SketchUp Lesson 1
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This document provides instructions for Sketchup lesson 1. It introduces basic Sketchup tools for drawing lines, shapes, and 3D objects. It explains how to use the selection, line, push/pull, rectangle, circle, and arc tools. It also covers how to move, rotate, add text, and orbit/zoom the view in Sketchup. The lesson instructions are broken into sections on tool introduction, basic drawing, modifying objects, and adding text.
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SketchUp Lesson 1
- 3. Spring 2015 Welcome Time to learn Sketchup!
- 6. www.sketchup.com Lesson 1 Fill in the information boxes. Select your computer Select the type download and check the boxes. Select student
- 7. Lesson 1
- 8. Basics SELECTION TOOL DRAWING LINES DRAWING SIMPLE FIGURES PULLING/PUSHING PANNING AND ORBITING ROTATING AND MOVING ZOOMING Lesson 1
- 9. Lesson 1
- 10. Lesson 1
- 14. Large Tool Set Lesson 1
- 15. Large Tool Set Lesson 1
- 18. Click once to start line - do not click and drag! Lesson 1
- 19. Can align to axis Lesson 1
- 20. Click again to finish line Lesson 1
- 21. Now you try it! Lesson 1
- 22. Build a square ** Tip: press esc to cancel a line mid-build Lesson 1
- 23. Grey signifies solid shape Lesson 1
- 25. Hover over a face and click once to select Lesson 1
- 26. Click again to finish Lesson 1
- 27. Orbitting, Pan, Zoom ** Press o to orbit Lesson 1
- 30. Selection tool • Click once to select a line or face • Click twice to select a 2D object • Click three times to select whole object Lesson 1
- 34. Moving • **Always move on an axis to avoid “floating” objects
- 35. Moving • **Always move on an axis to avoid “floating” objects
- 36. Rotate • With selector tool, triple click to select whole object • With rotate tool selected, double click face center ROTATING AROUND CENTER Lesson 1
- 37. Rotate • Double click face center ROTATING AROUND CENTER Lesson 1
- 38. Rotate • Orient, hold shift, click ROTATING AROUND POINT Lesson 1
- 39. Rotated Rectangle Good for drawing rectangles at an angle to the 3 axes Lesson 1
- 40. Rotated Rectangle • Can orient to any axis, or on a face of an object Lesson 1
- 41. Rotated Rectangle • Click once and move line Lesson 1 Click twice and place rectangle to an angle to the indicated plane (in this case, red)
- 42. Rotated Rectangle • End result Lesson 1 Orbit and extrude to best show angles
- 44. Lines and shapes Shape by size Lesson 1 Click once to start shape, move mouse to “get shape started”, then simply start typing. Once you hit enter shape should finish on its own. Tip: Don’t click on the dimensions box. Just start typing.
- 45. Lines and shapes Sides Lesson 1 Circles and polygons the number of sides can be changed. Then you enter the radius.
- 46. Lines and shapes Sides Lesson 1 Circles and polygons the number of sides can be changed. Then you enter the radius. Try it!
- 47. Arcs Lesson 1
- 48. 2 point Arcs • Click for start point, click for end point, move mouse to bend • Measured: Click to start, enter length of line, enter ‘radius’ for curve Lesson 1
- 49. 3 point Arcs • Click for start point Lesson 1 Click again for rotation point and adjust arc Click again to finish
- 50. 3 point Arcs Lesson 1 Type in angle and hit enter to finish • Measured: Click for start point, type a length and select enter Move mouse to display “pacman”
- 51. Pie Arcs Lesson 1 Why am I standing on pizza? finished product
- 52. Pie Arcs Lesson 1 Click once to select centerpoint of “pie” Click again to define edge of the slice of pie Move mouse and click again to finish the pie
- 53. Arc Tangents • Create tangents to soften edges Lesson 1
- 56. Text • Comments ‘swivel’ with camera, 3D text objects act like any other element and do not ‘swivel with camera Lesson 1