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The Complete SketchUP Guide - Learn The Fundamentals of SketchUp

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Overview

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Get started in SketchUp the right way with a professional guide, learning fundamentals designing, modeling and rendering, working on practical exercises and step by step guides to one of the best and most powerful intuitive modelers out there. 

 

In this course, you get my 15 years of experience with SketchUp, top 3D modeling programs and industry experience, as you learn the basics of the interface up to making basic models all in SketchUp. I've designed, modeled and rendered dozens of winning 3d designs and built projects, and I love helping young designers get the best out of their tools.

 

What you get with this course:  

  • Learn how to navigate the SketchUp Interface 
  • Learn key SketchUp concepts and themes 
  • Understand how to create 2d and 3d models in SketchUp 
  • Learn SketchUp productivity tips and techniques 

If you want to learn SketchUp so you can ace your 3d modeling, then this is the course for you!

Cheers,

Brandon A

Syllabus

  • The Complete SketchUp Guide : Basics
  • 1.01 Introduction to SketchUp
  • 1.02 Getting Started
  • 1.03 Fundamental Concepts of SketchUp
  • 1.04 Installing SketchUp
  • 2.01 The SketchUp Interface
  • 2.02 Basic 2D Geometry
  • 2.03 Basic 3D Geometry
  • 2.04 Basic Transformation
  • 2.05 Groups, Components and Arrays
  • 2.06 Measuring and Dimensions
  • 2.07 Make A Simple House
  • 2.08 Working With Materials
  • 2.09 Using The 3D Warehouse
  • 2.10 Class Project
  • MotionFORM Resources
  • 3.02 Top Ten Must for SketchUp
  • 3.03 Additional Course Materials
  • 3.04 Styles & Shadows
  • 4.01 Importing JPGs
  • 4.02 Importing CAD
  • 4.03 Importing 3D Files
  • 5.01 Follow Me Tools
  • 5.02 Booleans
  • 5.03 3D Text
  • 6.01 Animations & Layering
  • 6.04 Section Cuts
  • 6.03 Geolocate
  • 6.04 Photo Match
  • 6.02 Using Extensions
  • 7.01 Rendering in SketchUp with Enscape
  • 7.02 Adding Enscape Assets
  • 7.03 The Enscape Interface
  • 7.04 Enscape Settings
  • 7.05 Enscape Rendering Summary
  • Introduction To V-Ray For SketchUp
  • The V-Ray Asset Editor
  • Modeling And Setting Up V-Ray Lights
  • Importing Cosmos Assets
  • V-Ray Settings Buffer And Interactive Render
  • Image Settings And Export In The V-Ray Buffer
  • Realtime Render With V-Ray Vision
  • Conclusion V-Ray For SketchUp
  • 8.0 Congrats!

Taught by

Brandon A Gibbs

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