The complete guide to Sketchup Pro: AII you need to know for mastering Sketchup Pro, using the power of extension and Layout

Chapter 1: Fundamentals 1 – Becoming Familiar with SketchUp
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    Installing the desktop program
    Initial acquaintance with the software
    Defining a template and compatibility with the work environment
    Adjusting the Units of Measurement
    The Drawing Screen
    Adjusting menus and preferences
    The functions of mouse clicks
    Becoming familiar with the software – basic understanding
    Drawing lines – creating basic 2D geometry
    The Delete function
    Understanding the Concept of “Gluing” 2D Geometry
    Using the Move command in order to edit and operate geometry
    Exercise: Use of All the Commands:
    Presentation of the model in 3D
    Adjusting the Distance of the Display
    Creation of Basic Geometry in 3D – drawing lines
    The Push/Pull tool
    The Hide command
    Understanding the concept “gluing” in 3D geometry as one unit
    Connecting and Building Shapes with Reference to Inferences and Axes
    The Offset command - creating parallel lines with a common center
    Autofold - Maintaining a geometry plane:
    Creating models quickly
    Fusing faces
    The Tape Measure command
    The Select command
    Copying an object
    Creating a set of revisions
    The Divide Command
    Exercises:
    Flip Along by Axis
    The Rotate command
    Copying an object while rotating it
    Comprehensive Exercises
Chapter 2: Fundamentals 2 – Depth familiarity With Sketchup Tools
    Purge - Cleaning the file
    Creating command shortcuts
    The Scale Command
    The Mirror Command
    Working with “Gluing” the Geometry in the Model
    A component
    Creation of the Component
    Closed Group
    Editing Components and Groups
    Component and group editing display
    Copying entities – Use of group as opposed to component
    Use of Group as Opposed to Component in order to Isolate Geometry
    Make Unique - Isolate element from a set of duplicates
    Exercise!
    Importing a component
    Comprehensive settings of components:
    Unglue
    Adjusting axes in components:
    Reload
    Advanced characteristics of component and group
    Using component nesting for efficient modeling
    Outliner Tray
    Renaming a Component
    Merging Components
    Comprehensive Exercises for creating components!
    Creating 3D Text
    Coloring Faces
    Editing Material
    Sampling existing material
    Saving Material
    Texture Tweaking
    Importing a 2D File of Images
    Exercise! Inserting an Image File as Texture
    Export from within the model in 2D format
    Display Options
    Styles
    Creating and editing styles
    Mixing styles
    Fog Effect
Chapter 3: Comprehensive exercise - The Use of Advanced Tools
    Import of DWG files and creating a model from them
    First Stage: Importing .dwg Files and Building a Model
    Second Stage: - Managing Tags (Layers) – Organizing File Information
    Third Stage: Building the contours of the house from within the Plan
    Stage four: Creating openings to the model
    Stage Five: Inserting facades
    Creation of openings on the outside facades
    Stage Six: Construction of the First-Floor
    Stage Seven: Importing the First-Floor plan
    Stage eight: Creating the ceiling of the First floor and the roof level
    Stage nine: Closing the model as a group
    Stage Ten: Insert and edit objects to fit our work and model
    Component's external and internal editing
    Stage eleven: Creating a pergola component using the dwg plan and facades
    Stage twelve: Entering the Model using the section tool
    Stage thirteen: Creating scenes to the model
    Stage fourteen: Back to our exercise - creating a section-cut and saving it as a scene
    Stage fifteen: Using the scenes in order to create the stairs
    Stage sixteen: The Follow Me tool
    The Intersect Faces Command
    Solid Tools
    Exercises!
    Stage seventeen: Display options and advanced tips
    Position Camera
    Look around
    Walk
    Calculating area
    Generate Report
    The Dimension Command
    Text – Draw text label
    Printing
Chapter 4: Extensions for SketchUp - Topographical Landscape, drop, simplify contours, Shadows and Solar North
    Inserting extensions into the software
    Creating surfaces from the Beginning - Creating a sloped area using a grid
    Exploring the sandbox toolbar even more
    Projecting an image on a 3D ground face
    Defining Shade
    Solar North
Chapter 5: Layout - SketchUp Presentation Tools
    Introduction to Layout – All the reason to use Layout
    Opening the Program
    Work Environment
    Adding and removing Icons from the work screen
    The Tray Toolbars
    Adding a Keyboard shortcut
    Document Setup – Paper, Rendering and units
    Navigating in the Document
    Inserting the SketchUp Model
    The Layers tray
    Adjusting the cover page
    Adding Captions
    Adding Text with an Associated Arrow
    A bit more on the colors tray -
    Adding dimensions
    Angular Dimensions
    Editing Linked Content
    Managing Reference Files
    Entering Additional Content to the File
    Drawing and editing Tools
    Pattern Fill
    Adding a Table
    Grouping in Layout
    Scrapbooks – Collection of Program Icons
    Presentation
    Exporting to.pdf format, CAD, and images
    Just before we finish…
    Creating and saving a template