• Architects
• Interior designers
• Design professionals
• decorators
• artists
• anyone who is interested in quickly creating 3D interior models

Detailed Course Topics

01 - What Is SketchUp and How Do Interior Designers Use It?

• What is SketchUp?
• Who Uses It
• What Is SketchUp Used For?
• How SketchUp Displays the Model
• Types of Models
• What the Free SketchUp Make Can Do
• What the SketchUp Pro Can Do
• How Designers Use SketchUp

02 - GETTING STARTED

• Hardware, Operating System, and Browser Requirements
• The Video Card
• The Space Navigator 3D Mouse
• The Tablet
• Download SketchUp Make
• The Workspace
• Run Multiple SketchUp Files at the Same Time
• Save Options
• Creating text
• Backup Files

03 - EXPLORING THE INTERFACE

• Select or Change a Template
• Add the Large Tool Set
• The Select Tool
• The Rectangle Tool
• The Inference Engine
• The Push/Pull Tool
• Input Numbers
• The Pan and Orbit Tools
• Modifier Keys
• The Escape Key
• The Zoom Tool
• The Views Toolbar: Generate Orthographic Drawings
• Select with Selection and Crossing Windows
• Select by Clicking, Right-Clicking, and Holding the SHIFT and CTRL Keys
• The Move Tools
• Customize the Desktop
• Make a Custom Template
• The Help Function
• Manage Dialogue Boxes

04 - MODELING FURNITURE, CABINERY, AND ACCESSORIES

• Faces and Edges
• The Eraser Tool
• The Pencil and Freehand Tools
• The Move Tool
• Stickiness
• Groups
• Causes of a Non-Filling Face
• Color-Coordinate the Model's Lines
• Model a Table
• Model a Bookcase
• Model a Clock with Radial Array

05 - DRAFTING, MODELING, AND FURNISHING A FLOOR PLAN

• Prepare a Raster File for Import
• Draft a Plan by Tracing a Raster Image
• Trace Interior Walls
• Edge Styles Again
• From Plan to Model
• Flashing Planes
• Draft a Plan from a Paper Sketch
• Interior Vs. Exterior Models
• Components in Single vs. Double-Sided Walls
• Create Plan and Elevation Views
• Model a Building from an AutoCAD Plan
• Interact with Revit
• Clipping
• Model a Sloped Ceiling with the Protractor Tool

06 - MODELING A TWO-STORY HOUSE INTERIOR

• Model the Shell and First Floor
• Model the Second Floor
• Model the Living Room
• Model a Cabinet
• Model Crown Molding with the Follow Me Tool
• Model a Stairs Guard
• Edit a Downloaded Staircase
• The Outliner

07 - PAINTING WITH COLORS, TEXTURES, AND PHOTO-MATCHING

• What is Painting
• Paint with Native SketchUp Materials
• Paint with Textures
• Paint the Stairs
• Import Swatches from Other Models
• Put New Colors and Textures into the Software
• Check Face Orientation on Painted Surfaces
• Apply a Real-Life Design Scheme to the Model
• Import a Texture
• Photo-Match an Interior Space

08 - ENHANCING AND PRESENTING THE MODEL

• Annootate the Model
• Dimension a Floor Plan
• Creating terrain from scratch
• Scenes
• The Walk-Through Tools
• What Are Dynamic Components
• Save Vs. Export
• Enhance with Other Software
• Enhance with Hand-Rendering
• Why SketchUp May Run Slow

09 - PLUGINS AND LAYOUT

• What's a Plugin?
• LayOut
• SketchUCation Forum