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<p>Foreword xi</p> <p>Why Read This Book? xi</p> <p>What’s Covered? xi</p> <p>Any Pre-reqs? xi</p> <p>Computer and Version of SketchUp</p> <p>Discussed in This Book xi</p> <p>Extra Goodies xii</p> <p>Further Resources xii</p> <p>About the Companion Website xiii</p> <p><b>Chapter 1: What Is SketchUp and How Do Interior Designers Use It? 1</b></p> <p>What Is SketchUp? 1</p> <p>What Is SketchUp Used For? 2</p> <p>Who Uses SketchUp? 2</p> <p>SketchUp Pro 2</p> <p>SketchUp Free and SketchUp Shop 2</p> <p>SketchUp Make 2017 2</p> <p>Is SketchUp Easy to Learn? 3</p> <p>Do I Need to Know AutoCAD? 3</p> <p>Difference between Traditional CAD Drawings and Models 3</p> <p>Solid Models 5</p> <p>Surface Models 5</p> <p>T-spline Models 5</p> <p>Mesh Models 5</p> <p>Building Information Management (BIM) 5</p> <p>What SketchUp Pro Can Do 6</p> <p>Summary 11</p> <p>Further Resources 11</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Getting Started 13</b></p> <p>Hardware, Operating System, and Browser Requirements 13</p> <p>PC: Windows 11, Windows 10 13</p> <p>Mac: OS 12+ (Monterey), 11+ (Big Sur), and Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina) 13</p> <p>Tablets 14</p> <p>Viewer App 14</p> <p>Video Card 14</p> <p>Space Mouse 15</p> <p>Download SketchUp Pro 15</p> <p>Launch SketchUp Pro 16</p> <p>Choose a Template 17</p> <p>The Workspace 18</p> <p>Menu Bar 19</p> <p>Getting Started Toolbar 20</p> <p>The Global Axes 20</p> <p>Scale Figure 21</p> <p>Bottom- left Screen Icons 21</p> <p>Measurements Box 21</p> <p>Panel Trays 22</p> <p>Run Multiple SketchUp Files at the Same Time 22</p> <p>Save Options 23</p> <p>Backup Files 23</p> <p>Save and Exit the Software 23</p> <p>Summary 24</p> <p>Further Resources 24</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Exploring the Interface 25</b></p> <p>Add the Large Tool Set 25</p> <p>The Search Tool 27</p> <p>The Select Tool, Erase and Undo 27</p> <p>The Rectangle Tool 28</p> <p>The Inference Engine 28</p> <p>The Rotated Rectangle Tool 30</p> <p>The Circle Tool 30</p> <p>The Push/Pull Tool 31</p> <p>Impute Numbers 32</p> <p>The Pan, Orbit, and Zoom Tools 33</p> <p>Modifier Keys 35</p> <p>The Escape Key 35</p> <p>The Camera and the Views Toolbar 35</p> <p>Selection Techniques 37</p> <p>The Move Tool 39</p> <p>Resize a Circle with the Move Tool 40</p> <p>Customize the Workspace 40</p> <p>Customize Toolbars on the PC 40</p> <p>Customize the Getting Started Toolbar on the Mac 42</p> <p>Make a Custom Template 42</p> <p>The Help Function 45</p> <p>Summary 45</p> <p>Further Resources 46</p> <p>Exercises 46</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Modeling Furniture 47</b></p> <p>Faces and Edges 47</p> <p>The Eraser Tool and Erasing 47</p> <p>The Pencil and Freehand Tools 48</p> <p>Make a Roof Ridge with the Move tool 50</p> <p>Stickiness 50</p> <p>What Is a Group? 52</p> <p>Make a Group 52</p> <p>Edit a Group 53</p> <p>Causes of a Non- Filling Face 54</p> <p>Best Practices for Modeling 55</p> <p>Color- coordinate Axes and Model Lines by Changing the Edge Style Setting 55</p> <p>Model a Table 56</p> <p>Model the Tabletop 57</p> <p>Guidelines and Guide Points 58</p> <p>The Tape Measure’s Two Modes 58</p> <p>Place Guidelines for the Table Legs 58</p> <p>Model the Table Leg 59</p> <p>What Is a Component? 59</p> <p>Edit a Component and Make It Unique 60</p> <p>Turn the Leg Square into a Component 60</p> <p>Component Options 61</p> <p>Copy the Leg Component 61</p> <p>Add Volume to the Leg Component 62</p> <p>Add the Leg’s Lower Part 62</p> <p>How to Edit the Leg’s Length 62</p> <p>Taper the Leg with the Scale Tool 63</p> <p>Adjust Size with the Scale Tool 64</p> <p>Draw the Apron 64</p> <p>Add a Shadow 65</p> <p>Model a Bookcase 65</p> <p>Make a Shell with the Offset Tool 65</p> <p>Group the Shell 66</p> <p>Make and Array a Shelf Component 66</p> <p>What Is Array? 