SketchUp

Sketchup Free (On-line Version)

https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-free

  1. Click on the “Start Modeling” red button.
  2. Wait for it to load, scroll down and use your Google Account to login to the program.

Recreation Family/Game Room 3D Modeling Assignment

  1. You will be creating a 20 X 30 foot  Recreation Family/Game Room.
  2. Using the rectangle tool and the push/pull tool option, create your “Walls”. Thicknesses should be 5″ for interior walls and 6″ for exterior walls.
  3. Wall heights should be 8′.
  4. Add (1 or more) doors, and (2 or more) windows after you create the walls. Select the “Components” from the Tool Bar and search the 3D Warehouse for your doors and windows. Size (scale) them to an appropriate size. Doors typically are 7′ tall and 3′ wide.
  5. Floors? (Carpet, Tile, Wood, etc.)
  6. Furniture? (Chairs, Couches, etc.)
  7. Search again in the 3D Components for other optional items you wish to add to your Recreation Family Room (Cabinets, Stereo Music System, TV’s, Pool Table, Dart Board, Foosball Table, Ping Pong Table, Fish Tanks, Wall Pictures, Plants, Fireplace, and much more…
  8. As you add your components make sure they are scaled to an average dimension. Look up size dimensions on the internet.
  9. Save your work as you go…

Backyard Environment & Landscape 3D Modeling Assignment

  1. You will be creating a 3D modeled Backyard Environment w/Landscaping
    The dimension will be 125′ wide by 175′ long.
  2. Your backyard must include…
    – Deck (wood or metal)
    – Patio (concrete or tile)
    – Patio Items (benches, tables, chairs, stools, barbeque, fire pit, etc.)
    – Grass/Lawn Areas (landscape)
    – Trees, Shrubs and Planters (landscape)
    – Walkways (gravel, stepping stones, concrete, etc.)
    – Small metal/wood shed 10′ x 12′ minimum for lawn mowers, etc.
  3. Optional items you may wish to include; Fences, Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, Sports Courts (volleyball, badminton, horseshoes, pickleball, etc.), Play Structures, Gazebo, Lighting Fixtures, Ponds, Fountains, Large Rocks, Garden Area.

Additional Backyard Resources: 

Sketchup Tutorials

–  Watch this Before You Get Started with SketchUp

Getting Started with SketchUp – Part 1
Getting Started with SketchUp – Part 2
Getting Started with SketchUp – Part 3
Getting Started with SketchUp – Part 4

3D Warehouse: Searching and Downloading
3D Warehouse: Download Materials
3D Warehouse: Collections
3D Warehouse: My Warehouse
SketchUp Skill Builder: Texture Tweaker

SketchUp Level 1: Drawing & Editing Fundamentals
–  Tutorial For Beginners – Part One
–  Tutorial For Beginners – Part Two
–  Importing and customizing Thingiverse models in SketchUp
–  How to modify an STL file using SketchUp

Sketchup & Architecture
–  SketchUp: Making a Simple House
–  Sketchup: Model a Shed
–  Sketchup: Modeling a Floor Plan
–  Sketchup: Small House (Part 1 – Walls)
–  Sketchup: Small House (Advanced Doors & Windows)
–  Sketchup: Walls, Doors & Windows
–  Sketchup: Advanced Textures
–  Sketchup: Kitchen Cabinets
–  Sketchup: Overhead Cabinets & Islands
–  Sketchup:  Appliances & Intersecting
–  How to start a Architectural Floorplan in Google Sketchup
–  Creating Floor Plans from Images in SketchUp
–  Modeling a Floor Plan

SketchUp Skill Builder: Hip Roof