The SketchUp Handbook for Interior Design

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Applying the Basics to Interior Design

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Using Essential Tools and Shortcuts for Space Planning

Technical requirements

Using camera views for 2D space planning

Modeling accurately using SketchUp’s tools and inferences

Measurements toolbar

Inferences

Locking in the axes (another type of inference)

The Flip tool

Undo and redo (your new best friends)

Using a three-button mouse

Creating keyboard shortcuts

Guide lines and guide points

Creating 2D space plan items

Mastering components for repeated elements

Building information modeling and other data extraction

Data extraction

Classifying BIM objects with IFC

Classifying groups and components

Using extensions for BIM modeling

Summary

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Becca’s Hierarchy of Modeling ...