TARGET AUDIENCE
This Course is for Beginners who want to get started with in-person assistance in getting to know SketchUp. We provide a Small group course with our in-house technical SketchUp Expert on hand to help you along. You can ask as many questions as you wish.
COURSE MATERIALS
We Supply All training materials as well as a PROCAD Australia Certificate of Completion.
COMPUTERS
Either Use our Computers or Bring Your own laptop. We have plenty of spare mice! If you Bring your own Laptop, make sure you have a current SketchUp Pro 2018 installation on your laptop.
COURSE TOPICS
* Setting Up the SketchUp Pro Interface
* Discover the Draw Tools
* Use the Axis and Inference Tools
* Learn How to Draw Objects to Scale
* Creating 2D geometry drawings and 3D Models
* Create Groups and Components
* Applying Materials and Textures
* Understand Section Cuts
* Place Cameras and Create Walk-throughs
* Using Styles for Presentations
* Discover how Sanbox works
* Importing 2D CAD drawings
* Understand Follow-Me, Rotate, Scale and Array Tools
* Learn How to Instal Extensions
* Use the 3D Wharehouse and Extension Wharehouse
* Discover Local Websites to Download Models
* Finally, Prepare a Layout Page for Printing
If you would like us to run any of our Courses at your Premises, please Request a Course Quote and we will contact you to discuss your request.
Chapter 1: The SketchUp Interface
Interface basics for Windows
Interface basics for the Mac
Navigate in SketchUp
Walk around in SketchUp
Create camera views
Shade faces and edges
Create shadows and fog
Create multiple views using scenes
Configure toolbars and trays: Windows
Configure toolbars: Mac
Chapter 2: Manipulate Objects
Select and move objects
Scale and rotate objects
Manipulate faces and edges
Advanced selection tools
Chapter 3: Draw in SketchUp
Line tool fundamentals
3D drawing with the Line tool
Use the Rectangle tool
Create rotated rectangles
Push and pull faces in 3D
Use the Eraser tool
Create outlines with Offset
Draw curved and freehand shapes
Create circles and polygons
Soften and smooth edges
Use the Follow Me tool
Create 3D text
Chapter 4: Measure and Label
Use the Tape Measure tool
Use the Protractor tool
Create Labels with the Text Tool
Dimensioning
Create Cutaways using Section Planes
Chapter 5: Staying Organised
Grouping Objects
Working with Layers
Using Outliner and Entity Info
Chapter 6: Working with Components
The Component Window
Creating Components
Using 3D Wharehouse
The Component Options Window
Using the Interact Tool
Chapter 7: Materials and Tectures: Windows
Applying Materials
Editing Materials
Creating Materials
Mapping Textures Interactively
Map curved Objects
projection Maps on Curved Objects
Create a Floorplan Using Bitmaps
Draw a Structure from a Floorplan
Chapter 8: Materials and Textures: Mac
Applying materials on a Mac
Edit Materials on a Mac
Create materials on a Mac
Map textures on a Mac
Projection Maps on a Mac
Draw from a floor plan on a Mac
Chapter 9: Rendering and Animation
Applying Styles
Editing Styles
Export in 2D and 3D
Basic Animation
Chapter 10: All About Scenes
What is a Scene
Adding Scenes
Updating Scenes
Aligning Geometry Between Scenes
Animating Scenes
Chapter 11: All about Sections
Adding Sections
Active, Inactive and Selected Sections
Aligning, Flipping and Exporting Sections
Controlling Visibility of Sections
Animating Sections
More than one Section
Acoustics Ceiling Animated
Chapter 12: Creating Views for Layout
Location and Site Plan Views
Floor Plan Views
Front Elevation View
Elevations with no Landscape
Section Views
3D Views
Remaining 3D Views
Chapter 13: Sending to Layout
The Layout Interface
Customising the Toolbars
Layout Preferences
Document Setup
References
Print Setup
Large File Sizes and How to Deal with them
Chapter 14: Floor Plans and Elevations
Floor Plans
Raster vs Vector
Create Group from Slice
Slices
Moving the Camera
Adding Elevations
Chapter 15: Co-ordinating Plans and Elevations
Duplicationd Sheets and changing styles
Adding Pattern fills
Floor Zones and Tags
Grids and Levels
Exploding Model Objects
Chapter 16: Annotations
Text Point size
Paragraph Text
Label text
Dimensions
Adding Dimensions
Adding Blocks
Chapter 17: Scrapbooks
All about Scrapbooks
CAD Furniture
Join and Split Tools
Saving a Scrapbook Page
Images and Clipping Masks
Creating Geometry in Scrapbooks
Chapter 18: Extension Plugins
How to load Plugins
Top 10 Plugins
Where to find Plugins
Extension Manager
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ProCAD provides small class sizes to ensure the best possible Learning Environment for all participants.
ProCAD offers a variety of on-site, group, customised and online courses. Our instructors have unrivalled technical expertise and hands-on project experience. The curriculumn has been designed for Industry-relevant and real-world product expertise shared in an open learning environment.
ProCAD has been delievring CAD training for over 33 years.
ProCAD is the only Australian ISO:9001 CAD Accredited Training Centre.
ProCAD provides access to a searchable library of self-paced learning tools including courseware, assessments, and instructional videos.
The online eLearning tools are designed to be used as stand-alone self study courses and as a followup to the Course. Theses courses encompass all features of the in-classroom books, such as exercise and drawing files, so that you can practice and reinforce what you learned.
Additional elements include, searchable keywords, a certificate of completion, and access to course materials.
The online tools are able to accessed up to 12 months after completetion of the course.
" I have learnt so much that I could do the same course again in the future to help remember it all.
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We speak your language - You'll find we're all open, approachable and can communicate at all levels. We'll cut through the "tech talk", breaking it down into easily understandable concepts. Whatever the situation, you'll know exactly what we're teaching and why.
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