Course description
Introduction to SketchUp - Live online training
SketchUp - 2-day introductory online SketchUp course for beginners in all industries. Live online training lets you participate in a real course from your place of work or home.
This SketchUp course provides beginners with a comprehensive introduction to the SketchUp software, giving delegates all of the skills needed to produce high quality 3D models.
Hands-on exercises are used to create 3D models and visualisations and to provide candidates with thorough understanding of the principal SketchUp drawing commands and techniques. These techniques can be applied across a broad spectrum of industries.
SketchUp courses are hosted by experts in 3D design, CGI and the production of visualisations and rendered images. They have been providing training in SketchUp and similar applications to industry for 20+ years.
Armada's approach to live online SketchUp training:
When you attend live online Training, you’re participating in a real course, hosted by a real trainer, in real time. We endeavor to make your experience as close as is possible to actually being in the classroom…
- You'll be able to see, hear and speak to our trainer and other delegates participating in the training.
- You can share your screen with our trainer to show them what you’re seeing.
- The training will follow the same syllabus as our classroom-based courses.
- It will be presented by the same certified trainers.
- We’ll make all course materials and training files available to you ahead of your course.
- If you don’t have access to SketchUp, we’ll send you a link to fully-functional trial software that you can download and install.
- You’ll be entitled to 30 days’ email support from your trainer.
All you need is an internet-connected computer. The setup is simple, but if there’s anything you’re not sure about we’re here to help.
Upcoming start dates
Course Content
This course typically covers the following topics:
- What is SketchUp?
- How to get around inside SketchUp
- Zoom, pan and rotate
- Understanding the XYZ axis
- Selecting toolbars
- Applying templates
- Drawing and using the pencil tool
- Drawing basic geometric shapes
- Drawing with measurements
- Drawing circles and arcs
- Sticky Geometry benefits
- Discovering layers
- Using shortcuts
- Measuring items inside SketchUp
- Information and database
- Moving and move/copy
- Simple array techniques
- Rotating objects
- Roate / copy
- Scale fractional and relative
- Making components
- Making groups
- Comparisons and benefits
- Saving components
- Reloading components
- Creating a digital warehouse
- Modelling techniques
- Using Push Pull
- Using Follow ME
- Intersecting Geometry
- Copy and Offset Faces, edges and polygons
- How to use polygons in 2D drawings
- Paint bucket
- Materials Editor
- Textures and bitmaps
- Getting to understand the Materials Editor
- What makes a good texture?
- Where to find textures
- Positioning textures
- Limits to graphics and bitmaps
- Create new scenes
- Create new styles
- Saving scenes and style
- Introduciton to animation
- Dimensions inside SketchUp
- Annotation inside SketchUp
- Printing from SketchUp
- Exporting 2D images or PDFs
Suitability - Who should attend?
This Introduction to SketchUp training is ideal for:
- Newcomers to SketchUp.
- Users with a small amount of SketchUp experience.
- Users who have previously used a different CAD tool and are looking to migrate to SketchUp.
Pre-requisites
Delegates should have a working knowledge of Windows® or Mac. No prior CAD or SketchUp knowledge is necessary.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
SketchUp e-Certificate
Upon completion of this Introduction to SketchUp course, delegates receive an e-certificate confirming that they have attended and successfully completed the course.
Course delivery details
Armada uses Zoom as our platform of choice for live online training.
Why choose Armada
4.9 stars Google Review rating
Over 96% delegate experience rating on our Autodesk courses in 2021
5 locations across UK and live online courses
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Reviews
Average rating 5
Rod was a great teacher - very clear and concise.
Thank you for yesterdays SketchUp course. I found it really helpful and easy to follow. I am so pleased I did it!
Expenses
Course fees are inclusive of all relevant course documentation.
Discounts available for multiple bookings.
elegates are also entitled to 30 days' after-course support via email.
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