Allan Hanson

Learning SketchUp Allan Hanson

This book is a guide for you on how to do 3D modeling with SketchUp. It begins by guiding you on how to get started with SketchUp by setting up the environment. The basic tools provided by SketchUp are then explored. You will learn how to achieve some tasks by use of the tools provided by the SketchUp. The process of controlling movement in SketchUp is explored. The book guides on how you can use SketchUp so as to draw a bowl. You will learn how to do this from the initial steps to the final steps of having your bowl readily drawn. You will also learn how you can use the skills or tools you have used to draw a bowl for drawing a dome or a sphere. Further, you will learn how to draw a pyramid after you have read this book. A polyhedron is also a common shape. This book guides you on how to draw model one in SketchUp. The book guides you on how to model a building from the footprint by use of SketchUp. You are also guided on how to model a vase and a table in SketchUp. Edges are also explored in detail. The following topics are discussed in this book: - Getting Started - Basic Tools - Movement Controls - How to Draw a Bowl, Sphere, or Dome - How to Draw a Pyramid - How to Create a Polyhedron - How to Model a Building from the Footprint - Drawing a Table - Drawing a Vase - Edges in SketchUp