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The Complete SketchUp Guide To Layout teaches you how to create organized drawing sets for your SketchUp projects directly from SketchUp with Layout.

What' You'll Learn

  • How to organize SketchUp models for drawing sets
  • How to draw scaled drawings in Layout
  • How to annotate SketchUp drawings
  • How to manage Layout project document sets
  • How to detail your projects through sections 

This course includes

  • 3 hours on-demand video
  • 2 articles
  • 1 downloadable resource
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Assignments
  • Certificate of Commpletion

Description

The Complete SketchUp Guide To Layout teaches you how to create organized drawing sets for your SketchUp projects directly from SketchUp with Layout.

Getting quality output from SketchUp often requires exporting lots of files back and forth from SketchUp and a third party program. However, SketchUp has created a robust document editor to manage drawing sets that integrates directly with SketchUp -- SketchUp Layout.

This introductory course helps you understand what Layout is, and it gives you the workflows and techniques that can save you headaches and time documenting your project in neatly defined and accurate plans, sections, elevations, and perspectives of all sorts. Pretty much, any view you can make in SketchUp, can be setup in Layout and curated to the look you desire.

What you learn:

- How to setup title blocks and templates in Layout

- How to import and update your drawing set with SketchUp models

- How to develop annotated and dimensioned plans, sections and elevations

- How to develop building sections, wall sections and scaled details for your project

- How to export layout projects into PDF and CAD formats

- How to create your own scrapbook libraries of annotations and details

At the end of this course, you will be ready to document your SketchUp projects beyond concept models, to buildable schematics for any phase.

If you’re ready to develop your documents better from SketchUp, then see you in my class.


Who this course is for:

  • This course is for architects, and designers


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Course curriculum

  1. 1
    • Key Concepts For Layout

    • Preparing The Model

  2. 2
    • Example Layout Drawing

    • Layout Templates

    • The Layout Interface

    • Layout Canvas and Navigation

    • Layout Toolbar Tray

  3. 3
    • SketchUp Model Import

    • Scaled Drawing In Layout

    • Layout Annotations & Dimensions

    • Layout Scrapbook Libraries

    • Updating The Drawing Set

    • Customizing The Titleblock

    • Project Settings

  4. 4
    • Adding Elevations

    • Adding Sections

    • Reviewing The Drawing Set

    • Adding Tables and Drawing Index

  5. 5
    • Fine Tuning Layout Geometry

    • Adding A Wall Section

    • Adding Section Components

    • Adding Section Structure

    • Adding A Beam

    • Refining Roof Structure

    • Adding Break Lines

    • Completing Roof Structure

    • Refining Curtain Wall Detail

    • Completing The Wall Section

  6. 6
    • Preparing The Section Detail

    • Refining The Section Detail

    • Annotating The Details

  7. 7
    • Exporting PDF

    • Exporting CAD

  8. 8
    • Conclusion

Instructor(s)

Brandon Aaron Gibbs

Architect & Innovator

4.5+ Instructor Rating | 245+reviews | 10,000+ students

Brandon Gibbs is an award winning licensed Architect, Creative Director of MotionFORM and Architect in Residence at I Am The Studio. Brandon received a Masters in Architecture from the Architectural Association, studying under Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid, where he began his thesis and research into parametric Architecture. Brandon has design several pavilions, universities, churches, modern homes in addition to several award winning film and animation projects. He regularly speaks and mentor young Architects and designers in organizations like AIA (American Institute of Architects) NOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects) and AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Artists). I have spoken at several design conferences, media events, network groups and have gone from consulting a diversity of clients to professing the secrets of design, branding to listeners at all levels. Designers of all shapes and sizes have learned and succeeded from my programs, and I’ll help you win, too if you give me a try.