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SketchUp for Interior Design

3D Visualizing, Designing, and Space Planning
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SketchUp for Interior Design is a practical guide that addresses the specific needs of interior planners using the professional, subscription-based version of SketchUp. This second edition teaches interior designers, architects, students, and hobbyists how to design and model 3D interiors through step-by-step tutorials covering space plans, furniture, cabinetry, colours, materials, and client presentations.

It includes detailed instructions on using key tools, importing plans, creating scaled graphics, and utilising the Component and Extension Warehouses. The companion site provides example files to practice alongside the book's clear screenshots.
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This book is ideal for interior designers, architecture students, planners, and hobbyists seeking to master SketchUp for professional or personal interior design projects.

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SketchUp for Interior Design is a practical guide that addresses the specific needs of interior planners and explains the latest features of the professional, subscription-based version of SketchUp.

SketchUp for Interior Design, Second Edition shows interior designers, architects, planners, students, and hobbyists how to design and model with this software. Step-by-step tutorials explain how to create 3D models and space plans, furniture, cabinetry, and accessories. Experiment with colours and materials, import manufacturers’ models, and make client presentations and animated walk-throughs.

This edition features expanded coverage of the LayOut feature, the Component and Extension Warehouses, and includes updates on the latest tools and functions.

Each chapter is packed with screenshots, making the instructions easy to follow. Files on a companion site let readers play along with the book’s examples.

SketchUp for Interior Design explains how to:

  • Choose or create a template and navigate the interface.
  • Use basic tools such as push/pull, circle, rectangle, eraser, pencil, and move, along with modifiers to perform different functions.
  • Download and install additional tools from the Extension Warehouse.
  • Import and trace paper sketches and AutoCAD plans for quick modelling.
  • Create scaled, 2D graphics from the model.
  • Create tables of design components.

With comprehensive, accessible coverage of SketchUp and its practical applications, SketchUp for Interior Design is an essential reference for anyone who wants to create spaces and communicate their ideas.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119897743

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 183.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Lydia Sloan Cline is a professor at Johnson County Community College, where she teaches SketchUp, Fusion 360, AutoCAD, 3D Printing, and manual drafting. She has worked for leading architecture firms such as Populous and Gresham Smith and Partners and is also the author of Architectural Drafting for Interior Designers.

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