The SketchUp workflow for architecture modeling buildings, visualizing design, and creating construction documents with SketchUp Pro and LayOut
"This book is for architects and related design professionals who want to take their SketchUp use to the next level. In-Depth tips and techniques show users how to use SketchUp and its related suite of tools in every stage of the design process"--
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ
John Wiley & Sons
2013
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| Edition: | 1 |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- ScrapbooksUsing Collections; Chapter Points; Chapter 14: Inserting Content; Working with SketchUp Models; Working with Images; Working with Text; Chapter Points; PART IV: The Architectural Design Process; Chapter 15: Site Analysis: Digital Site Survey; Geo-Location; Site Plan; Site Section; Final Drawings; Chapter Points; Chapter 16: Site Analysis: Building Context; The Project Site; Finding Nearby Buildings; Geo-Modeling; LayOut Diagrams; Chapter Points; Chapter 17: Site Analysis: Documenting an Existing Building; The Project; Recording Field Notes; The As-Built 3D Model
- Using Ruby ScriptsRecommended Ruby Scripts; Chapter Points; PART III: LayOut; Chapter 9: Introduction to LayOut; What Is LayOut?; Why LayOut?; Chapter Points; Chapter 10: The LayOut Interface; Getting Started; Main Toolbar; Document Setup; Preferences Window; Inspectors; Chapter Points; Chapter 11: The Professional's LayOut Environment; New Presentation; System Preferences; Custom Toolbars; Trays; Basic LayOut Template; Chapter Points; Chapter 12: LayOut Tools; Navigating LayOut; Drawing Tools; Annotation Tools; Modification Tools; Chapter Points; Chapter 13: LayOut Collections; Templates
- Working with Existing CAD DrawingsChapter Points; Chapter 18: Schematic Design; Remodel Design; Project Types; Modeling Strategy; Objects; Exporting to CAD; Chapter Points; Chapter 19: Design Development Rendering; Populating a Scene; Rendering in SketchUp; Photorealistic Rendering; Chapter Points; Chapter 20: Construction Documents; Crucial Concepts for Documentation; Drawings; Annotations; Chapter Points; Index
- The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture; Contents; PART I: Starting the Flow; Chapter 1: Introduction; The Workflow; Who Should Read This Book?; What's in This Book?; What Are the Prerequisites?; Free SketchUp or SketchUp Pro?; Online Content; Mental Preparation; SketchUp Portfolio; Chapter Points; Chapter 2: Building Information Modeling; What Is BIM?; SketchUp and LayOut as BIM; Filling in the BIM Blanks; The SketchUp Outlook; Chapter Points; Chapter 3: Project Management; Folders and Files; Cloud Storage; Archiving; Chapter Points; PART II: SketchUp; Chapter 4: SketchUp Basics
- Five Core ConceptsLeveraging SketchUp; Creating Geometry; Advanced Inferencing; Organizing Geometry with Containers; Section Planes; Layers, Styles, and Scenes; Chapter Points; Chapter 5: The Professional's SketchUp Template; Base Template; Model Info; Standard Layers; Styles; Utility Scenes; Chapter Points; Chapter 6: The Professional's SketchUp Environment; Toolbars; Dialogs; System Preferences; Chapter Points; Chapter 7: SketchUp Collections; Material Collection; Component Collections; Styles Collection; Chapter Points; Chapter 8: Ruby Scripts; Find Ruby Scripts; Installing Ruby Scripts