Figure out materials and shaping in Google sketch-up

architecture

https://app.sketchup.com/app

things to know

  1. read about basics axes, faces, planes and shapes.
  2. enable large tool set, as you can visually see all the tools
  3. don't click and drag

axes

  • The red axis represents the X-axis.
  • The green axis represents the Y-axis.
  • The blue axis represents the Z-axis.

tips

  1. shift for drawing along axes
  2. coplanar three plus closed lines forms a face
  3. inference engine
  4. use guided. use ctrl
  5. keyboard shortcuts
    1. p for pull
    2. l for line
    3. c for circle
    4. e for erase
    5. f for offset
    6. m for move
    7. q for rotate
  6. triple click select everything that is connected
  7. create a profile and then push or pull. can be used for creating holes in 3d surfaces

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