Sketchup 8 Pro Foundation
- Designed for new Sketchup Pro users to quickly understand its features.
- No previous CAD experience required, but some design experience is beneficial.
- Focus on core 3D modelling skills, accurate drawing, and presentation displays.
- Topics include 3D User Interface, construction tools, and selection techniques.
- Course covers materials, libraries, layers, importing AutoCAD data, and creating animations.
Overview
This Sketchup 8 Pro course is tailored for beginners or those with minimal experience, aiming to swiftly grasp the software's features. No prior CAD knowledge is required, but familiarity with drafting or design is beneficial. Participants will acquire fundamental 3D modeling skills through hands-on training, covering topics like drawing accuracy, presentation displays, importing 2D data, modeling tips, animation, and printing techniques. The course includes instruction on the 3D User Interface, construction tools, geometry manipulation, materials, layers, and more.
Who should attend
Designers, Engineers, Architects
Course Content
Sketchup 8 Training
Overview
Sketchup 8 Pro – This course is designed for new users or users with very little experience of Sketchup Pro and who want to understand the features of Sketchup as quickly as possible.. However, although no previous CAD experience is necessary, any drafting, design, engineering or architectural experience would be an advantage. It is recommended that delegates have a little working knowledge of Microsoft Windows
Objectives
You will focus on learning core 3D modelling skills in this hands-on course. Topics include accurate drawing, presentation displays, importing 2D scaled drawing data, 3D modelling tips, animation and printing techniques.
• Using the 3D User Interface
• 3D Draw and Modification Tools
• Useful Construction Tools
• Selection techniques
• Dividing and Healing Geometry
• Intersections -Boolean Operations • Materials & Libraries
• Components & Libraries
• Creating and Managing Layers
• Importing accurate AutoCAD data
• Creating an animated presentation
• Printing
Sketchup 8 Training Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunfermline and other sites throughout the UK including onsite closed company courses are available.
