SketchUp Pro 2013 step by step E-Book

João Gaspar

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• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Created to provide an experience closer to drawing and modeling with real objects, SketchUp has won over a host of loyal users year after year. SketchUp stands out for its speed and ease when creating volumetric objects and studies, being used to produce from simple to highly complex designs. The unique presentation quality that strays from the usual and the ability to exchange information between various programs in the CAD industry are also important distinctions. This book aims to provide a high quality earning experience. All the described procedures are illustrated. At the end of each chapter there is a summary of the main topics addressed and exercises to be downloaded from the website The SketchUp Book!

Leseprobe

GoogleSketchUp Pro 2013 step by stepBy João Gaspar

1st Edition

GetPro Books

São Paulo

2013

Gaspar, João SketchUp Pro 2013 step by step ISBN 978-85-61453-19-0 http://www.thesketchupbook.com Phone (+ 55 11) 3814 8145 Copyright ©2013 GetPro Books

No part of this book may be reproduced without the author′s permission in any way whatsoever – photocopy, photography, or electronic or digital storage and data transmission – in accordance with the Brazilian Federal Act No. 9610 of February 19th, 1998. No warranties, expressed or implied, are made in this book. Thus, neither the Author nor the Publisher may be held responsible for any problem or damage that may be directly or indirectly caused or assumed to be caused by this book. All product and company names cited herein are proprietary to their respective owners, having no commercial links with the Publisher.

To Mr. Gaspar, Ms. Maria, Malu, Gabriel, Marina and all my family

To Alexandre and all those who are a part of or have been a part of Rede AEC Pro

To all my friends

These are the people who worked hard to bring SketchUp Pro 2013 step by step to the world. Thank you all!

text and coordinationJoão Gaspar

coverAlexandre Villares and Leonardo Reitano

final revisionJoão Gaspar and Alexandre Villares

translationKevin Thompson

layoutCamila Ghendov and Leonardo Reitano

contributionWilliam Belo Julio Britto Artur Cordeiro Bruno Cunha Camila Ghendov João Carlos Kuhn Natália Lorenzo Caio Mamede Ari Miaciro Vitor Nagoya Tobias de São Pedro Diego Quattrone Carolina Scatolini Fernando Setoguchi Mariana Suzuki Lia Takata Fábio Tutibachi

e-pub VersionLeonardo Reitano

Introduction

Created to provide an experience closer to drawing and modeling with real objects, SketchUp has won over a host of loyal users year after year.

SketchUp stands out for its speed and ease when creating volumetric objects and studies.

The unique presentation quality that strays from the standards normally used and the ability to exchange information between various programs in the CAD industry are also important distinctions.

The program also brings other innovations such as integration with Google Earth and the availability of various free libraries, through the 3D Warehouse.

The book,SketchUp Pro step by step, aims to provide a high quality learning experience. All the described procedures are illustrated; at the end of each chapter is a summary of the main topics addressed and exercises to be downloaded at http://www.thesketchupbook.com. The site also has a discussion forum for the book and program with participation of the Author.

Important

This book was written from the 2013 version of SketchUp Pro for PC. On the Macintosh platform, some tools and menus may be presented somewhat differently, and these differences are mentioned in this book.

How to use the material available on the site

GetPro Books created a site exclusively for this book with a forum for communication between readers, in addition to files that should be downloaded to supplement the suggested activities at the end of each chapter. To take advantage of the material available on the site:

1. Go to www.thesketchupbook.com.

2. Complete the form with your name and email.

3. After registration, click SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES to download the files.

4. Click FORUM to access the discussion forum.

5. The suggested exercises for each chapter are available in .zip format. A .zip file exists for each chapter of the book, and you can download them by clicking directly on each link.

6. It′s recommended, but not mandatory, that you create a folder for storing all your files. Don′t forget to decompress the .zip files using WinZip or a Windows extraction tool before beginning work. If using a Mac, use a program like Stuffit Expander to extract the exercises.

If an instruction above contradicts what is published on our site at the time the book is purchased, please contact us by email at [email protected], so we can inform you on how to access the material on the site.

