ThinkParametric Certification

Sketchup Certificate of Completion

This Certification Course will cover the software Sketchup by Trimble, Inc. Sketching is the quickest way to visualize complex 2D and 3D ideas, and that's the basis of the 3D Modeling Software called Sketchup.

Sketchup is one of the most intuitive 3D surface modelers and has a friendly CAD Interface to help you create, develop and manage 3D projects. To become proficient in using the software, it's important to have a solid introduction, fundamentals for how it works, and some fundamentals of 3D Modeling in general, especially with regard to application in real world projects.

Whether you are a complete beginner or someone with a bit of experience; we cover everything from the very basics up to proficient use. The course has 8 Modules comprising all the subjects you must learn to understand how Sketchup works and how to design and document your Sketchup projects.

EXPLICIT MODELING

Bring your ideas to life with Sketchup.

Sketchup is one of the most intuitive and efficient ways for designing, documenting, and communicate your ideas in 3D. It offers a whole set of tools that will serve you from a schematic phase to construction documentation.

Create your ideas with ease

Sketchup’s motto is “3D For Everyone” and this is not an understatement. Sketchup is easy to learn and grasp due to its simplicity and intuitive methods of form creation. In the first three modules everything Sketchup has to offer in terms of form creation will be covered in detail and you’ll see for yourself how fast you model your own project.

Visualize your projects

Sketchup has powerful in-house features to create everything from more raw sketchy images to photo-realistic renders to explanatory animations. Everything that has to do with visualization will be covered like material creation and texturing, environment creation, sunlight and shadows and much more. Besides Sketchup’s native tools, we’ll also introduce powerful rendering plugins, like Vray and Lumion, available for Sketchup.

Document your work using LayOut

LayOut is the tool for creating documentation from your SketchUp model. After you’ve modeled your project in SketchUp you can send it to LayOut. In LayOut you add dimensions, labels, other text, or photos. You then can export a PDF to send to a client or use it in a presentation. The cool thing about LayOut is that it works seemingly with Sketchup, there’s a dynamic link maintained from your model to the LayOut document so if you edit your model, those changes are reflected in LayOut.

Collaborate with others

We’ll start by introducing Sketchup’s native collaboration tools and the various ways to communicate your model with your team and your clients. We’ll also go over some of the best practices architecture offices use to collaborate with others. Various platforms are discussed to share your work efficiently and effectively with your team.

Fundamentals of Sketchup

1.- Introduction to Sketchup
01min 25seg
2.- The abilities of Sketchup
02min 52seg
3.- Designing in Sketchup
02min 33seg
4.- Downloading and installing Sketchup
02min 40seg
5.- Different versions of Sketchup
03min 03seg
6.- Basic principles
06min 55seg
7.- Forms in Sketchup
08min 45seg
8.- The interface - viewports
16min 05seg
9.- The interface - menu
10min 16seg
10.- The interface - tray icons
18min 25seg
11.- Creating and transforming shapes
18min 07seg
12.- Final items on the tray menu
04min 28seg
13.- Management toolbars
11min 17seg
14.- Modeling a demo house - part 1
18min 46seg
15.- Modeling a demo house - part 2
14min 55seg
16.- Modeling a demo house - part 3
10min 16seg
17.- Covering the remaining toolbars
05min 45seg
18.- Sketchup's 3D warehouse
02min 20seg

Intermediate modeling in Sketchup

1.- Introduction
02min 01seg
2.- Principles of intermediate modeling
02min 31seg
3.- Importing the Farnsworth House floorplan
03min 35seg
4.- Modeling the floors and structure
25min 25seg
5.- Adding the final details
21min 07seg
6.- Important fundamentals to remember
04min 09seg
7.- Solid geometry operations
08min 21seg
8.- Using the Follow Me tool
19min 20seg
9.- Conclusion
01min 45seg

