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Chapter 1: IntroductionAbout this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1How this Book is Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SketchUp 2013 Hands-On: Basic Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1SketchUp 2013 Hands-On: Advanced Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About Bonnie Roskes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2About the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 2: Advanced Intersect and Follow MeCreating a Table Leg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Placing Skylights in a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Creating a Faucet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Rounding Sharp Corners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Engraving: 3D Text with Intersect Faces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Creating Portholes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Creating a Log Cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Creating Flat-Sided Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Creating Notches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Building the Cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Door and Window Cutouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Chapter 3: Advanced Groups and ComponentsThe Outliner: Organizing Groups and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting Up the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Making Changes to the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Window Components: Cutting Thick Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Cutting Walls with a Single Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Opening in a “Hollow” Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Opening in a Thick Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Window with Glass in a Thick Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Cutting Walls with a Nested Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Wall of Unknown Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Wall of Known Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Cutting Faces in a Curved Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Using Components for Symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Making Symmetric Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Symmetry without Seams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Replacing and Reloading Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Chapter 4: Advanced Materials and TexturesTexture Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Fixed Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Positioning a Texture around Curved Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Example 1 - Positioning a Tiled Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Example 2 - Positioning a Single Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Editing Textures and Unique Textures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84Tips for Efficiency with Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Chapter 5: Working with Digital ImagesTexture Positioning with Free Pins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Using Images for Face-Camera Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Editing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100Using Photos to Create 3D Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Creating 3D Models with Free Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101Creating a Painted 3D Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101Creating a Painted Playhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Match Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109Match Photo with an Unpainted Model and One Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109Match Photo with an Unpainted Model and Two Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114Building a Model from a Photo: Example 1 - Playhouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117Building a Model from a Photo: Example 2 - Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120Building a Model from Two Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Projecting an Image onto a Topographical Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Painting with Photo Textures (Street View). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Using Street View for a Group of Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132Using Street View Images for Partial Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Chapter 6: SectioningSectioning Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139Using Sections for Interior Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143Using Section Planes to Create Floor Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147Using Section Planes for Repeating Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Creating a Striped Vase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150Creating a Striated Pyramid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Simultaneous Section Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157Using Inferences to Create Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

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Chapter 7: Styles and Sketchy EdgesStyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Pre-Defined Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Editing and Creating Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Mixing Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Watermarks and Backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Exploring an Existing Watermark Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Creating a Watermark Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Logos and Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Sketchy Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Exploring Sketchy Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Creating Your Own Sketchy Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Chapter 8: Presentation and AnimationScenes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Using Layers to Hide Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Using Layers for Labelled Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Using Layers to Explore Design Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Using Layers to Simulate Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Layers of Groups and Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Walk-Throughs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Creating Walk-Through Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Adding and Updating Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Using Sections and Styles in an Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Animation in Stages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Dividing the Model into Parts (Groups and Components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Sectioning Each Model Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Chapter 9: Sandbox Tools (Organic Surfaces)Creating a Sandbox (TIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Sandbox from Scratch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Smoove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240Sandbox from Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Drape and Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Drape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Drape with Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Stamp in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Adding Detail to a Sandbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252Organic Shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Organic Shapes from Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Organic Shapes from TIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256


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Chapter 10: Solid ToolsWhat is a SketchUp Solid? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259Overview of Solid Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260Outer Shell and Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263Trim and Subtract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265Intersect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Chapter 11: Miscellaneous Advanced ExercisesCreating a Steel Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

Downloading the Structural Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273Creating the Column - Beam Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274Adding Floor Joists and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276Completing the Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Creating a Spiral Staircase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282Aligning Any Two Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2863D Geometric Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Starting from a Cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288Starting from a Golden Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Creating a Model from 2D Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292Creating the Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293Adding Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Chapter 12: Dynamic ComponentsWhere to Find Dynamic Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301Using Dynamic Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Furnishing a Dynamic Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303Dynamically Accessorizing a House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Dynamic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310Dynamic Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312Dynamic Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317Dynamic Fencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Dynamic Components for Design Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321SketchThis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321Product Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Chapter 13: Advanced ExtensionsInstalling Extensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

Extension Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325SketchUcation Plugins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326RB, RBZ, ZIP Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

Extensions Listed in this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327Guide Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327Mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327Align . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328StrayLines / MakeFaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329Proxy View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

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Round Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332Hole Punching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333Shape Bender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334View Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336FlightPath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337[Re]Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339Keyframe Animation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340Sculpt Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341Triangulate Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344Curviloft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Curviloft: Loft by Splines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345Curviloft: Loft along Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350Curviloft: Skinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

TopoShaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354Try These, Too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Chapter 14: Additional ResourcesOfficial SketchUp Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

YouTube Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3573D Warehouse Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357SketchUcation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358SketchUp Sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358Concept 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358SketchUp Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Materials and Textures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3593D Warehouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359Image Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359Form Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359cadyou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359SketchUp Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Models (Components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360SketchUp Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360Form Fonts, cadyou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360Entourage Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Rendering and Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360


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23. Here’s another way to get the same results. Use Undo to return to this: the base and untrimmed handles, with intersection edges.

