Sketchup is a threedimensional graphic design program that lets you easily and quickly build and model all kinds of 3d models. Schools need to download the free program, sketchup, on their mac or pcs. Sketchup is an easytolearn 3d modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3d. This screencast describes some of the projects in the book crazy shapes, part of the modemetricks advanced series. Now we can color our house, starting with the roof. In sketchup, component spray will appear under the draw menu. Enter the name of the artist or painting in the image search field. For the pyramid, use the polygon tool to make a triangle. Sketchup is a 3d modelling program for a broad range of applications such as architectural, civil, mechanical, film as well as video game design and available in free as well as professional versions. It was developed initially by last software in 2000. Bulge specify bulge amount by typing a number and enter. Copy that window you just added to the top, and place the copy at the bottom, near the front. Advanced mosaics, geometricks periodic patterns book 3.
Now while most of the modeling features are similar in sketchup for mac and windows, the interface does throw up a few little issues that i need to just run through with you. Youll see a shapes puzzle, picture puzzle, text puzzle, and a spinning word. The mighty mouse is the one that probably came with your mac, if your computer is less than a few years old. Our sketchup student coursebook and instructor guide use detailed design projects to teach sketchup in a classroom setting 3d design is a great motivational and instructional tool. Welcome to 3dvinci, your source for learning sketchup. It comes with a complete tutorial which helps you learn how to use all of its tools in no time at all. Paint the faces, and draw two concentr ic circles in this corner, to make the first window. You could make copies of the triangle, but an easier way is just to make another triangle inside the first one. Sketchup is a powerful, sophisticated, userfriendly computer aided design cad program. Learn how to use sketchup 2017 to design and document creative and compelling set models for film, stage, tv, and event planning. Created 772008 0 likes these models are described in the free teacher guide, produced by 3dvinci. Modeling with sketchup for entertainment design, pdf 3dvinci home. Use the rotate tool for this, using the clickanddrag method to set the rotation axis.
There are many alternatives to sketchup for mac if you are looking to replace it. Sketchup mac only, file, edit, view, camera, draw, tools. To make a more interesting door, add an arc at the top use the arc tool. Enter 6 with a slash symbol, and you get seven copies including the first and last windows. Select all of the windows in the first row, and make two or more copies of them, straight up. Sketchup introduces tons of new user requested features including an updated user interface, added file import and export functions, improved dwgdxf handling, enhanced sketching abilities, and some cool new tools including the sandbox. This is a screencast of some of the projects in the book puzzles, part of the modelmetricks intermediate series. Start with a rectangle, and pushpull it up to a box. Old and new version of sketchup for mac download oldapps.
This neat little project uses a lot of sketchup modeling tricks. The tool needed to make these two half circles into a quartersphere shape is follow me, but before you can use this tool, we need to define the follow me path. Then use move on this edge, to make two sections of the tall wall. Click the button for mac osx, then click the agree and download button. When you save an image from here, you want to be sure to save the largest resolution available. This project will work in any version of sketchup, including sketchup 8. Detailed, stepbystep tutorials on sketchup, as well as piranesi, and onecnc for colleges, universties, tech schools, and high schools. It starts from downloading the program to learning the basic commands, so no previous experience needed at all. About sketchup for mac sketchup is a 3d modelling program for a broad range of applications such as architectural, civil, mechanical, film as well as video game design and available in free as well as professional versions.
To make a simple building, use circle and pushpull to make a simple cylinder. If you dont feel like clicking icons or going the main menu each time you want to use a tool, you. For the second move point, click the boys hand at the point where the thumb starts. Our sketchup student coursebook and instructor guide use detailed design projects to teach sketchup in a classroom setting 3d design is a great motivational and. Advanced mosaics, geometricks periodic patterns book 3 printed 3dvinci. A box is boring, so well make it mo re interesting. Comprehensive, handson sketchup training, made easy with our detailed, clear, easytofollow format. Use move on this line, pulling it up in the blue direction to make the roof.
This means that the bedroom floor will stay intact, instead of being sucked up with the pool objects. Google sketchup design exercise 1 by jorge lorenzo issuu. Once you enter your email address and agree to the terms, click the download sketchup make. Google sketchup design exercise 2 by jorge lorenzo issuu. So activate the select tool, and click the vertical arc to select it. Start with a tall building, and use arc to make a halfcircle on top like this make sure the arc. Getting started in sketchup sketchup help sketchup help center. For the final face, with five holes, use all four square corners plus the midpoint of an added diagonal line. Radius specify radius by typing a number, the r key, and. This particular website doesnt let you save images this way, so i took a screen capture instead.
The search results will show thum bnails of all relevant im ages. Pull up the pool walls, and pull up the floor to make th e water line. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Use the rectangle tool to draw a golden section on the ground redgreen plane. Their stepbystep, illustrated exercises will teach you every aspect of sketchup, from the basic drawing and editing tools to components and groups, working with materials and digital. Like many other people, you may also have this app installed on your mac. Modeling with sketchup for interior design, pdf 3dvinci. Google sketchup design exercise 3 this advanced design project uses many of sketchups drawing tools, and involves paying some attention to the exact sizes of what youre drawing. The lower half is vertical, the upper half is slightly sloped. Listing of available rendering extensions for sketchup. Youll see how to use intersecting groups to create a striped beach ball. But creating the mantel around the top requires the funtouse follow me tool. With just a few simple tools, you can create 3d models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects even space ships. In macos, you can display tool palettes by selecting view tool palettes.
With the rectangle still selected, activate the move tool. The most popular mac alternative is freecad, which is both free and open source. Sketchup is created as a 3d modeling application for mac that can be used for free by the user, it is usually the first alternative for those expensive and professional 3d modeling software, and very easy to use for many common people. Activate the rotate tool and click to place the pr otractor at the very start of the curve you may have to zoom in closely to click this point. When you use pushpull for this, keep the ctrl option key pressed. If that doesnt suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to sketchup and loads of them are available for mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. This project was created in sketchup 8, but will work in sketchup 7 and even 6. Modeling with sketchup for entertainment design, pdf 3dvinci.
If you use the eraser tool to remove some of the inside edges, you can get this pattern. Press ctrl option while using scale to scale about the center of. Click the paint bucket tool to open the materials window colors on the mac. For the first move point, click the left edge of the rectangle, near the midpoint. Use the eraser again to remove that small edge at the bottom of the tent opening. Sketchup make is the free version, which is all you need for personal or educational use. These are for someone who has never seen the program but is eager to learn. Open the roofing folder and click one of the swatches im using the red metal roof. We utilize 2 series of books developed by 3dvinci especially for middleschool age kids.