SketchUp

SketchUp course is offered by Hi-Tech CAD CAM Centre. The main objective of us is to provide quality training at an affordable cost for the candidates. Our seminars and courses aim to upgrade the skills and provide knowledge of the latest technologies for employees working in engineering organizations both Mechanical, Civil, ECE, and EEE.

Syllabus:

• Lesson 1 : Meeting Sketch Up Selections - Basic selections - Window selections - Modifier keys to add to and subtract from your selection - Tips for accurate and quick selection sets Components - Components vs. groups - Editing components - Component browser Paint Bucket - Applying colors and materials - Editing colors and materials - Materials browser
• Lesson 2 : Eraser - Erase single or multiple edges easily - How to soften or hide edges with the eraser Rectangle - Drawing rectangles on any surface - Draw a perfect square or golden rectangle - Being accurate Lines - Best practices for drawing lines/ edges - Drawing accurately - Dividing edges Circle/Polygon - Drawing a circle or polygon - Changing the number of sides of a circle or polygon - Viewing addition information through the entity info dialog box Arc - How to draw arcs - Drawing tangent arcs - Drawing continuous smooth arcs - Defining number of arc segments.
• Lesson 3: Freehand - Use freehand to draw free form edges Move - Move is an auto-selecting tool - Pre-select objects for more control - Moving objects with precision - Common problems - Select, Copy and Auto-fold videos will show more about the move tool -Push/Pull - Pull any flat shape into 3d - Tips for accuracy and efficiency - Cut away geometry - Inferring to other geometry Rotate - How rotate works - Examples of the rotate tool in action - Lock or define the orientation of the tool
• Lesson 4: Follow Me - Introduction to follow-me capabilities - Tips about how the shape and path work together - Speedy tips that create instant follow-me results - Creating lathed objects Scale - Scaling in 2d and 3d - Accuracy when scaling - Use modifier keys for more options - Be aware of axis when scaling Offset - Offsetting surfaces vs. edges - Inferring and speedy tips Tape Measure - Measure distances - Create construction guidelines - Scale groups or the whole model based on known measurements
• Lesson 5 : Dimensioning - Add dimensions directly to your model - Adjust dimension settings
• Protractor - Measure angles - Create construction guidelines - Control the tool orientation - Establishing roof slopes Text & 3D Text - Create on-screen text and annotations - Change text settings - Pixel vs. real world text size, Creating 3D text Axes - Re-orient the default red, green and blue axes - Tips for quick axes orientation
• Lesson 6 : Navigation - Use of the orbit, zoom and pan tools - Navigate using the scroll wheel on your mouse - Tips for zooming - Zoom previous, next and zoom extents Position Camera & Look Around - Look around is a stationary viewing tool - Position camera allows you to place your view - Position your view exactly - Changing your field of view Walk - Walking around your model - Collision detection - Modifier keys for more options Sections - Create cut-away views of your model in any direction - Context options for the section plane - Move and rotate the section plane