Sketchup for site design : a guide to modeling site plans, terrain and architecture / Daniel Tal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tal, Daniel, 1971- author.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Standardized Title:

Google Sketchup for site design

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape architecture--Computer-aided design.

Landscape architecture.

Landscape architectural drawing--Data processing.

Landscape architectural drawing.

Landscape design--Data processing.

Landscape design.

Three-dimensional imaging--Data processing.

Three-dimensional imaging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

Summary:

The site designer's guide to SketchUp's powerful modeling capabilities SketchUp for Site Design is the definitive guide to SketchUp for landscape architects and other site design professionals. Step-by-step tutorials walk you through basic to advanced processes, with expert guidance toward best practices, customization, organization, and presentation. This new second edition has been revised to align with the latest software updates, with detailed instruction on using the newest terrain modeling tools and the newly available extensions and plug-ins. All graphics have been updated to reflect the current SketchUp interface and menus, and the third part of the book includes all-new content featuring the use of new grade and terrain extensions. Developed around the needs of intermediate professional users and their workflows, this book provides practical all-around coaching on using SketchUp specifically for modeling site plans. SketchUp was designed for usability, with the needs of the architect, industrial designer, and engineers at center stage. This book shows you how the software's powerful terrain and grade functions make it an ideal tool for site designers, and how to seamlessly integrate it into your workflow for more efficient design and comprehensive planning. Master the SketchUp basics, navigation, components, and scripts Turn 2D sketches into 3D models with volume, color, and material Create detailed site plans, custom furnishings, gradings, and architecture Learn sandbox tools, organization strategies, and model presentation tips SketchUp has undergone major changes since the publication of this guide's first edition, with its sale to Trimble Navigation bringing about a number of revisions and the availability of more immediately useful features. SketchUp for Site Design shows you how to harness the power of this newly expanded feature set to smooth and optimize the site design workflow.

Contents:

Intro

SketchUp for Site Design

Contents

Part 1: Introduction to SketchUp

Chapter 1: How to Use This Book

What's New in the Second Edition?

www.danieltal.com

Who Can Use This Book?

Learning Tutorials

Downloadable Tutorial Models

Downloadable Pre-Made Components

The Four Parts

Part 2: Introduction to SketchUp Process Modeling

Part 3: Terrain Modeling

Part 4: AutoCAD to SketchUp

Chapter 2: SketchUp Basics

Geometry

Simple Geometry

Complex Geometry

Healing Faces

Subdividing Faces

Sticky Geometry

Face Count

Basic SketchUp Tools

Drawing and Modification Tools

The Line Tool

The Select Tool

Additional Tools

The Measurement Window

Styles

Edge Settings

Background Settings

Navigation and 3D Inference System

Navigation

Inference System

Drafting with Edges

Model Organization

Layers

Layer 0

Chapter 3: Components and Groups

The Importance of Components and Groups

Using Components

Component Instances

Editing Components

Adjusting the Component/Group View

Components Within Components

Components and Layers

Pre-Made Components

Component Library

3D Warehouse

DanielTal.com

FormFonts

DynaSCAPE Sketch3D

Chapter 4: Problem Solving

Problem-Solving Tutorials

Typical SketchUp Problems

Different Results on Different Computers

SketchUp Freezes

Auto Save

Subdivide

Resources

Chapter 5: SketchUp Extensions

Using SketchUp

Extension Warehouse

Installing Weld

Using Weld

Extension Websites

Installing Extensions

SketchUcation Plugin Store

Smustard

Recommended Extensions

Part 2: SketchUp Process Modeling

Chapter 6: Introduction to SketchUp Process Modeling

The Built Environment

Surfaces

Objects

The 2D = 3D Method.

