SketchUp for Interior Design: 3D Visualizing, Designing, and Space Planning

Foreword vii    Chapter 1: What Is SketchUp and How Do Interior Designers Use It? 1    What Is SketchUp? 1    Who Uses It? 2    Is It Easy to Learn? 2    What Is SketchUp Used For? 2    The Difference between Traditional CAD Drawings and Models 2    How SketchUp Displays the Model 3    Types of Models 3    What SketchUp Make (Free Version) Can Do 4    What SketchUp Pro Can Do 5    How Designers Use SketchUp 9    Chapter 2: Getting Started 13    Hardware, Operating System, and Browser Requirements 13    The Video Card 14    The Space Navigator 3D Mouse 14    Use a Tablet PC 15    Download SketchUp Make 16    The Workspace 20    Run Multiple SketchUp Files at the Same Time 22    Save Options 23    Backup Files 24    Chapter 3: Exploring the Interface 25    Select or Change a Template 25    Add the Large Tool Set 25    The Select Tool 27    The Rectangle Tool 28    The Inference Engine 28    The Push/Pull Tool 29    Input Numbers 30    The Pan and Orbit Tools 31    The P Modifier Keys 32    The Escape Key 32    The Zoom Tool 32    The Views Toolbar: Generate Orthographic Drawings 32    Select with Selection and Crossing Windows 35    Select by Clicking, Right-Clicking, and Holding the Shift and Control Keys 36    The Move Tool 37    Customize the Desktop 38    Make a Custom Template 41    The Help Function 42    Manage Dialog Boxes 42    Chapter 4: Modeling Furniture, Cabinetry, and Accessories 45    Faces and Edges 45    The Eraser Tool and Erasing 45    The Pencil and Freehand Tools 46    The Move Tool 47    Stickiness 48    Groups 49    Causes of a Non-Filling Face 51    Color-Coordinate the Model   s Lines with the Axes by Changing the Edge Style Setting 52    Model a Table 53    Model a Bookcase 62    Model a Clock with Radial Array 79    Chapter 5: Drafting, Modeling, and Furnishing a Floor Plan 85    Prepare a Raster File for Import 85    Draft a Plan by Tracing a Raster Image 85    Trace Interior Walls 93    Edge Styles Again 94    From Plan to Model 96    Flashing Planes 100    Draft a Plan from a Paper Sketch 102    Interior vs. Exterior Models. 108    Components in Single- vs. Double-Sided Walls 108    Create Plan and Elevation Views 116    Model a Building from an AutoCAD Plan 121    Interact with Revit, 20   20, and Other Programs 124       Clipping    (Disappearing Geometry) 125    Model a Sloped Ceiling with the Protractor Tool 125    Chapter 6: Modeling a Two-Story House Interior 131    Model the Shell and First Floor 131    Model the Second Floor 137    Model the Living Room 145    Model a Cabinet 147    Model Crown Molding with the Follow Me Tool 151    Model a Stairs Guard 155    Edit a Downloaded Staircase 156    The Outliner 164    Chapter 7: Painting with Colors, Textures, and Photo-Matching 169    What Is Painting? 169    Paint with Native SketchUp Materials 169    Paint with Textures 174    Paint the Stairs 176    Import Swatches from Other Models 178    Put New Colors and Textures into the Software 178    Check Face Orientation on Painted Surfaces with Entity Info and Face Style 180    Apply a Real-Life Design Scheme to the Model 180    Import a Texture 183    Import an Image 188    Photo-Match an Interior Space 202    Chapter 8: Enhancing and Presenting the Model 209    Annotate the Model: Dimensions and Text 209    Dimension a Floor Plan. 214 Scenes 224    The Walk-Through Tools 231    What Are Dynamic Components? 233    Save vs. Export 236    Enhance with Other Software 238    Enhance with Hand-Rendering 238    Why SketchUp May Run Slow 246    Chapter 9: Plugins and LayOut 253    What   s a Plugin? 253    LayOut 265    SketchUCation Forum 277    Index 279