The complete guide to Sketchup Pro: AII you need to know for mastering Sketchup Pro, using the power of extension and Layout

Chapter 1: Fundamentals 1 – Becoming Familiar with SketchUp
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	Installing the desktop program
	Initial acquaintance with the software
	Defining a template and compatibility with the work environment
	Adjusting the Units of Measurement
	The Drawing Screen
	Adjusting menus and preferences
	The functions of mouse clicks
	Becoming familiar with the software – basic understanding
	Drawing lines – creating basic 2D geometry
	The Delete function
	Understanding the Concept of “Gluing” 2D Geometry
	Using the Move command in order to edit and operate geometry
	Exercise: Use of All the Commands:
	Presentation of the model in 3D
	Adjusting the Distance of the Display
	Creation of Basic Geometry in 3D – drawing lines
	The Push/Pull tool
	The Hide command
	Understanding the concept “gluing” in 3D geometry as one unit
	Connecting and Building Shapes with Reference to Inferences and Axes
	The Offset command - creating parallel lines with a common center
	Autofold - Maintaining a geometry plane:
	Creating models quickly
	Fusing faces
	The Tape Measure command
	The Select command
	Copying an object
	Creating a set of revisions
	The Divide Command
	Exercises:
	Flip Along by Axis
	The Rotate command
	Copying an object while rotating it
	Comprehensive Exercises
Chapter 2: Fundamentals 2 – Depth familiarity With Sketchup Tools
	Purge - Cleaning the file
	Creating command shortcuts
	The Scale Command
	The Mirror Command
	Working with “Gluing” the Geometry in the Model
	A component
	Creation of the Component
	Closed Group
	Editing Components and Groups
	Component and group editing display
	Copying entities – Use of group as opposed to component
	Use of Group as Opposed to Component in order to Isolate Geometry
	Make Unique - Isolate element from a set of duplicates
	Exercise!
	Importing a component
	Comprehensive settings of components:
	Unglue
	Adjusting axes in components:
	Reload
	Advanced characteristics of component and group
	Using component nesting for efficient modeling
	Outliner Tray
	Renaming a Component
	Merging Components
	Comprehensive Exercises for creating components!
	Creating 3D Text
	Coloring Faces
	Editing Material
	Sampling existing material
	Saving Material
	Texture Tweaking
	Importing a 2D File of Images
	Exercise! Inserting an Image File as Texture
	Export from within the model in 2D format
	Display Options
	Styles
	Creating and editing styles
	Mixing styles
	Fog Effect
Chapter 3: Comprehensive exercise - The Use of Advanced Tools
	Import of DWG files and creating a model from them
	First Stage: Importing .dwg Files and Building a Model
	Second Stage: - Managing Tags (Layers) – Organizing File Information
	Third Stage: Building the contours of the house from within the Plan
	Stage four: Creating openings to the model
	Stage Five: Inserting facades
	Creation of openings on the outside facades
	Stage Six: Construction of the First-Floor
	Stage Seven: Importing the First-Floor plan
	Stage eight: Creating the ceiling of the First floor and the roof level
	Stage nine: Closing the model as a group
	Stage Ten: Insert and edit objects to fit our work and model
	Component's external and internal editing
	Stage eleven: Creating a pergola component using the dwg plan and facades
	Stage twelve: Entering the Model using the section tool
	Stage thirteen: Creating scenes to the model
	Stage fourteen: Back to our exercise - creating a section-cut and saving it as a scene
	Stage fifteen: Using the scenes in order to create the stairs
	Stage sixteen: The Follow Me tool
	The Intersect Faces Command
	Solid Tools
	Exercises!
	Stage seventeen: Display options and advanced tips
	Position Camera
	Look around
	Walk
	Calculating area
	Generate Report
	The Dimension Command
	Text – Draw text label
	Printing
Chapter 4: Extensions for SketchUp - Topographical Landscape, drop, simplify contours, Shadows and Solar North
	Inserting extensions into the software
	Creating surfaces from the Beginning - Creating a sloped area using a grid
	Exploring the sandbox toolbar even more
	Projecting an image on a 3D ground face
	Defining Shade
	Solar North
Chapter 5: Layout - SketchUp Presentation Tools
	Introduction to Layout – All the reason to use Layout
	Opening the Program
	Work Environment
	Adding and removing Icons from the work screen
	The Tray Toolbars
	Adding a Keyboard shortcut
	Document Setup – Paper, Rendering and units
	Navigating in the Document
	Inserting the SketchUp Model
	The Layers tray
	Adjusting the cover page
	Adding Captions
	Adding Text with an Associated Arrow
	A bit more on the colors tray -
	Adding dimensions
	Angular Dimensions
	Editing Linked Content
	Managing Reference Files
	Entering Additional Content to the File
	Drawing and editing Tools
	Pattern Fill
	Adding a Table
	Grouping in Layout
	Scrapbooks – Collection of Program Icons
	Presentation
	Exporting to.pdf format, CAD, and images
	Just before we finish…
	Creating and saving a template