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Using Google Sketchup with AutoCAD Architecture
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n every industry, there are third-party tools that can help in all aspects of drawing quality. AutoCADÂŽ Architecture is certainly no exception. Google SketchUp is an excellent tool with a lot of great capabilities. We will look at some basic tools of Google SketchUp and you can see for yourself how user-friendly this application is.
SketchUp Pro comes with Layout, which is a 2D companion to SketchUp Pro. With Layout you can create professional design documents, dimensioned drawings, and presentation documents from the 3D models you created in SketchUp Pro. When the model is updated in SketchUp Pro, the changes are automatically updated in Layout.
What Is Google SketchUp?
Using SketchUp For The First Time
SketchUp is used by architects and civil engineers for creating, editing, and sharing 3D models. SketchUp drawings can be exported to AutoCAD Architecture very easily. There are two versions of SketchUp: SketchUp Pro and a free downloadable version that is very limited in its use. The free download includes integrated tools for use in uploading to Google Earth. The remainder of this article will discuss SketchUp Pro.
When using SketchUp for the first time, you may notice a small difference in the navigation system. By going to the Help menu and selecting Help Center, SketchUp Reference Guide, and then Quick Reference Card, you can print a PDF showing some helpful shortcuts. There is a link for SketchUp as well as a link for Layout.
SketchUp is part of the same product family as Google Earth. With this tool, you can import a scaled aerial photograph from Google Earth to SketchUp with the click of a button. This can include topographical information as well.
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by: Melinda Heavrin
www.augi.com
Here are a few tips to help you get started. When using your mouse, the left button is for tool operations and the right button is for the context menu. The middle button (wheel) has several functions: click and drag to orbit, shift click and drag to pan, double click to re-center your view, and scroll to zoom. The spacebar operates the Select tool. You can use ctrl spacebar to add to a selection set, shift spacebar to toggle in and out of a selection set, June 2011