66</p> <p>Linear Array the Shelf Component 68</p> <p>Change the Shelves’ Height and Depth 69</p> <p>Add a Curved Apron with the 2-Point Arc Tool 69</p> <p>What Is the Entity Info Box? 70</p> <p>Make a Component Door 71</p> <p>Make a Second Component Door and Mirror It 72</p> <p>Model a Crown Molding 73</p> <p>Put Glass in the Doors 73</p> <p>A Translucent Workaround with the</p> <p>Rotate Tool and Hide 74</p> <p>Add Knobs with the Circle Tool 79</p> <p>Model a Clock with Radial Array 80</p> <p>Draw Clock Hands with Inference Matching 83</p> <p>Summary 85</p> <p>Exercises 85</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Drafting, Modeling, and Furnishing a Floor Plan 87</b></p> <p>Prepare a Raster File for Import 87</p> <p>Draft a Plan by Tracing a Raster Image 87</p> <p>The Explode Function 89</p> <p>How to Resize Geometry 89</p> <p>Scale the Imported Floor Plan with the</p> <p>Tape Measure 89</p> <p>Change Line Color 94</p> <p>Trace Interior Walls 95</p> <p>Edge Styles Again 96</p> <p>From Plan to Model 98</p> <p>Add a Porch, Door, and Window 99</p> <p>Flashing Planes 102</p> <p>Draft a Plan from a Paper Sketch 102</p> <p>The 3D Warehouse 105</p> <p>Import a Door through the Components Tray 106</p> <p>To Download into the Model or Not? 106</p> <p>Component Door in Single- versus Double-sided Walls 109</p> <p>Import Warehouse Furniture Through the Components Browser Search Field 109</p> <p>Copy and Paste Between SketchUp Files 111</p> <p>Paste In Place 112</p> <p>See All Components Loaded in the Model with the In Model Icon 112</p> <p>Purge and Delete Unused Components 112</p> <p>Make a Local Collection and Link It to the</p> <p>Components Browser 113</p> <p>Create Plan and Elevation Views 116</p> <p>The Section Tool 117</p> <p>Make a Section Cut with Create Group</p> <p>from Slice 117</p> <p>Model a Building from an AutoCAD (DWG) Plan 119</p> <p>Prepare a DWG File for Import 120</p> <p>Import a DWG File of the Cottage 121</p> <p>Model the DWG File 123</p> <p>Export the File 125</p> <p>Interact with Revit, 20- 20, and Chief Architect 125</p> <p>“Clipping” (Disappearing Geometry) 125</p> <p>Move Geometry with Coordinates 126</p> <p>Add Tags to Control Visibility 126</p> <p>Change Line Type with Tag 127</p> <p>Modeling Tips 127</p> <p>Model a Sloped Roof with the</p> <p>Protractor Tool 128</p> <p>Geo-locate a Model 129</p> <p>Fun Exports and Imports 131</p> <p>Is SketchUp Running Slow? 132</p> <p>Make SketchUp Run Faster by Keeping the Polygon Count Down 132</p> <p>Strategies to Make SketchUp Run Faster 133</p> <p>Summary 136</p> <p>Further Resources 136</p> <p>Exercises 136</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Model a Two- story Interior 137</b></p> <p>Explode and Clean Up the Imported DWG File 138</p> <p>Create Faces 138</p> <p>Model the Plan 139</p> <p>Model and Group the First Floor’s Walls and Floor 140</p> <p>Make Tags and Move Groups to Them 141</p> <p>More About Tags 141</p> <p>Add a Component Door 142</p> <p>Nesting and Organization 144</p> <p>The Outliner 144</p> <p>Make a Second Floor Platform 146</p> <p>Cut a Stairwell on the Second Floor 146</p> <p>Draw the Staircase 147</p> <p>Draw and Divide a Vertical Riser Line 147</p> <p>Copy the Steps with a Linear Array 148</p> <p>Add Volume to the Staircase 150</p> <p>Model the Second Floor 151</p> <p>Push/Pull the Walls Up 151</p> <p>Create Edges with Intersect Faces with Model 152</p> <p>Move the Second