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Modeling with the Scale Tool
Making and Modifying Terrain
Building a Solid Tools Foundation
Chapter 7: Keeping Your Model Organized
Taking Stock of Your Tools
Seeing the Big Picture: The Outliner
Discovering the Ins and Outs of Tags
Putting It All Together
Chapter 8: Modeling with Textures, Photographs, and CAD Files
Painting Faces with Image Files
Modeling Directly from a Photo: Introducing Photo-Matching
Adding Geographic Data
Working with Imported CAD files
Chapter 9: 3D Printing with SketchUp Models
Building Up a View of 3D Printing
Knowing Your 3D Printers
Designing for Successful 3D Printing
Preparing a SketchUp Model for 3D Printing
Exporting Your SketchUp File
Using Your 3D Printer
Going beyond Basic 3D Printing
Designing Things That Move
5 Part 3: Viewing Your Model in Different Ways Chapter 10: Working with Styles and Shadows Styling Your Model’s Appearance Working with Shadows Chapter 11: Preparing Models for Presentation Exploring Your Creation on Foot Taking the Scenic Route Mastering the Sectional Approach
6 Part 4: Sharing What You’ve Made Chapter 12: Creating Images, Presentations, and Documents in LayOut Building a LayOut Document Creating Your Own Templates Putting Together Your Own Scrapbooks Getting Your Document out the Door Chapter 13: Other Ways to Share Your Work Exporting Images from SketchUp for Web Making Sure You Export Enough Pixels Exporting Enough Pixels for a Digital Presentation Printing from SketchUp for Web Printing to Scale in SketchUp for Web Making Movies with Animation Export Exporting a CAD File Working with the 3D Warehouse
7 Part 5: The Part of Tens Chapter 14: Ten SketchUp Traps and Their Workarounds SketchUp Won’t Create a Face Where You Want It To Your Faces Are Two Different Colors Edges on a Face Won’t Sink In SketchUp Crashed, and You Lost Your Model SketchUp Is Sooooo Slooooooooow You Can’t Get a Good View of the Inside of Your Model A Face Flashes When You Orbit You Can’t Move Your Component the Way You Want Bad Stuff Happens Almost Every Time You Use the Eraser All Your Edges and Faces Have Different Tags Chapter 15: Ten SketchUp Quick Wins Setting Your Click Style to Click-Move-Click Customizing Shortcuts Using the Inference Locking Force Transporting Yourself across Space and Time Rounding Off Edges with the Arc Tool Using the Scale Tool to Set Length for Simple Objects Ten Extensions for Dummies Getting SketchUp on Your Smartphone Turning Off Your Profiles Connecting with the SketchUp Community
8 Index
