Real world Google SketchUp 7

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tadros, Mike, Author.

Series:

Real world Real world Google SketchUp 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Google SketchUp.

Engineering graphics.

Three-dimensional imaging.

Computer-aided design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 275 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Google SketchUp 7

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Peachpit Press 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Expert SketchUp instructor Mike Tadros shows you his techniques for using SketchUp in a professional, production-oriented environment, allowing you to finish drawings faster and get better results, whether you work alone or in a multiperson studio. Starting with customizing SketchUp preferences for maximum efficiency, Mike takes you through a professional SketchUp workflow--from setting up your workspace to installing Ruby scripts to importing CAD files and images to managing libraries to exporting your finished product. In Real World Google SketchUp you'll learn how to: Turn your site plans, floor plans, and elevations into 3D SketchUp models Import your own digital photos and hand-drawn imagery into SketchUp Create animated fly-throroughs by saving scenes and exporting movie files Use Google Earth to create site models and utilize the Google 3D Warehouse to add elements to your models Get more out of SketchUp with bonus video tutorials on the included DVD

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Chapter One: Setting Your SketchUp 7 Preferences

Applications

Drawing

Extensions

Files

General Preferences

Saving

OpenGL

What Is OpenGL?

What's It Got to Do with You?

How Do You Avoid an OpenGL Breakdown?

Shortcuts

Setting Custom Shortcuts

Importing and Exporting Shortcuts

Template

Workspace

Tool Palette

Main Window

Chapter Two: Creating Custom Templates

Model Info

Animation

Components

Credits

Dimensions

File

Location

Rendering

Statistics

Text

Units

Default Field of View

More Template Settings

In Model Components

Styles

Layers

Shadow Settings

Scenes

Chapter Three: SketchUp Extensions

Ruby Scripts

Where to Find Ruby Scripts

How to Install Rubies

Developer Resources

Plug-Ins

Where to Find Plug-Ins

How to Install Plug-Ins

Top 10 Extensions

Chapter Four: Importing SketchUp Files

Basic SketchUp File Importing

Using the Component Browser

Getting Models from the Google 3D Warehouse

Finding What You're Looking For

Methods of Downloading

Creating Your Own Collections

Creating an Easy-Bake Site Model

Downloading Nearby Models

Size Matters

Scaling Your Components

Reducing File Size

Too Much Junk in the Trunk

Other Component Resources

Chapter Five: Importing CAD Files

Choosing CAD Import Options

Scale

Preserve Drawing Origin

Orient Faces Consistently

Working with 2D CAD Files in SketchUp

Prepping Your Files in CAD

Managing Layers

Drawing Walls

Drawing Windows and Doors

Modeling Complex Shapes

Working with Contours

Lost in Translation

Working with 3D CAD Files

Making It Look Good

Additional Resources

Chapter Six: Importing Images.

Choosing an Image File Format

Alpha Channel Transparency

Image File Size

The Versatility of PNGs

Importing an Image as an Image Object

Gluing Image Objects-Signage

Placing Free-Floating Images-Backgrounds

Plans and Elevations

Importing an Image as a Texture

Projected Versus Tiled Textures

Creating and Importing Cropped Textures

Working with Perspective Photos in SketchUp

Importing Street View Imagery as a Photo Texture

Importing an Image as a Matched Photo

Chapter Seven: Mastering Materials

Materials and Textures

Creating and Managing Your Material Libraries

Creating a New Library from Scratch

Duplicating an Existing Library

Creating New Materials

Creating a New Color

Sampling Onscreen Colors

Creating a New Texture

Editing SketchUp Materials

Editing Colors

Editing Texture Images

Swapping Black-and-White Satellite Imagery from Google Earth with Color Imagery

Chapter Eight: Mastering Components

Creating Basic Components

Assigning a Name and Description

Determining the Component Origin

Setting a Gluing Plane

Creating Nested Groups and Components

Creating Face-Me Components

Creating Dynamic Components

Creating a Dynamic Door Component

Generating Reports

Advanced Component Uses

Select Instances

Make Unique

Save As and Reload

Upload Component

Chapter Nine: Mastering Scenes

Creating a Scene

Setting Up a Camera Fly-Through

Positioning a Standard Camera

Positioning a Target Camera

Playing an Animation

Reordering Scenes

Creating Shadow Animations

Updating Shadows

Using Scenes to Improve Performance with Large Files

Setting Up Animated Section Cuts

Chapter Ten: Exporting Graphics from SketchUp

Preparing Your Model for Presentations.

Dimensioning Your Model in SketchUp

Annotating Your Model

Adding Watermarks

Exporting to Scale

Printing Your SketchUp Model

Print Settings

Exporting 2D Graphics

Exporting Raster Images

Post-Production Tricks

Exporting Vector Artwork

Exporting to CAD

Google Layout

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612453311

9780132089302

0132089300

9781282453319

1282453319

9780321694867

0321694864

OCLC:

1027142388