Where to get help

Below is a list with some recommended sites and other publications that can help to improve your knowledge of the program:

1. For more information on using SketchUp, visit sketchup.google.com/support.

2. To download ready-made-use objects on SketchUp, visit sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse.

3. To see video tutorials, in addition to work done using SketchUp, access www.youtube.com and type SketchUp in the search box.

SketchUp was created for those wanting to produce 3D objects in a fast, easy, and intuitive way. The program comes with a totally unusual interface, in which the creation, manipulation, and editing of elements is done in a way that is different from any other software. Given its unique characteristics, it doesn′t fall into the category of CAD software (like Vectorworks, ArchiCAD, or Revit, for example), or in that of traditional 3D software (3D Studio, Maya, Cinema 4D, and others); and that is what makes it such a special program.

What you′ll read in this chapter

1.1 Setup, new document, open, save, and close

1.2 Dealing with toolbars – Windows version

1.3 Dealing with toolbars – Mac version

1.4 Units, location, template

1.5 Basic viewing

1.6 Types of selection

1.7 Basic drawing

1.8 Draw with measurements

1.9 How to create and alter basic volumes

1.10 How to delete objects

1.1 Setup, new document, open, save, and close

When you open SketchUp for the first time, a window will appear. In it, you′ll make some adjustments to the program that will be used from that moment.

how to run SketchUp for the first time

1. After installation, SketchUp should have placed a program icon on your desktop. Double-click on it.

2. Click on Learn (a) if you want to learn more about SketchUp; click on Add License (b) to enter your license number; click on Choose Template (c) to choose a template to be used as a reference for creating new documents.

3. After clicking Choose Template (item 2c) click again to choose one of the options (use the click wheel to see all):

a. Simple Template – Feet and Inches: Displays the basic settings for styles and colors, with units in feet and inches;

b. Simple Template– Meters: Displays the basic settings of styles and colors, with units in meters;

c. Architectural Design– Feet and inches: Configured for architecture, in feet and inches;

d. Architectural Design– Millimeters: Configured for architecture, in millimeters;

e. Google Earth Modeling– Feet and Inches: Adjusted for use with Google Earth, in feet and inches;

f. Google Earth Modeling– Meters: Adjusted for use with Google Earth, in meters;

g. Engineering– Feet: Configured for engineering, units in feet;

h. Engineering–Meters: Configured for engineering, units in meters;

i. Product Design and Woodworking– Inches: Adjusted for woodworking and product design, in inches;

j. Product Design and Woodworking– Millimeters: Adjusted for woodworking and product design, in millimeters;

k. Plan View– Feet and Inches: Simple configuration for plan view, in feet and inches;

l. Plan View– Meters: Simple configuration for plan view, in meters.

m.Beginning Template– Feet and Inches: Template to be used with official SketchUp training material, in feet and inches;

n.Beginning Template– Meters: Template to be used with official SketchUp training material, in meters.

4. Click on Start using SketchUp and the program will start, using the selection made on the previous item.

to create a new document

1. Choose File/New (Ctrl+N).

2. SketchUp will open a new drawing area. Your configurations (units, location, palette, etc.) are based on the selectedtemplatefile, which can be found in Window/Preferences/Template.

to open a document

1. Choose File/Open (Ctrl+O), and select the document to be opened.

NOTE SketchUp for Windows does not allow opening more than one document during the same session of the program. If you want to open two or more documents (to copy and paste objects between them, for example) you need to open other sessions of SketchUp, clicking twice on the program icon (just as if starting the program again). On a Macintosh, SketchUp allows using more than one document during the same session. To toggle between files on a Mac, just use the Window menu.

to save a document

1. Choose File/Save (Ctrl+S).

2. If it is the first time the document will be saved, SketchUp will ask for a name and location on the computer.

3. If it′s not the first time, the document will be saved under the same name with which it was created and in the same place.

4. To save a document with another name and/or place it in another location on the computer, choose File/Save As....

to close a document and end the program

1. Choose File/Exit(Ctrl+Q). If the document has not been saved, SketchUp will ask if you want to save it. The program will never close your document without saving (unless that is your intention).

