INDES 169 - SketchUp

5 CR

Designed for beginning and intermediate SketchUp Users. Introduces strategies and skills for constructing and managing complex architectural models, as well as presentation methods, including industry-standard visualization plugins.

Course Outcomes

Orient students to the Interior Design program computer labs and remote access technology, campus tutoring and related student success resources.
Use basic 2D orthographic drawing fundamentals to understand and produce measured drawings of objects and interior spaces for 3D modeling.
Prepare accurate, organized, efficiently constructed three-dimensional models of objects, architectural forms, and interior spaces.
Employ a variety of methods for creating three-dimensional models of objects, architectural forms, and interior spaces, including direct construction within and importing measured drawings and other objects into SketchUp.
Manage SketchUp files and components for archiving and greater efficiency during the model-building process.
Apply fundamentals of interior lighting, material selection, and digital illustration to prepare 3D models for interior illustrations.
Use SketchUp and rendering plugins to enhance design development and visual communication throughout the design process.

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