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31/03/2021

Introduction to SketchUp Course

This week’s course is perfect for anyone looking to learn 3D modeling from scratch and start designing quickly, efficiently, and professionally.

As the name suggests, this is a beginner-friendly course focused on mastering the essentials of SketchUp for 3D modeling and design—ideal for applications in interior design, decoration, architecture, and more.

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Introduction to SketchUp Course

 

This course is designed to help you bring your ideas to life and communicate them in 3D.

What will you learn in the Introduction to SketchUp Course?

The Introduction to SketchUp course is part of Domestika Basics. It’s divided into 5 modules and aims to teach you how to use this digital tool for 3D modeling and design from the ground up.

Course 1 – Getting Started with SketchUp

  • Course introduction
  • Software versions and installation
  • First steps with SketchUp
  • Navigating your model
  • The importance of perspective
  • Drawing your first lines
  • From flat surfaces to 3D volumes
  • Measurement tools
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Modeling practice

 

Course 2 – Modeling Tools

  • The rectangle tool
  • Polygons and circles
  • The move tool
  • Creating groups and rotating
  • Copying and copy modes
  • Component entities
  • Scaling and symmetry
  • The Follow Me tool
  • Modeling practice

 

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Course 3 – Groups and Components

  • Introduction
  • Outliner window
  • Components with openings and plane alignment
  • Camera-facing components
  • Creating and managing component libraries
  • The extensive 3D Warehouse library
  • Importing models in other formats
  • Solid groups and components
  • Modeling with scale and solids
  • Modeling practice I & II

 

Course 4 – Materials, Textures, and Graphic Styles

  • Introduction
  • Applying default materials
  • Creating custom materials
  • Texture mapping
  • Adapting photos from a single perspective
  • Adapting photos from multiple perspectives
  • Selecting graphic styles
  • Customizing graphic styles
  • Modeling practice

 

Course 5 – Organization and Settings

  • Introduction
  • Combining outliner and layers
  • Section cuts
  • Shadows and geolocation
  • Creating and managing scenes
  • Virtual tours and animations
  • Exporting to 2D and 3D formats
  • Extensions: definition and installation
  • TrueBend extension
  • Modeling practice I & II

 

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Technical Details – Introduction to SketchUp Course

The Introduction to SketchUp course is split into five modules, totaling 6 hours and 24 minutes of content.

It consists of 52 lessons that you can revisit as many times as you like, all online and accessible through the Domestika app.

Over 40,000 students have taken this course, giving it a 100% positive rating.

The course audio is in Spanish, with subtitles available in Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, and Italian.

About the Instructor

Your instructor is Alejandro Soriano, a designer specializing in 3D visualization. He creates and produces images and illustrations of environments, buildings, and objects that have yet to be built.

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Is this course right for me?

This course is part of Domestika Basics, designed for beginners with no prior experience who want to get started in the world of 3D modeling and design.

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