SketchUp Pro: Interior Design Detailing
3h 35mIntermediate2021-02-17
Authors

Rebecca Terpstra
CAD Program Chair at Arapahoe Community College
Course details
If you have any experience with SketchUp, you know how effective a tool it is in bringing your designs to life. In this course, interior design expert Rebecca Terpstra teaches you how to create an interior design in SketchUp Pro from a basic floor plan, build it up three-dimensionally, populate the space with furniture and fixtures, and create the documentation needed to deliver it to a client or contractor. Rebecca also illustrates the versatility of SketchUp Pro, first working with an imported .dwg drawing file from AutoCAD, then showing how to import a hand-drawn floor plan and work with it in SketchUp. As with many design programs, diving into a project is one of the best ways to learn, and Rebecca provides custom-made exercise files to guide you through the tutorials. After this course, you’ll have a better understanding of what SketchUp Pro has to offer designers, as well as clients.
Skills covered
Interior DesignSketchUpArchitectural VisualizationRenderingMotion Graphics and VFX3D ModelingGoogleVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Create interior designs with SketchUp Pro
Project Setup and Organization
- Import AutoCAD drawings
- Import photos as drawing references
- Create walls
- Tags (formerly Layers)
- Import other SketchUp models
- Create door and window openings
- Set the scene
Create and Import Objects
- Create a basic kitchen
- The 3D Warehouse
- Place objects in a model
- Model a basic sofa from scratch
- Use extensions to add realistic details
- 3D model websites
- Create ceiling elements
Add Lighting and Materials
- Place light fixtures
- Add background images
- Import images as textures
- Material Replacer and Component Replacer
- Add realism
Create 2D Drawings
- Floor plan view
- Furniture plan view
- Reflected ceiling plan
- Export drawings to scale
Conclusion
- Next steps