SketchUp Pro: Interior Design Detailing

SketchUp Pro: Interior Design Detailing

3h 35mIntermediate2021-02-17

Authors

Rebecca Terpstra

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
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