Self-study:
Introduction to sketchup
£175.00
This course is a general introduction to SketchUp. It’s suitable for people who are totally new to SketchUp, are looking for a refresher, and for those who want to learn best practises and ensure they’re using the optimal workflow.
Course objectives:
Understand SketchUp as a tool
Be able to navigate the 3D environment (Orbit, Pan, Zoom etc.)
Learn how to draw simple 3D shapes (Line, Rectangle, Circle etc.)
Manipulate objects into more complex forms
Understand how Groups and Components work
Apply materials and textures and use basic scaling
Understand Layers and Tags
Be able to draw accurately
Utilise the 3D Warehouse
Know how best to populate your model with plants
Understand to create basic terrain
Be able to turn on shadows
Use the Camera Tools and set up Scenes
Export images for use in presentations
Pre-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course. Although it is written for landscape and garden professionals, it is an introduction to SketchUp and as such is applicable to other industries, although the exercises are aimed at landscape and garden designers.
Getting started
It is essential that you have SketchUp installed and running prior to starting the course. We cannot help you with software installation, if you have any difficulties with this please contact Trimble directly.
You will need a stable, reliable internet connection to view the course.
Course structure
This course is divided into a series of recorded lessons and exercises. You will be able to log in and watch the videos whenever you want, and however many times you need to.
Further Information
If you would like more information on any of our courses, please ask. You can contact us via email, phone or via our contact form.
“My goal was to use Sketchup more effectively and Fiona was brilliant in patiently addressing all my questions and solving my problems. Even more importantly she helped me to focus on the essential aspects and as a result I use Sketchup in a much more efficient way. ”