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

View More author details

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

Why subscribe?

22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Technical requirements

To complete this chapter, you’ll need the following:

SketchUp Pro or SketchUp Studio
A working internet connection and your Trimble ID for Trimble Connect (for the Version History with Trimble Connect section)

The easiest way to login or create a Trimble ID is at https://www.sketchup.com/, then click the outline of a person at the top-right corner of the window, next to Buy SketchUp.

You will need two practice models for this chapter:

For most of the chapter, you will need to download the practice model from 3D Warehouse named Chapter 3- House, or download it from https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/16b99e2c-09b7-404f-a686-f1bef13b8424/Chapter-3-House
For the Solid Tools and Intersect Faces sections, you can follow along by downloading the second practice model from 3D Warehouse named Chapter 3- Solid Tools, or download it from https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/5dc980a4-8cd2-4e66-ae30-d8c91a1b5f12/Chapter-3-Solid...