Getting Started with SketchUp Pro: Set out on your 3D modeling journey with expert tips, tricks, and best practices for using SketchUp

Getting Started with SketchUp Pro
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Part 1 – User Interface and Beginning Modeling!
Chapter 1: Beginning with SketchUp Pro
    SketchUp Versions
    Exploring the SketchUp Pro User Interface
        Drawing Area
        Title Bar
        Menu Bar
        Getting Started Toolbar and Other Toolbars
        Status Bar
        Default Panels
    Navigating in SketchUp Pro
        Orbit
        Pan
        Zoom
        Zoom Extents
        Views Toolbar
        Other Zoom Tools
        Active Tools while using Navigation
    Geometry “Rules” in SketchUp
        Edges (Lines)
        Faces
        Rectangles
        Polygons
        Curves (Welded Edges)
    Summary
Chapter 2: Principal Tools, Axes, and Inferences
    Working with the Principal Tools
        The Select Tool
        The Lasso Select Tool
        The Eraser Tool
    Axes – orienting in our Model
        Place
        Move
        Reset
        Align View
        Hide
    Understanding Snaps and Inferences
        Snaps
        Inferences
    Summary
Chapter 3: Modeling with Groups and Components
    Working with “Sticky Geometry”
        What is Sticky Geometry?
        Avoiding Sticky Geometry
        Using Sticky Geometry
    Model with Groups and Components (Objects)
        Objects in SketchUp
    Deciding When to Use Groups versus Components
    Summary
Chapter 4: Drawing Tools – We Begin Modeling!
    Modeling with the Drawing Tools
        Where Can You Draw Geometry?
        Line Tool
        Freehand Tool
        Rectangle Tool
        Rotated Rectangle Tool
        Circle Tool
        Polygon Tool
        Arc Tool
        2 Point Arc Tool
        3 Point Arc Tool
        Pie Tool
    Creating 3D, Solid, and Watertight Geometry
    Understanding how Faces Heal
        Creating Faces by Drawing Edges
        Healing “Broken” Faces
    Summary
Chapter 5: Editing Tools – Making Big Changes!
    Changing Geometry with the Editing Tools
    Preselecting Geometry – Workflow Order of Operations
    The Move Tool
        Copy and Array
        Autofold
    The Rotate Tool
    The Scale Tool
        Where to scale from?
        Which Scale Proportions?
        How Much Scale Should Be Applied? (Scale Amount and Flipped?)
    The Push/Pull Tool
    The Follow Me Tool
    The Offset Tool
    The Flip Tool
        The Legacy Flip Along Workflow
    Editing Existing Geometry and Creating New Geometry
        Face Orientation
        Tape Measure and Protractor Guides
    Summary
Part 2 – Views, Animations, and Materials
Chapter 6: Camera Options
    Camera Options – My Geometry is Not Straight!
        Perspective View
        The Two-Point Perspective View
        The Parallel Projection View
    Camera Tools
        Position Camera
        Look Around
        Walk
        Field of View
    Summary
Chapter 7: View Options
    Styles
        Edge Styles
        Face Styles
        Component Styles
        Creating and Editing Styles
    Shadows and Fog
        Shadows
        Fog
    Sections
        Section View Options
    Scenes
        Animation
    Summary
Chapter 8: Materials
    Materials
        Colors
        Textures
    Paint Bucket Tool
        Applying Materials
        Sample Materials
        Overriding Existing Materials with Modifier Keys
    Creating and Editing Materials with the Materials Panel
        Finding Materials
        Creating a Material from an Existing Material
        Creating a Material from an Image Import
        Editing Materials
        Saving Materials and Collections
        Managing Materials in Your Model
    Advanced Techniques
        Texture Position
        Projected Textures
        Additional Material Options
    Summary
Part 3 – Advanced Modeling and Model Organization
Chapter 9: Entity Info, Outliner, and Tags Dynamically Organize Your Models
    Entity Info
        Edges and Welded Edges
        Faces
        Groups
        Components
        Construction Geometry
    Outliner
    Tags
        Tag Visualization Options
        Tag folders
        Cleaning Up Unwanted Tags
        Using Tags with Scenes
    Summary
Chapter 10: Model Info and Preferences
    Model Info
        Animation
        Classifications
        Components
        Credits
        Dimensions
        File
        Geo-location
        Rendering
        Statistics
        Text
        Units
    Preferences
        Accessibility
        Applications
        Compatibility
        Drawing
        Files
        General
        Graphics (Formerly OpenGL)
        Shortcuts
        Template
        Workspace
    Summary
Chapter 11: Working with Components
    Using the Components Panel
    Creating Components
        Creating New Components
        Nested Components
    Component Statistics
    Updating and Editing Components
    Component Instances
        Instance Options
    Dynamic and Live Components
        Dynamic Components
        Live Components
    Summary
Chapter 12: Import, Export, 3D Warehouse, and Extensions
    Import Options
        Importing 3D Files
        2D Files
        Image Files
    Export Options
        Exporting 3D Files
        Exporting 2D Files
        Image Files
        Section Slices
        Animations
        Send to LayOut
    3D Warehouse
    Extensions
        Extension Warehouse
        Extension Manager
        Overlays
    Summary
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