How To Design A Kitchen With Sketchup And Layout

Learn how to quickly design a modern kitchen from start to finish with SketchUp and Layout

What you'll learn

At the end of this course students will be able to design their own kitchen plans

Requirements

Should have a basic knowledge of Sketchup

Description

In this course you will learn how to design a modern style kitchen from start to finish.  This course is taught by Thomas Soltren, Thomas has been designing residential homes for over 20 years. You will learn a workflow system that will allow you to build a kitchen in a short time and contain all the necessary elements for construction.  Once your model is designed in SketchUp we will go over how to import your model into Layout to create construction documents. You will also learn how to render your design using the free SketchUp plugin Twilight Render.   Students who take this course will be able to design their own kitchen and also design kitchens for others. Topic covered in this course are:Preparing for designCreating Base CabinetsCreating Wall CabinetsCreating a oven cabinet and tall cabinetsHow to place cabinetsAdding countertopsInserting fixtures such as sinks, range, refrigerator and vent hoodHow to apply materialsAdding a backsplashRendering your scene with Twilight Render v2How to create and save scenes in SketchUpHow to insert your model in to LayoutHow to Dimension your Kitchen in LayoutHow to create elevations scenes in LayoutHow to create a cover page and printReady to master drawing Kitchens, Join to day and lets get started

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Getting started - how to prepare to design your kitchen

Lecture 2 How to create base cabinets

Lecture 3 How to create wall cabinets

Lecture 4 How to create tall cabinet and oven cabinets

Lecture 5 Placing base cabinets

Lecture 6 Setting wall cabinets

Lecture 7 Adding countertops

Lecture 8 Inserting fixtures and appliances

Lecture 9 Applying materials and decor

Lecture 10 Adding a backsplash

Lecture 11 Adding lighting from Twilight Render

Lecture 12 How to render a scene with Twilight

Lecture 13 How to create and save scenes

Lecture 14 How to insert your model into Layout

Lecture 15 How to dimension your kitchen in Layout

Lecture 16 How to create cabinet elevations in Layout

Lecture 17 How to create a cover page and print a plan set in layout

New to experienced users in Sketchup, Designers and Architects