GOOGLE SKETCH UPINTRODUCTION

Bronze: use functions & tools in Google SketchUp to create 3D shapes

Silver: use the more advanced tools & functions in Google SketchUp to design a room

Gold: design a room with some consideration of scale, purpose and audience

3D (Three Dimensional)

Learning The Basics

Pencil tool

Square tool

Circle tool

Eraser

Paint bucketFills shapes with colours or textures

Push/pull toolThis is important for turning flat (2D) shapes into 3D

Move object

Rotate object

Rotate(360° View)

Move

Here is a labelled diagram of the toolbar in Google sketch up

Main Task You have been asked by a design

company to design a room for a celebrity client. You should consider who your client may be and what they may need… how you will make your design appropriate for them?

3D Warehouse

To find the Toyota Supra model you will need to firstly open Google sketch up then go to file 3d warehouse and then click get models

Step (1)

Step (2)

Type Toyota into the search bar. Then find the Toyota Supra model, click download model

Then this box will appear click yes

To change the colours of the car you will need to click the part of the car that you want to edit 5 times.

Step (3)

Using the paint bucket tool

Click the paint bucket icon

Then this window should appear

To change the colours of the car you will need to click the part of the car that you want to edit 5 times.

Extension Task

Find a model of a building, house or even one of your favourite things on 3D warehouse and use a range of colours to change it.