Sketchup Pro Tips For Using Layout , Autocad And More

Pro tips for material editing , creating High Res images, exporting Models, working in Layout to AutoCAD and more

What you'll learn

Learn how the pros use SketchUp to create Construction Documents with Layout, Autocad and more! Many usefull tips to for architectural plans

Exporting Your SKetchUp model into Layout

Exporting Your SketchUp model into a DWG CAD file

How to create a animation video with SketchUp

Requirements

Students should have a good understanding of Sketchup fundamentals

Description

This course is designed for students who have a basic knowledge of SketchUp.  Students should be intermediate to advanced in SketchUp proficiency. Building on your existing experience we will take your skills even further with the Pro Tips Topics. I have been using SketchUp for many years and have found some simple yet very useful techniques that can help you use your SketchUp models for construction documents, presentations  and more. In this course if have summed up the top uses I have found for SketchUp. We will go over several practical applications of SketchUp in Todays professional architectural world. Students should have access to : SketchUp online, SketchUp Pro, Layout and Autocad to fully follow along in this course. Course Topics include:Adding and creating materials in SketchUpAdding texture to curved surfacesEditing SketchUp Styles and how to export .jpg images in SketchUpHow to export a SketchUp 3D model in to a Autocad .dwg fileHow to create a (scene) tab in SketchUp and how to create a animation video. We will also discuss how to adjust the animation settingsHow to add a fog effect in SketchUpHow to import your SketchUp model into Layout to create scaled elevationsHow to export your Layout document pages. As your instructor I will always be available to answer any questions you may have along the way.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Adding and creating new materials

Lecture 3 Adding texture to curved surfaces

Lecture 4 Editing styles and exporting images

Lecture 5 Exporting model into autocad

Lecture 6 Creating scenes and animation videos

Lecture 7 Adding a Fog effect

Lecture 8 Creating elevations in Layout

Lecture 9 Exporting CD's in Layout

Sketchup Users who want to learn how to use models in Architectural Construction documents