Architectural Design with SketchUp Book - Slideshow Overview
“Architectural Design with SketchUp – The one-stop guide to SketchUp for architects, designers, builders and other construction professionals”
Learn more about this book at: http://sketchupfordesign.com
While it is easy to pick up the basic techniques of SketchUp, going beyond these essentials requires in-depth, step-by-step instruction and practice. Architectural Design with SketchUp provides the knowledge needed to move past the basics and take full advantage of SketchUp as a powerful 3D modeling tool.
After a chapter-long SketchUp refresher, this user-friendly handbook covers component-based modeling for assembly, scheduling, collaborative design, and modeling with a BIM approach. It demonstrates the use of plugins for 3D modeling, fabrication, data integration, and analysis (energy efficiency, etc.), as well as rendering in SketchUp, enhancing with Photoshop, and combining with hand-drawn content. It also offers easy tutorials for creating complex geometry using Ruby coding.
This book includes:
Easy-to-follow tutorials that describe common or advanced processes and can either be used as presented or adapted easily to match your needs
Basic concepts and background information located in sidebars for easy reference
End-of-chapter exercises for self-led practice work or class assignments
Full-color illustrations throughout, demonstrating photo-realistic renderings, and tutorials
A robust companion website that includes helpful videos, sample files, and plug-ins