You're reading from The SketchUp Handbook for Interior Design A step-by-step visual approach to planning, designing, and presenting interior spaces

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837631872

Length 598 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

SketchUp

Concepts

Design

Authors (2):

Rebecca Terpstra

Dana Hoffman

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Applying the Basics to Interior Design

2. Chapter 1: Using Essential Tools and Shortcuts for Space Planning FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Becca’s Hierarchy of Modeling and the Designer’s Modeling Approach

4. Chapter 3: Extruding along Curves and Other Timesavers

5. Part 2: Working with Floor Plans

6. Chapter 4: Importing and Exporting a Drawing

7. Chapter 5: Creating the As-Built Floor Plan

8. Chapter 6: Building Exterior Elements and Using the Extension Warehouse

9. Part 3: Adding Designer Details to a SketchUp Model

10. Chapter 7: Adding Interior Elements and 3D Warehouse Furnishings

11. Chapter 8: Modeling Furniture – From the Basics to Intricacy

12. Chapter 9: Applying and Customizing Colors and Materials

13. Chapter 10: Enhancing a Model with Details for Final Presentation

14. Part 4: Presenting SketchUp Designs

15. Chapter 11: Exporting Images and Animations

16. Chapter 12: SketchUp LayOut Part I – The Interface

17. Chapter 13: SketchUp LayOut Part II – Paper Space Content

18. Chapter 14: Photorealistic Rendering with SU Podium

19. Part 5: Bonus Tips for Quicker Modeling

20. Chapter 15: Tips and Tricks to Up Your SketchUp Game

21. Index

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Importing files into LayOut

LayOut can import a variety of file types. The most important one, in our humble opinion, is SketchUp models.

LayOut will import the following file types:

DWG/DXF files – We don’t have room in this book to go into how to import these CAD files to LayOut, so you can read more about it in SketchUp’s help center: https://help.sketchup.com/en/layout/importing-cad-data-layout.
Image files in various formats:
- BPM or DIB (bitmap formats) – These are uncompressed raster files designed to display high-quality images.
- JPG, JPEG, and JFIF – JPEG files are the go-to format for digital images, compressing them down for easy viewing.
- GIF – Did you know this is pronounced jĭf? Yuck. Anyway, they are bitmap rasters that tend to be very pixelated and are mostly used for online posting. While LayOut will import GIF files, don’t expect them to display a looped animation. Only a still image will be displayed...

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