Book description
Google SketchUp & SketchUp Pro Bible will target design professionals who are increasingly turning to SketchUp and SketchUp Pro to easily create professional quality designs and design presentations. This book will cover creating 2D and 3D designs, exporting models to Google Earth, and using LayOut to create professional quality design presentations. Offering everything that a professional or hobbyist needs to know, Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro Bible will include tips and tricks to make using this software easy and efficient.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Credits
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Getting Started with Google SketchUp
- Quick Start: Building a Windmill
- 1. Introducing Google SketchUp
- 2. Exploring the SketchUp Interface
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3. Navigating and Configuring the Drawing Area
- 3.1. Understanding 3-D Space
- 3.2. Learning the Standard Views in SketchUp
- 3.3. Managing Perspective
- 3.4. Using the Drawing Area Camera Controls
- 3.5. Walking Through Your Model
- 3.6. Configuring the Drawing Area
- 3.7. Summary
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4. Working with Files
- 4.1. Starting with a Template
- 4.2. Opening and Saving Files
- 4.3. Setting File Preferences
- 4.4. Importing Files into SketchUp
- 4.5. Exporting SketchUp Files
- 4.6. Printing Scenes
- 4.7. Using SketchUp Viewer
- 4.8. Summary
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II. Working with Objects
- 5. Selecting Objects
- 6. Transforming Objects
- 7. Cloning Objects
- 8. Grouping, Hiding, and Locking Objects
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III. Modeling Basics
- 9. Drawing in SketchUp
- 10. Modifying Objects
- 11. Adding Text
- 12. Using the Construction Tools
- 13. Matching a Background Photo
- 14. Working with TIN Surfaces
- IV. Organizing Scenes
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V. Working with Materials, Styles, and Effects
- 19. Creating and Applying Materials
- 20. Using Styles
- 21. Using Style Builder
- 22. Adding Effects
- 23. Using Lights and Shadows
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VI. Presenting SketchUp Scenes
- 24. Using LayOut
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25. Editing LayOut Presentations
- 25.1. Assembling Content
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25.2. Transforming Content
- 25.2.1. Selecting objects
- 25.2.2. Deleting objects
- 25.2.3. Moving objects
- 25.2.4. Rotating objects
- 25.2.5. Scaling objects
- 25.2.6. Duplicating objects
- 25.2.7. Snapping objects
- 25.2.8. Aligning objects
- 25.2.9. Spacing objects
- 25.2.10. Centering objects
- 25.2.11. Flipping objects
- 25.2.12. Changing the stacking order
- 25.3. Using the LayOut Tools
- 25.4. Editing Shapes
- 25.5. Working with Text
- 25.6. Summary
- 26. Using SketchUp with Google Earth
- VII. Extending SketchUp
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VIII. Appendixes
- A. What's New with Google SketchUp 7
- B. Installing and Configuring Google SketchUp 7
- C. SketchUp Keyboard Shortcuts
- D. What's on the CD
Product information
- Title: Google® SketchUp® and SketchUp® Pro 7 Bible
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2009
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470292297
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