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Sketch Up Syllabus

Sketch Up for Designers Syllabus (20 course hours)

Course Description: This course examines the process of creating a 3-


dimensional model of a residential floor plan, and populating that model with
furnishings and fixtures to represent an Interior Design concept.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to learn how to represent
an Interior Design concept in a 3-dimensional visual computer environment.
The student will learn about the basic drawing tools used in Sketch Up, and
then use those tools to draft and build a 3D conceptual model.
Rationale: Students in Interior Design need to be able to represent their
conceptual ideas to their client in an affordable and dynamic way. Good
conceptual design representation equals an interested and happy client and
good references for the designer.
Required Materials: Text: Sketch Up for Interior Design – 3D Visualizing,
Designing.
Recommended Software: Sketch Up Make (free version) by Trimble, Inc.
Students will complete in-class assignments and exercises on classroom
lab computers. Students may bring and work on their own computers if
they prefer.

Course Outline:
1. The Sketch Up Modeling Environment
2. Using the Interface – The Drafting Tools
3. Creating 3 - dimensional Geometry
4. Modeling Furniture, Cabinetry, and Accessories
5. Using the Trimble 3D Warehouse
6. Drafting and Modeling a Floor Plan
7. Adding Color and Textures – Photo-Matching
8. Presenting the Model.

Student Project: Students will create a 3D model of a floor plan and design
the interior of a room in the model. The model will be presented at the final
class meeting.

1
The Basics
Opening Sketch Up
Sketch Up Screen
Toolbars
Viewing Tools
Shortcut Keys
Drawing Tools (Line, Rectangle, Square, Push/Pull, Circle, Polygon, Arc)

Manipulation Tools
Select
Eraser
Tape Measure
Protractor
Move and Copy
Rotate and Copy
Scale
Offset
Axes
Displaying and Smoothing Edges

Intersect Faces and Follow Me


Follow Me
Intersect Faces
Combining Follow Me and Intersect Faces

Making Multiple Copies


Basic Move and Copy
Internal Arrays
Non-Orthogonal Copies
Multiple Rotated Copies

Working with Roofs


Simple Roofs and Dormers

Groups and Components


Components Versus Groups
Groups (Sticking, Edge Breaks, Nested, Solids)
Components (3D Warehouse, Inserting, Scaling, Aligning)

2
Painting, Materials, and Textures
Applying Materials.
Editing Materials
Using Images as Textures
Material Collections
Material Translucency
Materials of Groups and Components

Adding Text and Dimensions


Text
Dimensions
3D Text

Using Exact Dimensions


Creating Exact Geometry
Entity Info
Exact Moving and Copying
Exact Rotated Copies
Symmetry
Measuring Length and Area
Scaling in 3D

V-Ray for Sketch Up

V-Ray for Sketch Up is the rendering plug-in that provides you the power to render your 3d
model directly inside Sketch Up and create photo-realistic images. This course at the start will take you
through the interface, and then demonstrate the basic tools and features of V-Ray for Sketch Up. It will
demonstrate how to add illumination to scenes using versatile V-Ray lighting tools along with the
aspects of V-Ray materials and much more. This course on V-Ray for Sketch Up will cover basics to
advanced techniques for beginners.

Topics include:
• Introduction to V-Ray interface.
• Applying Materials & Textures.
• Understanding of V-Ray Lights.
• Detail Explanation of V-Ray BRDF.
• Rendering an Interior Space.

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