Floor onto the First 153</p> <p>How to Click Two Corners Together 153</p> <p>Modeling Tips 153</p> <p>Make a Mansard Roof with Autofold 154</p> <p>Field of View 155</p> <p>Model Cabinets with Guidelines and the</p> <p>3-Point Rectangle 156</p> <p>Make Crown Molding with Follow Me 157</p> <p>The Weld Function 158</p> <p>Soften and Smooth 159</p> <p>Model a Handrail 160</p> <p>How to Search the 3D Warehouse 161</p> <p>Viewing Components In Model 162</p> <p>Download and Edit a Warehouse Staircase 163</p> <p>Mirror with Flip Along 163</p> <p>Mirror with the Scale Tool 164</p> <p>Change the Staircase’s Height and Width with a Reference Line 164</p> <p>Troublesome Components 164</p> <p>Change a Component Axis with the Axis Tool 165</p> <p>Change Orientation of Multiple Faces at Once 166</p> <p>Change the Default Face Color 167</p> <p>Summary 168</p> <p>Exercises 168</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Painting with Colors, Materials, and Match Photo 169</b></p> <p>What Is Painting? 169</p> <p>Paint with Built- in SketchUp Materials 169</p> <p>Painting on Groups versus Loose Geometry.. 170</p> <p>The Paint Bucket Tool 171</p> <p>Painting Shortcuts 172</p> <p>Adjust a Color 174</p> <p>Enter RGB Values 175</p> <p>Sample, Save As, and Export on the PC 176</p> <p>Translucency 176</p> <p>Purge Unused Colors and Materials 177</p> <p>Purge versus Delete 178</p> <p>Paint with Materials 178</p> <p>Edit a Material 179</p> <p>Map SketchUp to a Digital Imaging Program.. 180</p> <p>Import Materials from Other Models 180</p> <p>Make New Materials Available to All of Your SketchUp Files 181</p> <p>Check Face Orientation on Painted Surfaces with Entity Info and Face Style 182</p> <p>Modeling Workflow 182</p> <p>Photograph a Material for Import 183</p> <p>Import a Material 183</p> <p>Repeating and Seamless Materials 185</p> <p>Import an Image 186</p> <p>Erase an Image 187</p> <p>Model Wall Art with an Imported Image 187</p> <p>Model a Picture Frame with Follow Me 188</p> <p>Image Placement Tips 188</p> <p>Make and Link a Local Materials Collection on the PC 189</p> <p>Import and Replace a Color or Texture on the Mac with Load 191</p> <p>Drag Materials into the Model 191</p> <p>Position a Material with Fixed and Free Pins 192</p> <p>Fixed Pins 192</p> <p>Free Pins 194</p> <p>Straighten a Skewed Image with Free Pins.. 195</p> <p>Paint on a Curved Surface 196</p> <p>Paint on Draperies with Texture/Project 196</p> <p>Paint Letters on a Cylinder with Texture/Project 198</p> <p>Match Photo on an Interior Space 199</p> <p>Use an Appropriate Photo 199</p> <p>Import the Photo 199</p> <p>Choose the Dialog Box Settings 199</p> <p>Align the Photo’s Perspective to SketchUp’s Camera 201</p> <p>Trace the Photo 202</p> <p>Project the Photo 203</p> <p>Scale the Model with the Tape Measure 203</p> <p>Summary 203</p> <p>Further Resources 204</p> <p>Exercises 204</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Enhancing and Presenting the Model 205</b></p> <p>Annotate the Model 205</p> <p>The Dimension Tool 206</p> <p>Edit the Dimension Stringer 207</p> <p>Font Size: Points versus Height 208</p> <p>The Text Tool 209</p> <p>Screen Text versus Leader Text 209</p> <p>Screen Text 209</p> <p>Leader Text 209</p> <p>Pushpin versus View Based Leaders 210</p> <p>Dimension a Floor Plan 211</p> <p>3D Text 212</p> <p>Styles 213</p> <p>Make a Shortcut to the Default Style 215</p> <p>Remove the Sky 216</p> <p>Watermark the File 216</p> <p>Shadows and Shadow Settings 218</p> <p>Scenes 218</p> <p>Make Scenes of Different Designs 219</p> <p>Animate with Scenes 223</p> <p>The Camera Tools 225</p> <p>Position Camera 225</p> <p>Look Around 226</p> <p>Walk 226</p> <p>Dynamic Components 227</p> <p>Live Components 229</p> <p>Export a SketchUp File into a Different Format 229</p> <p>Export a Model as a 2D Graphic 229</p> <p>Export as a 3D File 230</p> <p>Enhancing the Model 231</p> <p>Enhance with Photoshop 231</p> <p>Enhance with Rendering Programs 231</p> <p>Enhance with Hand Rendering 231</p> <p>Summary 235</p> <p>Further Resources 235</p> <p>Exercises 236</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Extensions 237</b></p> <p>What’s an Extension? 