inference Engine
  • The Push/Pull Tool
  • Input Numbers
  • The Pan and Orbit Tools
  • Modifier Keys
  • The Escape Key
  • The Zoom Tool
  • The Views Toolbar: Generate Orthographic Drawings
  • Select with Selection and Crossing Windows
  • Select by Clicking, Right-Clicking, and Holding the SHIFT and CTRL Keys
  • The Move Tools
  • Customize the Desktop
  • Make a Custom Template
  • The Help Function
  • Manage Dialogue Boxes

04 - Modeling Furniture, Cabinery, and Accessories

  • Faces and Edges
  • The Eraser Tool
  • The Pencil and Freehand Tools
  • The Move Tool
  • Stickiness
  • Groups
  • Causes of a Non-Filling Face
  • Color-Coordinate the Model's Lines
  • Model a Table
  • Model a Bookcase
  • Model a Clock with Radial Array

05 - Drafting, Modeling, and Furnishing a Floor Plan

  • Prepare a Raster File for Import
  • Draft a Plan by Tracing a Raster Image
  • Trace Interior Walls
  • Edge Styles Again
  • From Plan to Model
  • Flashing Planes
  • Draft a Plan from a Paper Sketch
  • Interior Vs. Exterior Models
  • Components in Single vs. Double-Sided Walls
  • Create Plan and Elevation Views
  • Model a Building from an AutoCAD Plan
  • Interact with Revit
  • Clipping
  • Model a Sloped Ceiling with the Protractor Tool

06 - Modeling a Two-Story House Interior

  • Model the Shell and First Floor
  • Model the Second Floor
  • Model the Living Room
  • Model a Cabinet
  • Model Crown Molding with the Follow Me Tool
  • Model a Stairs Guard
  • Edit a Downloaded Staircase
  • The Outliner

07 - Painting with Colors, Textures, and Photo-Matching

  • What is Painting
  • Paint with Native SketchUp Materials
  • Paint with Textures
  • Paint the Stairs
  • Import Swatches from Other Models
  • Put New Colors and Textures into the Software
  • Check Face Orientation on Painted Surfaces
  • Apply a Real-Life Design Scheme to the Model
  • Import a Texture
  • Photo-Match an Interior Space

08 - Enhancing and presenting the Model

  • Annootate the Model
  • Dimension a Floor Plan
  • Creating terrain from scratch
  • Scenes
  • The Walk-Through Tools
  • What Are Dynamic Components
  • Save Vs. Export
  • Enhance with Other Software
  • Enhance with Hand-Rendering
  • Why SketchUp May Run Slow

09 - Plugins and LayOut

  • What's a Plugin?
  • LayOut
  • SketchUCation Forum