1.2 Dealing with Toolbars–Windows version

SketchUp does have a lot of tools that are organized in toolbars. As the software became more flexible along the years because of the popularity of the add-ons (extra tools you can download to increase SketchUp skills), the interface usually can get a little bit clunky, with a lot of toolbars floating on your screen. Next, you′ll learn how to manage SketchUp toolbars to keep your drawing window organized.

to open a toolbar

1. ChooseView/Toolbars....

2. Activate the toolbar you want by clicking in the related check box. The toolbar will be shown instantly. Click once again in the box to deactivate it.

3. Once you´re done, click on Close.

creating a new toolbar

1. ChooseView/Toolbars.....

2. Click on New....

3. Enter a name for your toolbar (a) and click OK (b).

4. To populate your toolbar, simply click and drag the tools you want from other toolbars. Now you know you can do the same thing to reorganize existing toolbars, if you want.

5. Click onClosewhen finished.

toolbar options

1. If you have made some changes in a toolbar and now want it to be just like it was on the start, select it (a) and choose Reset (b). A dialog will appear asking if you really want to reset the toolbar. Choose Yes (c).

2. Click Reset All (a) to SketchUp turn all toolbars to its original state. Once again, a dialog will be shown, waiting for the confirmation of the action. Click on Yes (a).

3. You can also Rename (a) or Delete (b) only the toolbars you´ve created.

1.3 Dealing with Toolbars–Mac version

Unlike the PC version, SketchUp for Mac let you edit only one toolbar, located on the upper side of the drawing window. You can′t modify the other SketchUp default toolbars, such as Solid Tools, Google, Warehouse and so on.

to open a toolbar

1. ChooseView/CustomizeToolbar....

2. Now you can drag any of the buttons from this panel (a) into the upper toolbar (b).

3. You can also drag the default SketchUp set into the toolbar.

4.Chose one of these options to change the way the buttons are displayed on SketchUp interface.

5.Click the box to change between large and small button sizes.

6.ClickDonewhen finished.

1.4 Units, location, template

The items listed above are the main configurations among various that exist in SketchUp. The idea of this topic is to show how to alter these parameters and create a new template that serves as your starting point in SketchUp.

to configure units

1. Choose Window/Model Info and select the Units option.

2. In the Format field, select Architectural (a). If you′d like, alter the Precision field (b) to 1/2"or 0,01m (two decimal places).

to choose a location for your project

1. Choose Window/Model Info and select the Geo-location option.

2. Click on Add Location....

3. Click on the indicated field and type the name of your project′s location (a). Next, click on Search (b).

4. SketchUp will display the indicated location in the window. You can use the left button on your mouse and the click wheel to adjust the position according to the exact location of your project.

5. Click on Select Region (a) to select the portion of the image that you want. Next, click and drag the indicated controls (b) to define the area to be used. To confirm, click on Grab (c).

6. Notice that the image was inserted into your drawing and the Geo-Location panel now displays the correct geographic information (including the correctly displayed solar north).

viewing option

Importing from Google Earth to SketchUp always brings two objects: one is the flat image, without topographic information, and the other is a group comprised of the topography and the applied image.

1. To alternate between the terrain image without topography and the group, with topography, choose Google toolbar and click on Toggle Terrain.

to manually configure the location of the project

1. Choose Window/Model Info and select the Geo-location option.

2. Click on Set Manual Location....

3. Adjust the items in the box:

a. Country: Type the name of the country where the project is;

b. Location: Write the name of the location of your project;

c. Latitude: Enter the latitude of your project;

d. Longitude: Enter the longitude of your project.

4. Click on OK to confirm.

to set project north manually

The exact location you′ve manually set refers to the SketchUp drawing origin and the north angle is automatically aligned to the green axis. To alter the north angle you have to download the Solar North extension from the Extension Warehouse.After downloading the add-on, you can set the north angle by doing the steps as described below.

1. ChooseView/Toolbars...(a) and turn on theSolar Northtoolbar (b). Next, clickOK(c).

2. Click on the indicated button to activate the north indicator in the drawing area.

3. Click this button if you want to indicate north using the compass (a). Click on any point (b) and drag the mouse in the direction you want to mark north; release the button to confirm (c).

4. Click on this button to type a value for north in the box (a). ClickOKto confirm (b).

to create a template

1. Configure the file (units, location, and any other type of information, including drawings, if needed) and save it using the File/Save As Template... menu option.