24. Select all intersection edges at one handle (you may end up selecting other edges as well, which is OK. Copy the edges (Edit / Copy).

25. Edit the handle where you selected the edges, and paste in the copied edges using Edit / Paste in Place.

26. Now you can trim the handles as you did before, and remove the intersection circles from the base.

27. Undo again to the untrimmed handles and base, with no intersection edges.

This method will create a more realistic faucet, with separate “solid” pieces rather than hollow shells.

28. We will now shorten the handle so that it just barely protrudes into the base. Edit a handle, and use the guide point to draw a vertical circle. (Remember, you can Shift-lock a circle’s orientation before you click its center point.)

29. Move this circle slightly toward the end of the handle.

30. This time use Intersect Faces / With Selected (not With Model), so that you get intersection edges with the circle, but not with the faucet base. Then trim extra edges.

31. Close the handle, then use Intersect Faces on the base to get the intersection edges.


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3. For the table glass, start by adding a rectangle in the 90-degree corner, and pulling it down slightly.

4. With Push/Pull still active, press Ctrl/Option and pull the rectangle down to the bottom of the table top. (Without Ctrl/Option, you would pull the rectangle all the way through.)

5. Paint the top of the rectangle with translucent glass, and erase the face and edges below it.

6. Add a table leg below the round corner. This one is a simple cylinder whose bottom face was scaled down.

7. Make a component of what you have so far. This is one-quarter of the completed table.

8. Make a 180-degree rotated copy like this:

9. Copy these two components and mirror them (use Flip Along or Scale).

10. Move the mirrored components into place. Here is the completed table, but you can see the edges that divide the table into quarters.

NOTE: For a plugin that mirrors selected objects automatically, see “Mirror” on page 327. In this case, you would have to run the plugin twice: first on one quarter, then on one-half of the table.

11. To make the table appear seamless, open any component for editing and hide the edges where the component meets neighboring components.

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6. Pull the back face of the box so that it intersects the curved face. Then run Intersect Faces to create the intersection edges.

7. Erase the sides faces of the box, so that you are left with this:

8. Sample the material on the flat face.

9. And click the inner curved face to project the material onto it. The image size is correct, but the positioning is a bit of a mess. The flat sign face is no longer needed, so erase it.

10. To fix the positioning, let’s try to project the texture. Display the hidden edges, and right-click on one of the middle segments. Choose Texture, and Projected is not checked. Choose Projected to make the material here, well, projected.

11. Turn off the hidden edges, sample the projected texture, and click anywhere on the curved face. The sign now fills the face with projected image.

12. There’s a slight problem, however. Look closely at the first or last letter of the sign. The “G” below is stretched because it is on a diagonal face that has a projected image from a flat face. So to get a true wrapping of this sign, we can’t use projected textures.


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15. And place the other green bar between these points on the gutters:

When the red and green bars are placed correctly, the blue axis should be vertical.

16. Turn the model display back on - the origins and axes match, but the scale relative to the model is incorrect.

17. To scale the photo, hover over any axis. The cursor changes to a double arrow.

18. Click and drag on an axis to fix the model to the photo. Keep in mind that the farther your mouse is from the origin, the more finely you can adjust the scale. To perfect the alignment between photo and model, you can go back and forth between placing the origin and adjusting the scale.

19. Right-click on the photo and choose Done. (Or you can click anywhere outside the photo.) If you don’t like your results and want to adjust the bars again, you can right-click on the picture and choose Edit Matched Photo.

20. As an aside, open the Styles window (Window / Styles). Click the Edit tab, then click the last icon at the top of the Edit tab (Modeling settings). At the bottom of this window are two sliders you can use to adjust the opacity of the Match Photo image: one for the foreground (what appears on the model faces)

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NOTE: Wondering how this model was made? With a simple Follow Me operation. In the picture below, the gear shape lying flat is the Follow Me path, and the vertical shape is the extruded face.

3. Place a section plane at the very bottom, copy it to the top, and enter 10/ (or whatever number you like) to evenly space planes in between.

4. Erase the top and bottom section planes.

5. Right-click on the top section plane and choose Create Group from Slice, then erase the plane. Repeat for each plane, one at a time. (It’s easiest to keep the Eraser tool active during this entire step.)

6. Select everything and Explode the groups (this might take a few seconds).

7. Now pick some colors and paint the stripes. In this example, the non-black colors are slightly translucent.

8. Next we’ll create rotated vertical stripes on the same vase. Start a new file and insert the same “wavy vase” model. Don’t forget to explode it.

