SketchUp METC Wednesday, February 13, 2012
Cost Free SketchUp download Professional student version $49 per year Free Professional version for educators
Pro versus Free Professional Exports to CAD Presentation Tools Creator can “Author items” Free does all the basics I prefer this so students see me working on the same program
Usefulness Art concept drawings Geometry 3D examples Industrial Arts Historical setting visuals & Geography
Art concept drawings Sketches Architecture studies Art History connections 3d form examples SketchUp drawings can be uploaded to Photoshop (Pro)
Geometry Measurements Forms Visualize word problems Vocabulary visuals
Industrial arts SketchUp is a bridge between CAD and Revit Students will learn to think and present 3d before building. 3d printer Cad files can be uploaded and exported into SketchUp (pro)
History & Geography Google earth connections Historical settings in 3d interactive space
How I have used the program Architecture Studies 3D explanations of how to Historical architecture modeling Art history connections with sculpture
Architecture Studies
3D explanations of how to
Historical architecture modeling
Art history connections with sculpture
Things we will cover today Basic beginner tools Advanced tool bar Downloading Animation SketchUp school & Master SketchUp Questions?