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 VFXGoogle3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Create interior designs with SketchUp Pro
1. Project Setup and Organization
- 02 - Import AutoCAD drawings
- 03 - Import photos as drawing references
- 04 - Create walls
- 05 - Tags (formerly Layers)
- 06 - Import other SketchUp models
- 07 - Create door and window openings
- 08 - Set the scene
2. Create and Import Objects
- 09 - Create a basic kitchen
- 10 - The 3D Warehouse
- 11 - Place objects in a model
- 12 - Model a basic sofa from scratch
- 13 - Use extensions to add realistic details
- 14 - 3D model websites
- 15 - Create ceiling elements
3. Add Lighting and Materials
- 16 - Place light fixtures
- 17 - Add background images
- 18 - Import images as textures
- 19 - Material Replacer and Component Replacer
- 20 - Add realism
4. Create 2D Drawings
- 21 - Floor plan view
- 22 - Furniture plan view
- 23 - Reflected ceiling plan
- 24 - Export drawings to scale
Conclusion
- 25 - Next steps