Overview
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Learn how to link SketchUp with LayOut to transform your 3D model and generate high-quality plans, sections, and elevations for use with planning and construction.
Syllabus
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1. Introduction to SketchUp for Architecture
- Welcome to SketchUp for architecture layout
- What should you know before watching this course
- Saving and using the exercise files
- The LayOut interface
- Customizing the LayOut toolbars on Windows
- Customizing the LayOut toolbars on Mac
- LayOut preferences
- LayOut document setup
- Auto-Text
- Introduction to the drawing tools in LayOut
- The Pencil tool
- The Arc tools
- The Rectangle tools
- The Circle and Polygon tools
- Adding text and labels
- Creating linear and angular dimensions
- Styling dimensions
- Introduction to templates
- Setting up a basic template
- Adding the template text
- Adding the table and the logo
- Saving as a template
- Introduction to linking SketchUp with LayOut
- Adding and scaling the SketchUp scenes
- Linking the cover page images
- Rasterized links in LayOut
- Rasterized edit options
- Creating a vector or hybrid plan
- Adding 2D content to vector plans
- Adding 2D content from scrapbooks
- Adding the remaining SketchUp views
- Introduction to the scrapbooks
- Creating your own scrapbook page
- Editing scrapbook content
- Enhancing your foliage
- Introduction to finishing off the pages
- Completing the cover page
- Completing the floor plan raster
- Completing the floor plan vector
- Completing the elevations and sections
- Exporting options
- Exploring the DWG export
- Printing
- Next steps
