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The SketchUp Handbook for Interior Design

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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22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

This chapter served as a comprehensive exploration of SketchUp LayOut, building upon the foundation laid in Chapter 12. We provided two in-depth tutorials, guiding you through the insertion and manipulation of content and incorporating elements to enhance your drawings. We also listed additional features (game-changers!) you should know about. Wrapping up this chapter, we shed light on presenting your document by exporting a PDF file and tapping into LayOut’s internal presentation tool.

Looking forward, our next chapter explores the nuances of photorealistic rendering with SU Podium. We’re excited to share some valuable interior design-related SU Podium tips, and we believe the content will offer you valuable insights and creative inspiration.

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Authors (2)

Terpstra

Terpstra

As an Interior Designer, Content Creator on LinkedIn Learning, SketchUp Basecamp Presenter, and Interior Design Program Chair and Professor at a college in Colorado, Rebecca (or Becca) Terpstra uses her years of Interior Design knowledge and love of SketchUp to teach students worldwide the fundamentals of SketchUp as a designer and how LayOut can turn dull CDs into works of art.

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Hoffman

Hoffman

A former student of Rebecca Terpstra, Dana Hoffman has spent thousands of hours in SketchUp in just the last few years. Dana currently works for Carré Design Studio, creating SketchUp models and custom renderings for high-end, world-renowned design firms. Her passion as a designer lies in photorealistic 3D interior visualization, using extensions such as SU Podium.

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