The Complete SketchUp Companion for Interior Design focuses on the skills and requirements necessary to design and explore interiors-from composing views to managing the structure of the model for tracking objects in schedules and keys. Organized by skill type, the book mimics the layered nature of the software, where a general base skill set is enhanced and deepened through more advanced, focused explorations and exercises. With concise explanations, and helpful boxed features ranging from basic to advanced topics, The Complete SketchUp Companion for Interior Design will be equally useful for beginning users and for those who already have knowledge of basic skills but find themselves in common "I-need-to-know" type situations in the design studio.The Complete SketchUp® Companion for Interior Design STUDIOStudy smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tipsReview concepts with flashcards of terms and definitionsWatch video tutorials to learn essential techniquesDownload template files to practice your skills

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PrefaceDedicationTable of ContentsExpanded Table of ContentsUnit I: Getting Started with SketchUpChapter 1 SketchUp, explainedChapter 2 The Basics: Simple Shapes and ObjectsChapter 3 Beyond the BasicsChapter 4 Graphical ControlsChapter 5 Creating FurnitureChapter 6 Model a Simple Interiors ProjectUnit II: Increasing ProductivityChapter 7 Customize the InterfaceChapter 8 Scene ManagementChapter 9 Styles managementChapter 10 Space Planning ToolsChapter 11 Complex Building ElementsChapter 12 Advanced GeometryUnit III: LayOutChapter 13 Simple Design Presentations Using LayOutChapter 14 Construction Drawings Using LayOutChapter 15 Advanced orthographic drawingsChapter 16 Schedules, take-offs, and chartsChapter 17 Construction DetailsUnit IV: Beyond SketchUpChapter 18 External mediaChapter 19 InteroperabilityChapter 20 Photo-realistic renderingChapter 21 Composite SketchUp viewsAppendix: Performance issuesGlossaryIndex