The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture: Modeling Buildings, Visualizing Design, and Creating Construction Documents with SketchUp Pro and LayOut

2018·75.75 MB·English

by  Michael Brightman

Cover Page: iii
Title Page Page: iii
Copyright Page: iv
Dedication Page: ii
Part I: Starting the Flow Page: 1
Chapter 1: Introduction Page: 3
The Updated Workflow Page: 4
Who Should Read This Book? Page: 5
What's in This Book? Page: 6
What are the Prerequisites? Page: 7
SketchUp Make or SketchUp Pro? Page: 8
Online Content Page: 9
Mental Preparation Page: 10
Portfolio Page: 10
Chapter Points Page: 17
Chapter 2: Building Information Modeling Page: 18
What is BIM? Page: 18
SketchUp and LayOut as BIM Page: 19
Filling in the BIM Blanks Page: 24
BIM Burnout Page: 26
The SketchUp Outlook Page: 28
Chapter Points Page: 29
Chapter 3: Hardware Page: 30
Mac versus PC Page: 30
Specs Page: 31
Comparison Shopping Page: 35
Systems Page: 37
Chapter Points Page: 41
Chapter 4: File and Folder Management Page: 42
Folders and Files Page: 42
Cloud Storage Page: 56
Archiving Page: 56
Chapter Points Page: 59
Part II: SketchUp Page: 61
Chapter 5: SketchUp Basics Page: 63
Five Core Concepts Page: 63
Leveraging SketchUp Page: 65
Modeling Strategy Page: 67
Precise Modeling Page: 68
Creating Geometry Page: 73
Organizing Geometry with Containers Page: 92
Section Planes Page: 101
Layers, Styles, and Scenes Page: 102
Chapter Points Page: 110
Chapter 6: The Professional's SketchUp Template Page: 112
Base Template Page: 112
Model Info Page: 113
Standard Layers Page: 118
Styles Page: 118
Utility Scenes Page: 122
Chapter Points Page: 130
Chapter 7: The Professional's SketchUp Environment Page: 131
Toolbars Page: 131
Trays and Dialogs Page: 133
System Preferences Page: 134
Chapter Points Page: 141
Chapter 8: SketchUp Collections Page: 142
Material Collection Page: 142
Component Collections Page: 146
Styles Collection Page: 149
Chapter Points Page: 154
Chapter 9: Extensions Page: 155
Find Extensions Page: 155
Installing Extensions Page: 156
Using Extensions Page: 158
Recommended Extensions Page: 160
Chapter Points Page: 164
Part III: LayOut Page: 165
Chapter 10: Introduction to LayOut Page: 167
What is LayOut? Page: 167
Why LayOut? Page: 172
Chapter Points Page: 175
Chapter 11: The LayOut Interface Page: 176
Getting Started Page: 176
Main Toolbar Page: 177
Document Setup Page: 178
Preferences Window Page: 184
Inspectors Page: 192
Chapter Points Page: 201
Chapter 12: The Professional's LayOut Environment Page: 202
New Presentation Page: 202
System Preferences Page: 203
Custom Toolbars Page: 208
Trays Page: 210
Basic LayOut Template Page: 211
Chapter Points Page: 214
Chapter 13: LayOut Tools Page: 215
Navigating LayOut Page: 215
Drawing Tools Page: 216
Annotation Tools Page: 225
Tables Page: 229
Modification Tools Page: 231
Chapter Points Page: 238
Chapter 14: Inserting Content Page: 239
Working with SketchUp Models Page: 239
Working with Images Page: 243
Working with Text Page: 245
Working with Tables Page: 246
Managing References Page: 248
Working with CAD Page: 249
Chapter Points Page: 250
Part IV: Model Organization Page: 251
Chapter 15: Model Organization Overview Page: 253
Core Concepts of Model Organization Page: 253
Nesting Groups and Layers Page: 256
Simplify the System Page: 283
Expand the System Page: 285
Chapter Points Page: 286
Chapter 16: New Construction Page: 287
New Construction Process Page: 287
The BLVD Coffee Shop Project Page: 288
Chapter Points Page: 314
Chapter 17: Renovation Page: 315
Renovation Process Page: 315
The Milwaukee Street Renovation Project Page: 316
Chapter Points Page: 345
Part V: Visualization Page: 347
Chapter 18: Introduction to Visualization/Preparation Page: 349
Presentations Page: 352
Real Objects Page: 355
Populating a Scene Page: 356
Preparing a Model Page: 358
Chapter Points Page: 359
Chapter 19: Rendering Page: 360
SketchUp Stills Page: 360
SketchUp Animations Page: 363
Photorealistic Rendering Page: 366
Chapter Points Page: 371
Chapter 20: Altered Reality Page: 372
Virtual Reality Page: 372
Augmented Reality Page: 376
Chapter Points Page: 377
Part VI: Construction Documents Page: 379
Chapter 21: Crucial Concepts for Construction Documents Page: 381
Always Off Page: 382
Level of Detail Page: 383
Representing Objects Page: 384
Section Planes Page: 388
Rendering Settings Theory Page: 389
Line Weight Theory Page: 393
Stacking Viewports Page: 393
Hatching Page: 395
Chapter Points Page: 399
Chapter 22: Title Blocks Page: 400
Templates Page: 400
Chapter Points Page: 418
Chapter 23: Drawings Page: 419
Drawings Page: 419
Chapter Points Page: 464
Chapter 24: Annotations Page: 465
Annotations Page: 465
Scrapbooks Page: 466
Using Collections Page: 478
Chapter Points Page: 478
Chapter 25: Exporting Page: 479
Exporting to PDF Page: 479
Exporting to CAD Page: 479
Conclusion Page: 486
Chapter Points Page: 486
Index Page: 487
End User License Agreement Page: 499