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8. Next, remove the gradient border. Now the texture over the background is uniform, with no fade at the corners.

9. Finally, remove the grain underlay. Now just the background and objects appear.

10. Now we’ll build the style back up. Click the “plus” sign.

11. Open the grain image you saved, whose default name is “Cursive_tile03.” Name the watermark “Grain underlay,” and click Background so it will become an underlay. Then click Next.

12. Set the blend to your liking between Background and Image. The model updates while you’re changing these settings, so you can see how it will turn out. Click Next.

13. This image should be Tiled, and the Scale should be large enough that the grain can easily be seen. Then click Finish.


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15. Because the view was not saved in any scene, you can view any part of the house, such as the patio, and check out the shadows that appear at various times of day and year.

16. Shadows also appear inside the house.Use the walk-through tools to make your way inside, and click the scene tabs to see how the shadows pass through the rooms.

NOTE: You may have already noticed, but shadows can cause your model to move slowly. This is because SketchUp needs to recalculate shadows every time you orbit or zoom or walk. If shadows are slowing you down, turn them off, then turn them back on when you have the view you want.

17. Now we’ll add fog to the scenes. Orbit back to an outside view.

18. Open the Fog window (Window / Fog), check Display Fog, and set the fog so that some of the model is obscured.

NOTE: Fog settings are covered in the next section.

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4. Erase the roadway curves.5. Though it is not necessary for this simple model, the

Text tool is handy for checking elevations. First, Explode the group. Then activate Text and click any point along a contour. The default text is the point’s coordinates, the last of which is the point’s elevation. Any point on the same contour should have the same elevation.

6. To create a bridge, draw lines between two sets of intersection points, all of which should have the same elevation.

7. Erase any extra lines, and apply colors if you want. Now you have a roadway over hilly terrain, with a bridge crossing the lake.

StampThis exercises uses the copy of the model you created earlier.1. This tool requires one or more 2D or 3D objects; you

cannot select lines or curves. So add two lines between the open ends of the roadway.

2. Click Stamp (Tools / Sandbox / Stamp).

3. Click the roadway face. A red offset line appears around the roadway face, and the offset distance is listed in the Offset field. This is like the area of influence of the Smoove circle - it shows the area around the stamped object that will be added or removed from the TIN.


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5. Erase the four edges needed to remove these faces, to produce a single, watertight volume.

6. Erase the section plane as well, and close the component. Now it is solid.

7. Select the entire board and make it into a component as well. Nothing extra needs to be done to make this component solid (it’s just a box).

8. Move the cutter against the board so that the “handle” is flush with the end of the board. Leave the cutter component selected.

9. Activate Trim, and the cutting object doesn’t have to selected because it already is selected. So click the object to be cut - the board.

10. The board is cut but the cutting tool is still intact (and is still a component). Note also that the trimmed portions of the board have the corresponding materials from the cutting tool. Move the cutting tool to the other end of the board and rotate it to face the board.

11. Move the cutting tool to be flush with the board.


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2. Either stay in X-Ray view, or hide some walls, to make it easy to place this toilet above its symbol on the floor plan.

3. Next, turn off X-Ray view and bring in the window, placing it near the floor in the dining room. Go back to X-Ray view, and move the window above the window symbol on the plan.

4. Move the window up into place. Note that it only cuts through one side of the wall.

Depending on how thick you made your wall, the window is probably not visible from the other side of the wall.

5. If you need to push the window through to the other side, edit the component, select everything inside, and activate Scale. Use the drag handle shown . . .

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25. Drag the handle in the red direction and stretch the table to the other end of the room. While you are scaling, the entire model seems to elongate. . .

26. . . . but as soon as you release the drag handle, the chairs return to normal, and a few more chairs are added to accommodate the new length.

27. Scale the table in the green direction too, for a large, square table with lots of chairs. Sang is ready for entertaining.

28. This DC also has Interact capability. Activate Interact and move the cursor over the component - you can only interact with the chairs.

29. Click a few chairs, and they disappear.

30. To bring them back, Scale the table again. Start to scale it either in the red or green direction (don’t click the end the scale) . . .

31. . . . and enter 1 for the scale value.

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8. Click the preview to see if we can fix some of the segmentation. For example where shown below, the curves between the top and bottom aren’t distributed uniformly.

9. Drag a few endpoints of these segmentation curves so that the segmentation looks better.

10. Click twice in blank space to complete the model.

11. This tool works with just a single contour as well. For another example, that shows the difference between lofting methods, draw a circle on the ground, with a stepped path.

12. Here is the preview with Stretch Rail between Contours . . .

13. . . . with Offset Contours along Rail (a bit of amess) . . .

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