Drafting the Flatwork Base

Drawing the Base

Reviewing the Drawing

Applying Material and Color

Organizing Models

Adding Volumes

Lowering the Road

Creating the Building

Making a Roof

Push/Pulling the Steps

Push/Pulling the Walls

Adding Objects to the Flatwork Base

Organizing Components

Creating Component Layers

Component Tools

Adding Components to the Flatwork Base

Adding Component Windows and Doors

Adjusting the Building Components

Reviewing the Completed Model

An Advanced Example

Modeling Your Own Designs

Chapter 7: Detailed Site Plan Modeling

Using Site Plans

Importing Site Plans

Imported-Image Resolution

Placing the Plan Image on a Layer

Scaling the Image

Preparing the Drafting Trace

Drafting Tips

Drafting Order

Drawing the Site Perimeter and Building Footprints

Drafting the Identified Surfaces

Adding the Small Edge Details

Creating the Flatwork Base Group

Adding Color and Texture

Adding Volume

Road and Curb

Steps and Plaza

Planter Walls

Ramp

Planter Wall Adjustments

Entry Sign Wall

Buildings as Components

Building Volumes

Adding Detail to Volumes

Detailing the Sign

Detailing the Planters

Chapter 8: Custom Site Furnishings

The Modeling Process

Components within Components

Mirroring Components

Making Unique Components

The Follow Me Tool

Tutorials

The Bollard

The Pedestrian Light

The Modern Bench

The Park Bench

The Decorative Planter Bench

The Decorative Rail

The Handrail

Profile Builder

Chapter 9: Custom Architecture

Sculpting the Building

Building the Mass

Making Window and Door Components

Problem Solving the Window Components

Copying and Inserting

Copying and Pasting Between Instances

Making Unique

Tutorials.

Setting the Workspace

Adding Mass to Buildings 1 and 2

Adding Mass to Building 3

Window Components

Door Components

Balcony Component

Chapter 10: Arranging and Presenting the Model

Arrangement Methods

The Accuracy Method

The Speed Method

Logical Order and Adjustments

Buildings

3D Vegetation

Furnishing the Components

Creating and Exporting Scenes

Selecting Your Scenes

The Scene Menu

The Position Camera Tool

The Look Around Tool

The Zoom Tool

Plan Views and Elevations

People and Cars

Trees and Scenes

Adding Sky

Exporting Scenes and Shadows

Troubleshooting Shadows

Chapter 11: Architectural Tutorial

Working with Arcs and Circles

Hidden Geometry

Components and Faceted Surfaces

The Courthouse Tutorial

Drafting the Floor Plate

Adding the Custom Components

Arranging the Components on the Building

Adding Detail to the Building

Chapter 12: Introduction to the Terrain Tools

Playing in the Sandbox

The From Contours Tool

The From Scratch Tool

The Smoove Tool

The Drape Tool

The Add Detail Tool

The Stamp and Flip Edge Tools

Terrain Extensions

Tools on Surface

JointPushPull

Soap Skin Bubble

Drop GC

Artisan

Additional Tools and Concepts

Intersect with Model

Construction Geometry

Chapter 13: SketchUp Conceptual Grading

Conceptual Grading

Modeling and Grading Tips

The Tutorials

Pedestrian Ramp

Driveway Ramp

Slopes and Grades

Building Entry Walk

Park Landform

Campus Quad-Area 1

Campus Quad-Area 2

Campus Quad-Area 3

Campus Quad-Area 4

Chapter 14: Complex Canopies

2D Plan to 3D Form

Simple Canopy Tutorial

Complex Canopy Tutorial

Chapter 15: Digital Elevation Modeling

Skill Level

Dataset.

3D Terrain Types

DEM Tutorial

Importing the CAD File

Generating Terrain with TopoShaper

Draping the Road

Modeling the Home

Positioning the Home and Walls

Generating the Proposed Grades

Depressing the Road

Completing the Model

Chapter 16: Overview of AutoCAD to SketchUp

General Overview

Organizing the AutoCAD File

Generating the Geometry

Arranging the Objects

Chapter 17: Organizing AutoCAD

AutoCAD Reorganization

Folder and File Structure

AutoCAD Base Files

External Reference Files

Isolating Surfaces

Closing Perimeters

Organizing Site Objects

Identifying the Objects

Creating AutoCAD Blocks

Placing Object Blocks on Layers

Write Block Surfaces and Objects

Flatwork File

Object Blocks

Convert to Blocks

Importing the Flatwork File

AutoCAD and SketchUp Units

The Flatwork Drawing File

Chapter 18: Modeling the AutoCAD Flatwork Base

Exploding the Flatwork Base

Problematic AutoCAD Lines

Overlapping and Short Lines

Arcs

Random Anomalies

Healing the AutoCAD Flatwork Base

Healing with the Line Tool

CAD Clean-Up Extensions

Working with Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions

Size Limitations

Incomplete Faces

DynaSCAPE CAD Cleanup

Method Summaries

Next Steps

Chapter 19: Arranging the Model

Populating the Flatwork Base

Exploding the Objects

Importing Layers

Replacing the Components

Finishing Touches

Articulating the Buildings

Exchanging 3D Components

Adding More Components

Making Adjustments

Adding New Details

Adding People and Cars

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118985069

1118985060

9781118985045

1118985044

OCLC:

933766070