SketchUp offers a vast array of tools that help you get your building, woodworking, and design plans out of your head and into a real model. Even if you've never dabbled in the software, SketchUp All-in-One For Dummies makes it easy to get started as quickly as the ideas pop into your head!

Providing real-world insight from top SketchUp insiders, these six-books-in-one teach you how to tackle the basics of the program and apply those skills to real-world projects. You'll discover the basics of modeling as they apply to either free or paid versions of SketchUp before diving into creating models to use for making objects, constructing buildings, or redesigning interiors.

Navigate the SketchUp product mix
Get familiar with the basics of modeling
View and share your models
Make your architecture, interior design, and woodworking dreams a reality

You have tons of great ideas--and now you can harness this powerful software to bring them to life.

Auteur
Bill Fane is the author of AutoCAD For Dummies. He spent years as a product designer before becoming an educator focused on design tools. Mark Harrison is a product manager for Trimble, Inc., SketchUp's parent company. He studies learnability in 3D software. Josh Reilly is a training manager with Trimble and a longtime SketchUp instructor.

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The first step in making your ideas a reality SketchUp offers a vast array of tools that help you get your building, woodworking, and design plans out of your head and into a real model. Even if you've never dabbled in the software, SketchUp All-in-One For Dummies makes it easy to get started as quickly as the ideas pop into your head! Providing real-world insight from top SketchUp insiders, these six-books-in-one teach you how to tackle the basics of the program and apply those skills to real-world projects. You'll discover the basics of modeling as they apply to either free or paid versions of SketchUp before diving into creating models to use for making objects, constructing buildings, or redesigning interiors. Navigate the SketchUp product mix Get familiar with the basics of modeling View and share your models Make your architecture, interior design, and woodworking dreams a reality You have tons of great ideas--and now you can harness this powerful software to bring them to life.

Contenu

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with SketchUp 5 Chapter 1: The SketchUp Setup 7 Chapter 2: Getting a Running Start 21 Chapter 3: Establishing the Modeling Mindset 37 Part 2: Modeling in SketchUp 73 Chapter 4: Building Buildings 75 Chapter 5: Falling in Love with Components 125 Chapter 6: Going beyond Buildings 159 Chapter 7: Keeping Your Model Organized 209 Chapter 8: Modeling with Textures, Photographs, and CAD Files 223 Chapter 9: 3D Printing with SketchUp Models 263 Part 3: Viewing Your Model in Different Ways 295 Chapter 10: Working with Styles and Shadows 297 Chapter 11: Preparing Models for Presentation 333 Part 4: Sharing What You've Made 363 Chapter 12: Creating Images, Presentations, and Documents in LayOut 365 Chapter 13: Other Ways to Share Your Work 401 Part 5: The Part of Tens 425 Chapter 14: Ten SketchUp Traps and Their Workarounds 427 Chapter 15: Ten SketchUp Quick Wins 439 Index 455