Sams Teach Yourself Google SketchUp™ 8 in 10 Minutes Steven Holzner Sams Teach Yourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons you’ll learn all you need to use Google’s free SketchUp 8 to create pro-quality 3D models of practically anything! Tips point out shortcuts and solutions Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls Notes provide additional information 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to… Quickly get up and running with SketchUp 8 Draw basic figures with the Rectangle, Circle, Polygon, and Arc tools Create freehand drawings of any shape Incorporate text into your models–even 3D text Convert 2D models to 3D using Push/Pull, Move, Rotate, and other tools Control your view of 3D objects with Orbit, Pan, and Zoom Accurately measure lengths and angles Create construction guides with Tape Measure, Dimensioning, and the Protractor Organize your models into components and groups Paint SketchUp objects in realistic colors Scale your models simply by dragging your mouse Use the innovative Follow-Me tool to quickly create complex 3D models Instantly repeat edges and surfaces at offsets from the original Draw cross-sections through any surface Category: Graphics & Design Covers: Google SketchUp 8 Free Edition User Level: Beginning
Author(s): Steven Holzner
Edition: 1
Publisher: Sams
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 241
Table of Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 10
Getting Started with SketchUp......Page 14
Drawing Simple Figures......Page 16
Pushing (or Pulling) for 3D......Page 18
Panning and Orbiting......Page 19
Rotating and Moving......Page 24
Painting......Page 26
Using the Component Libraries......Page 27
Zooming......Page 28
Creating Guides and Dimension Indicators......Page 31
Lots of Cool Stuff Coming Up......Page 32
What SketchUp Is All About......Page 38
Getting and Installing SketchUp......Page 39
Starting SketchUp......Page 42
Understanding the Parts of SketchUp......Page 45
Using the Orbit Tool......Page 46
Using the Pan Tool......Page 48
Using the Zoom Tool......Page 49
Selecting a Work Template......Page 51
Understanding SketchUp Axes......Page 53
Understanding Edges and Surfaces......Page 54
Drawing Edges......Page 57
Inferring Edges......Page 59
Getting Started......Page 64
Drawing Lines......Page 65
Drawing Multiline Shapes......Page 66
Drawing Measured Lines......Page 68
Drawing Rectangles......Page 69
Drawing Circles......Page 71
Drawing Polygons......Page 74
Setting the Number of Sides of Circles or Polygons......Page 76
Orienting Shapes......Page 78
Getting Information About Shapes......Page 79
Saving Your Work......Page 81
Drawing Arcs......Page 82
Drawing Measured Arcs......Page 84
Drawing Arcs Tangent to Corners......Page 85
Drawing Multiple Tangent Arcs......Page 88
Setting the Number of Arc Segments......Page 89
Drawing Freehand......Page 91
Drawing Surfaces Freehand......Page 92
Drawing Text......Page 93
Annotating Objects with Text......Page 95
Setting Text Properties......Page 97
Drawing 3D Text......Page 100
Getting Started......Page 104
Pulling Objects into 3D......Page 105
Pushing Objects into 3D......Page 107
Using Measured Push/Pull......Page 109
Inferring Push/Pull......Page 110
Cutting Openings......Page 112
Erasing Edges with the Eraser Tool......Page 115
Selecting Edges and Surfaces with the Select Tool......Page 118
Copying Objects......Page 119
Moving Edges and Surfaces with the Move Tool......Page 121
Drawing 3D by Subtracting Elements......Page 124
Getting Started......Page 128
Using Sticky Geometry......Page 129
Creating a Group......Page 130
Creating Components......Page 134
Editing Components......Page 136
Understanding the Difference Between Groups and Components......Page 138
Exploding a Component......Page 141
Managing Components......Page 142
Using the Component Sampler......Page 144
Using the 3D Warehouse......Page 145
Painting......Page 150
Using the Paint Tool......Page 152
Selecting Materials......Page 154
Eliminating Automatic Shading......Page 155
Drawing in Solid Color......Page 157
Painting Multiple Surfaces at Once......Page 158
Examining All Materials in Your Model......Page 160
Creating Materials......Page 161
Editing Materials......Page 163
Replacing All of a Material in a Drawing......Page 165
Sampling Existing Materials......Page 166
Undoing Changes and Canceling Operations......Page 169
Rotating Objects......Page 170
Rotating Parts of Objects......Page 173
Locking the Rotate Tool’s Orientation......Page 177
Scaling 2D Objects......Page 180
Scaling 3D Objects......Page 181
Tapering Objects in 3D......Page 184
Scaling from the Center of Objects......Page 186
Setting Exact Scale......Page 187
Using the Follow-Me Tool......Page 188
Getting Started......Page 192
X-Raying Objects......Page 193
Offsetting Edges with the Offset Tool......Page 195
Selecting Edges to Offset......Page 198
Creating Exact Offsets......Page 201
Repeating Offsets on Other Surfaces......Page 203
Measuring Distances with the Tape Measure......Page 204
Creating Guides with the Tape Measure Tool......Page 207
Drawing Guides at Specific Offsets......Page 209
Deleting Guides......Page 214
10 Dimensioning, Drawing Angles, and Getting Cross Sections of Models......Page 215
Dimensioning Distances......Page 216
Dimensioning Arcs......Page 218
Freezing Dimensions......Page 219
Configuring Dimensioning Labels......Page 221
Measuring Angles......Page 224
Creating Guides at Specific Angles......Page 227
Creating Cutaway Views of Your Model......Page 230
Reversing the Direction of a Section Cut......Page 232
C......Page 235
D......Page 236
L......Page 237
O......Page 238
S......Page 239
T......Page 240
Z......Page 241