2. Configure the items in the box:

a. Name: Name the template;

b. Description: Write a short text that summarizes the template characteristics;

c. File Name: Name the file that contains the template;

d. Set as default template: Click this box if you want the template to be used automatically each time SketchUp is started.

3. Click on Save to save the template.

to choose a template

1. Choose Window/Preferences.

2. In the box that opens, choose Template (a); then select a template from the list (b).

3. Click on OK. This template will be used as a reference the next time you start SketchUp.

1.5 Basic viewing

You can control the most important view commands directly from the mouse. However, there are some more complex movements that can only be done using the menus and toolbars.

to zoom in and out

1. On the Camera toolbar, choose the Zoom tool.

2. Place the cursor in the center of the screen, then click and drag up (zoom in) and down (zoom out).

NOTE To zoom in or out with the mouse, roll the click wheel.

to orbit a project

1. On the Camera toolbar, choose the Orbit tool.

2. Place the cursor in the center of the screen; click and drag to orbit. If you hold Shift while clicking and dragging the cursor, SketchUp will move in a panoramic mode.

NOTE To orbit with the mouse, click and drag the click wheel.

to magnify a particular area

1. On the Camera toolbar, choose the Zoom Window tool.

2. Click once to indicate where the area to be magnified starts (a). Drag the cursor and release it where you want the zoom window to end (b).

NOTE If you are too zoomed out on a project, go to the Camera toolbar and choose the Zoom Extents button for SketchUp to frame the project in the screen.

to view as a Panoramic (Pan)

1. On the Camera toolbar, choose the Panoramic (Pan) tool.

2. Place the cursor in the center of the screen, click and drag to either side to move the viewer.

NOTE To view as a Panoramic (Pan) with the mouse, click and drag the click wheel, and without releasing it, click and drag with the left button.

how to place the viewer inside the project

1. Choose Camera/Standard Views/Top.

2. On the Camera toolbar, choose the Position Camera tool.

3. Click where you want to position the viewer and hold the mouse button (a). Release the button in the direction the viewer will be looking (b).

4. In the Measurements toolbar, type the height of the viewer; next, press Enter.

5. Next, SketchUp will automatically activate the Look Around tool. Click and drag to move the viewer without moving it out of place.

1.6 Types of selection

All the objects in SketchUp are built with lines and faces. One face only exists when it is completely surrounded by at least three lines on the same plane. You can select several lines and faces, therefore transforming the set into a group or component.

how to select a line

1. On the Principal toolbar, choose the Select tool.

2. Click once directly on the line you want.

how to select a face

1. On the Principaltoolbar, choose the Select tool.

2. Click once directly on the face you want.

how to select an object

1. On the Principaltoolbar, choose the Select tool.

2. Click three times on any element of of the object to select all the lines and faces connected to it.

to select more than one object

1. On the Principaltoolbar, choose the Select tool.

2. Triple-click on the first object to be selected.

3. Press and hold the Shift key, and triple-click on the other objects to select them.

4. If you click three times on an object that has already been selected, it will be released from the selection.

other interesting options

1. By double-clicking a line, the line and all the faces connected to it will be selected.

2. By double-clicking a face, the face and all the lines connected to it will be selected.

3. Some options for editing objects only appear when you click the right mouse button. In this case, SketchUp shows the context menu. The information on this menu (which varies according to the object selected) is mentioned, always when necessary, throughout the book.

1.7 Basic drawing

In SketchUp you draw directly in 3D, and the basic shapes (even arcs and circles) are actually built with lines. These tools are the foundation for building volumes, as we′ll see later.

line

1. On the Drawingtoolbar, choose the Pencil tool.

2. Click and drag the cursor in the direction the line will be created. Release it where you want to stop.

NOTE If you click and release, instead of clicking and dragging, SketchUp will start another line at the end of the current line.

irregular polygon

1. On the Drawingtoolbar, choose the Pencil tool.

2. Click and release the cursor in the direction the line will be created. Click to confirm the end of the first line.

3. Notice that SketchUp already begins to trace a new line. Click for each segment, and click on the original point to finish.

NOTE To stop drawing the polygon, press ESC.

rectangle

1. On the Drawingtoolbar, choose the Rectangle tool.