The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture

Modeling Buildings, Visualizing Design, and Creating Construction Documents with SketchUp Pro and LayOut.

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Provides a flexible workflow for incorporating SketchUp into every phase of the architectural design process, from the early stages of schematic design to final documentation.
内容简介
Incorporate SketchUp into every phase of your design If you want to go beyond the basics and start using SketchUp 3D modeling software in all phases of your design, The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture and Building Design is the perfect place to start.From preliminary schematics to construction documentation and everything in between, the book sketches out a workflow that is flexible enough to use from start to finish.You’ll discover helpful techniques, smart tips, and best practices that will make your design process easier, as well as helping you easily export your models into BIM programs.The book includes in-depth coverage of the lightly-documented LayOut toolset and video tutorials on more advanced methods.Goes beyond the basics into intermediate and advanced techniques for architects, designers, and engineers who want to use SketchUp in all stages of design Guides you from basic schematics through design development to construction documentation Includes best practices for organizing projects and workflows and helpful tips Provides special coverage of the LayOut toolset, an often-underused component of SketchUp Pro The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture and Building Design is a valuable addition to your design toolkit.
作者简介
Michael Brightman, Denver, Colorado President and Lead Instructor of Bright Ideas Inc, a Google authorized training center, where he teaches architecture, construction, engineering, and design firms how to leverage Google 3D in their workflows Founder of See Before Building, a visualization and marketing service that creates 3D presentations and architectural drawings for design firms Frequently conducts SketchUp tutorials and demonstrations at major industry conferences, including a Google’s booth at AIA 2011. M.Arch.from Kent State University in Ohio
目录
Cover
PART I: Starting the Flow
Chapter 1: Introduction
The Workflow
Who Should Read This Book?
What’s in This Book?
What Are the Prerequisites?
Free SketchUp or SketchUp Pro?
Online Content
Mental Preparation
SketchUp Portfolio
Chapter Points
Chapter 2: Building Information Modeling
What Is BIM?
SketchUp and LayOut as BIM
Filling in the BIM Blanks
The SketchUp Outlook
Chapter Points
Chapter 3: Project Management
Folders and Files
Cloud Storage
Archiving
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PART II: SketchUp
Chapter 4: SketchUp Basics
Five Core Concepts
Leveraging SketchUp
Creating Geometry
Advanced Inferencing
Organizing Geometry with Containers
Section Planes
Layers, Styles, and Scenes
Chapter Points
Chapter 5: The Professional’s SketchUp Template
Base Template
Model Info
Standard Layers
Styles
Utility Scenes
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Chapter 6: The Professional’s SketchUp Environment
Toolbars
Dialogs
System Preferences
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Chapter 7: SketchUp Collections
Material Collection
Component Collections
Styles Collection
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Chapter 8: Ruby Scripts
Find Ruby Scripts
Installing Ruby Scripts
Using Ruby Scripts
Recommended Ruby Scripts
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PART III: LayOut
Chapter 9: Introduction to LayOut
What Is LayOut?
Why LayOut?
Chapter Points
Chapter 10: The LayOut Interface
Getting Started
Main Toolbar
Document Setup
Preferences Window
Inspectors
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Chapter 11: The Professional’s LayOut Environment
New Presentation
System Preferences
Custom Toolbars
Trays
Basic LayOut Template
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Chapter 12: LayOut Tools
Navigating LayOut
Drawing Tools
Annotation Tools
Modification Tools
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Chapter 13: LayOut Collections
Templates
Scrapbooks
Using Collections
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Chapter 14: Inserting Content
Working with SketchUp Models
Working with Images
Working with Text
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Part IV: The Architectural Design Process
Chapter 15: Site Analysis: Digital Site Survey
Geo-Location
Site Plan
Site Section
Final Drawings
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Chapter 16: Site Analysis: Building Context
The Project Site
Finding Nearby Buildings
Geo-Modeling
LayOut Diagrams
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Chapter 17: Site Analysis: Documenting an Existing Building
The Project
Recording Field Notes
The As-Built 3D Model
Working with Existing CAD Drawings
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Chapter 18: Schematic Design
Remodel Design
Project Types
Modeling Strategy
Objects
Exporting to CAD
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Chapter 19: Design Development Rendering
Populating a Scene
Rendering in SketchUp
Photorealistic Rendering
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Chapter 20: Construction Documents
Crucial Concepts for Documentation
Drawings
Annotations
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Index