Sketchup Session 4

This is aimed at helping students wishing to learn SketchUp for garden design


1. Revision - Sketchup

Link to Video Tutorials

  • Importing base plan image

  • Importing a CAD file

  • Move and Array

Session objectives

  • Revision of last sessions content

  • Talking about assessment task

  • Drawing complex components

  • Layout skill strengthening


2. Assessment task catch-up

Where are we at? What problems have arisen?


3. SKetchUp - intermediate skills

Link to Video Tutorials

Drawing complex elements

  • Drawing a house

  • Drawing a Pergola


4. Layout Revision

Moving a CAD file to LayOut

  • Arcs

  • Offset

  • Split and Glue

  • Freehand

  • Layers

  • Drawing Plants

5. LayOut Skill Building

  • Drawing Details

6. What is Vectorworks?

  • Getting a copy

7. Lumion