Go-2-School Seminar: Google SketchUp Advanced Landscape

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Course Name: Google SketchUp Advanced Landscape

Price:$300.00

Course Description: You will need a basic 3-button scroll wheel mouse to use SketchUp efficiently during the course.

Prior Skills

To be successful in this course, you should already be able to:
* Demonstrate proficiency with a standard three-button mouse.
* Demonstrate proficiency navigating within a SketchUp environment.
* Understand "Click-Release-Click" and "Click and Drag" methods when using SketchUp tools.
* Be able to create linear and radial arrays within SketchUp using the Move/Copyand Rotate/Copy functions.
* Have a basic understanding and ability to navigate in Google Earth.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: * Model terrain utilizing functions of the "Sandbox" tools.
* Create custom face-me components of plant material from image files.
* Reload and Replace components.
* Import and Export your SketchUp model to and from Google Earth.
* Utilize various plug-ins and ruby scripts such as "drop.rb" and "SimplifyContours.rb".
* Understand advanced techniques for working with large files.
* Import file types from other software packages including AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and Adobe Photoshop.

Instructor: Michael Tadros

Date: Feb. 25, 2010
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST

Location: 570 W. Avenue 26 Suite 425 Los Angeles, CA 90065

Class Notes: Class will be held at Studio B within Studio Arts. Computers provided at Studio Arts. Students can bring their own laptop and mouse (preferably a 3-button scroll wheel) and have the free version of SketchUp & Google Earth preloaded.

http://sketchup.google.com
http://earth.google.com

Studio Arts is located inside the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens. Turn right at the circular driveway. Park at the "warehouse". We are in Suite 425.

Last Updated: February 5, 2010