237</p> <p>The Extension Warehouse 238</p> <p>Download and Install textureMe 240</p> <p>Find the Extension 241</p> <p>How Do Extensions Work? 242</p> <p>Extension Manager 245</p> <p>Developer 246</p> <p>Make a Desktop Shortcut 246</p> <p>Summary 246</p> <p>Further Resources 246</p> <p>Exercises 247</p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Construction Documentation with Layout 249</b></p> <p>What Is LayOut? 249</p> <p>Prepare the SketchUp Model for LayOut 249</p> <p>Create Scenes 249</p> <p>Change Style and Properties 250</p> <p>Make a Section View 250</p> <p>Save and Send 252</p> <p>Choose a Paper Size 252</p> <p>The LayOut Workspace 254</p> <p>The Yellow Warning Triangle and Updating the LayOut File 254</p> <p>The Viewport 255</p> <p>Copy the Viewport 255</p> <p>Link Viewports to Scenes 256</p> <p>Scale the Scenes 256</p> <p>The Top of Screen Menu 257</p> <p>File 257</p> <p>View 260</p> <p>Tools 261</p> <p>Window 261</p> <p>Help 261</p> <p>Annotate the Views 261</p> <p>The Scrapbook Tray 263</p> <p>Add Line Weights 264</p> <p>More LayOut Capabilities 266</p> <p>Summary 266</p> <p>Exercises 266</p> <p>Index 267</p>

<p><b>Lydia Sloan Cline</b> is a professor at Johnson County Community College, where she teaches SketchUp, Fusion 360, AutoCAD, 3D Printing, and manual drafting. She has worked for leading architecture firms such as Populous and Gresham Smith and Partners and is also the author of <i>Architectural Drafting for Interior Designers</i>.

<p><b>Practical guide addressing the specific needs of interior planners and explaining the latest features of the professional, subscription-based version of SketchUp.</b> <p><i>SketchUp for Interior Design, Second Edition</i> shows interior designers, architects, planners, students and hobbyists how to design and model with this software. Step-by-step tutorials explain how to create 3D models and space plans, furniture, cabinetry, and accessories. Experiment with colors and materials, import manufacturers’ models, make client presentations and animated walk-throughs. <p>This edition features expanded coverage of the LayOut feature, the Component and Extension Warehouses, and has updates on the latest tools and functions. <p>Each chapter is packed with screenshots, making the instructions easy to follow. Files on a companion site let readers play along with the book’s examples. <p><i>SketchUp for Interior Design </i>explains how to: <ul><li> Choose or create a template and navigate the interface.</li> <li> Use basic tools such as push/pull, circle, rectangle, eraser, pencil, and move, along with modifiers to perform different functions.</li> <li> Download and install additional tools from the Extension Warehouse.</li> <li> Import and trace paper sketches and AutoCAD plans for quick modeling.</li> <li> Create scaled, 2D graphics from the model.</li> <li> Create tables of design components. </li></ul> <p>With comprehensive, accessible coverage of SketchUp and its practical applications, <i>SketchUp for Interior Design</i> is an essential reference for anyone who wants to create spaces and communicate their ideas.

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