Architectural Design with SketchUp: 3D Modeling, Extensions, BIM, Rendering

Preface ix    Acknowledgments  x     Chapter 1: Introduction 1     About This Book 1     3D for All 6     How Does SketchUp Fit into the Designer   s Toolbox? 7     Windows or Mac, Pro or Make?  9     How This Book Works   11     Let   s Go! 12     Chapter 2: A SketchUp Refresher 13     Let   s Get Started! 13     Interface and Program Setup 15     Adjusting SketchUp   s Preferences 18     Working with Templates  20     Setting Units and Fonts 21     Adding Components  23     Views 24     Completed Template  24     SketchUp   s Tool Set 24     Navigating the 3D Model 25     Accurate Modeling   27     Groups and Components   34     Applying Materials   43     Using References for Modeling: Images and Location  50     Other Tools 60     SketchUp Best Practices  61     Chapter 3: Component-Based 3D Modeling for Efficient and Data-Driven Designs  64     Group- and Component-Based Modeling 64     Effective Use of Groups and Components   65     Modeling with Production Assembly in Mind  70     Using Dynamic Components to Your Advantage  79     Where Does SketchUp Fit into the BIM Workflow? 87     BIM Classifier and IFC in SketchUp   93     Chapter 4: Using Extensions Effectively 102     What Does an Extension Do?  102     Getting and Using Extensions 103     How Exactly Do Extensions Work?  107     Updating, Uninstalling, and Organizing Extensions  110     Extensions Overview   111     Extensions for General Modeling   112     Extensions for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Modeling 127     Extensions for Digital Fabrication   135     Extensions for Data Integration and Exchange146     Extensions for Animation and Presentation  149     Extensions for Analysis 155     Chapter 5: Rendering in SketchUp  164     Let   s Get Visual! 164     What Is Already in SketchUp? 164     Overview of Rendering Methods 175     What Is Photorealistic Rendering?   176     Rendering Techniques 181     Rendering Software   181     Setting Up Kerkythea and Creating a Rendering   186     Perfecting the Components of a Rendering   195     Modeling  195     Environment 201     Lighting   209     Materials  228     Objects   250     Rendering Tips 267     Making Renderings Presentable 268     Combining SketchUp Output and Rendered Output in Photoshop  269     Other Methods 271     Chapter 6: Making Things with SketchUp 274     What Can I Make with SketchUp? 274     Services for Makers   276     Selecting the Manufacturing Technique 277     Cutting Prep  282     Laser Cutting 289     CNC Milling  295     3D Printing  302     Preparing Your SketchUp Model for 3D Printing   302     Exporting and Processing Your Model Outside of SketchUp  312     For More Information About Making  316     Chapter 7: Creating Geometry Using Ruby Scripting 317     Why Computational Geometry? 317     Setting Up Your Computer 319     Installing the Ruby Code Editor Extension   321     More Extensions and External Editors 322     Intro to Ruby and the SketchUp API   323     How Does Ruby Work? 323     What   s in SketchUp   s Ruby API?   329     Links to Further Reading   332     Creating Geometry with Ruby  333     Lots of Boxes 334     Lots of Boxes with Color   336     Creating a Small City 338     Randomizing Extrusions   340     Using Formulas for Patterned Panels 341     Plotting Data from Text Files 343     Saving Vertices to a Text File 345     Transformations Change Things Up   347     Lots of Boxes Using Components   349     Building a Curved Wall 350     Placing Components on Faces 351     Randomizing Everything   353     Attracted to Attractors  355     Coloring Faces by Proximity  355     Scaling Objects by Proximity 358     Solar-Responsive Design   360     What Else Is Possible with This? 362     Some Pitfalls and Things to Watch Out For 363     Appendix A: SketchUp Quick Reference Cards  365     Appendix B: Ruby Class and Method Reference  370     Appendix C: SketchUp API Class and Method Reference  373     Appendix D: Creating Your Own Extensions 384     RBZ Extension File Structure   384     Extension Template Structure  384     Appendix E: Dynamic Component Function Reference 387     Appendix F: Creating a Simple Custom XML Schema  389     Index 391