Introduction to

Sketchup
Thomson Chan
(Rosaryhill School)
info@chansir.net
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Learning and Teaching resources
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 Introduction to SketchUp
• Free versions are available
• NOT hardware demanding
• Easy to use in compare with Other
professional tools.
• Resources are available on web (3D
Warehouse)
• Plug-in can be added
 Introduction to SketchUp
• Official Web site: http://www.sketchup.com
– Download, Video Tutorial
 Installation
• The computer are installed with
English version (Ver 8.0.15158)
• If you want to use Chinese version.
You can install
– D:\sketchup_files\sketchupwzh-tw.exe
– Ver 8.0.16846
 Basic operation
• It cover the tools used in Part1,
Part2 and some of Part3 video.
• Tools cover was highlighted in the
Quick reference Guide in next slide.
Standard views 標準檢視
Orbit 環繞, Pan平移, Zoom縮放
Draw a rectangle with
dimensions 10’ x 20’
Push / Pull with dimensions 10’
Create the roof
Create the roof
Create the Chimney
Product of Video Part 1
 Product of video Part 2
• Follow me 路徑跟隨, Offset偏移
• Inference point
Create the base and pull it up
Draw the ridge
Move up the ridge
Offset 偏移 the base and pull
it up
Draw the Door and window
Draw the door frame
Follow me (路徑跟隨)
Draw Lines (inference point)
 Tools used in Video Part 3
• Tape measure
• Move a copy (Crtl-key)
• Use Inference point
Create the Room
Use Tape measure to create guide
Create rectangles with the guides
Pull up the surfaces
Change field of view and
Erase 4 lines
Draw Guides using tape
measure
Draw 3 rectangles
Draw the windows
Push pull the windows
Complete the windows
Paint bucket
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