Advanced modeling in Sketchup

1.- Introduction
01min 56seg
2.- Principles of visualization
03min 21seg
3.- Applying materials to your model
22min 39seg
4.- Importing custom components - windows
04min 43seg
5.- Importing custom components - doors
08min 08seg
6.- Sun, shadows and styles
18min 35seg
7.- Exporting visuals and texture correction
14min 04seg
8.- Creating annotations
14min 26seg
9.- Section cuts explained
05min 38seg
10.- Geolocation tool
05min 15seg
11.- Photo match tool - part 1
21min 41seg
12.- Photo match tool - part 2
08min 08seg
13.- Conclusion and usefull resources
03min 26seg

Digital rendering

1.- Introduction
00min 53seg
2.- Module requirements
01min 56seg
3.- Visualization principles
12min 16seg
4.- Choosing a rendering software
07min 59seg
5.- Photoshop layer techniques
09min 47seg
6.- Photoshop assembling
21min 48seg
7.- Sketching techniques
15min 42seg
8.- Vray for Sketchup
20min 13seg
9.- Lumion for Sketchup
06min 56seg
10.- Interior render setup
13min 10seg
11.- Lighting setup
10min 31seg
12.- Applying materials
14min 51seg
13.- Exterior render setup
22min 14seg
14.- Animations in Sketchup
15min 55seg
15.- Conclusion
05min 15seg

Building Information Modeling

1.- Introduction
01min 50seg
2.- BIM principles
07min 30seg
3.- Design process - concepts
01min 34seg
4.- Schematic Design process
15min 50seg
5.- Design Development process
35min 39seg
6.- Construction Documents process
03min 37seg
7.- Building management design
02min 34seg
8.- BIM in Sketchup introduction
01min 25seg
9.- Drawing BIM walls
06min 05seg
10.- Drawing BIM doors and windows
06min 44seg
11.- Drawing BIM floors
09min 14seg
12.- Drawing BIM roofs
04min 37seg
13.- Creating a BIM drawing set
03min 06seg
14.- Drawing BIM structure
06min 01seg
15.- Creating the second floor and stairs
08min 28seg
16.- BIM takeoff pricing
02min 33seg
17.- BIM conclusion
01min 23seg
18.- File system
03min 42seg
19.- Conclusion and resources
05min 52seg

Digital fabrication

1.- Introduction
02min 15seg
2.- Principles of digital fabrication
07min 29seg
3.- Concepts of digital fabrication
13min 33seg
4.- Buildability
05min 35seg
5.- 3D printing our model
09min 59seg
6.- Different connection joints explained
03min 37seg
7.- Converting models for 3D printing
13min 48seg
8.- Designing custom supports for 3D printing
07min 12seg
9.- Preparing our model for 3D printing
12min 56seg
10.- Conclusion
04min 12seg

Automation and parametric design

1.- Introduction
02min 06seg
2.- Principles of parametric design
07min 26seg
3.- What is parametric design
10min 57seg
4.- Sine wave explained
04min 24seg
5.- Dynamic components - part 1
15min 20seg
6.- Dynamic components - part 2
14min 15seg
7.- Dynamic components - part 3
06min 48seg
8.- Ruby scripting in Sketchup - part 1
09min 54seg
9.- Ruby scripting in Sketchup - part 2
26min 48seg
10.- Conclusion
05min 03seg

Documentation

1.- Introduction
02min 18seg
2.- Principles of creating construction documents
08min 12seg
3.- Think like a builder
10min 14seg
4.- Modeling a construction detail section
29min 49seg
5.- Graphic standards
07min 42seg
6.- Custom scrapbooks
13min 37seg
7.- Collaboration tools - part 1
18min 07seg
8.- Collaboration tools - part 2
01min 28seg
9.- Collaboration tools - part 3
02min 47seg
10.- Collaboration tools - part 4
02min 27seg
11.- Exporting from Layout to CAD
02min 07seg
12.- Exporting to PDF
07min 00seg
13.- Conclusion
07min 00seg