What: Hands-on practical course, lesson 5 allows for you to work on your projects and portfolio.

When: 5 week evening course - One class per week with practice in-between

Time: 6:45pm - 9:30pm

Where: London Software Training, 17, Sheep Lane, London, E8 3FA

This course develops design and modelling skills for architectural, interior, landscape, civil, mechanical, furniture and product design with a range of practical, hands-on lessons.  You will learn how to create and edit 3D models to a professional standard, ensuring you leave with the skills and confidence to fully take advantage of SketchUp and Layout software.

• Create your own template

• Create basic geometry in 2D (Lines, arcs, circles and rectangles)

• Understand the stickiness of geometry

• Create basic geometry In 3D

• Understand stickiness In 3D

• View a model in 3D

• Organise your model using layers

• Create geometry with the Push/Pull tool

• Move entities to manipulate geometry

• Maintain coplanar geometry

• Connect and generate forms

• Lock inferences

• Generate forms quickly

• Restore/heal a surface

• Create and apply surfaces to a model

• Mirror and array a model

• Apply materials

• Create 3D text

• Use all key tools for creating and manipulating 3D forms 

• Import component models from 3D Warehouse

• Display options and styles  

• Position and export models to Google Earth

• Overcoming stickiness in your model

• Use component nesting for efficient modelling

• Effect of scaling on similar components

• Use groups and components to isolate geometry

• Component browser  

• 3D Warehouse - getting components and sharing your model

• Dynamic components

• Understand component inferencing and editing

• Combine components

• Import a site into SketchUp

• Work with photographs  

• Using the Follow Me tool

• Working with the materials browser

• Entouraging with the 3D Warehouse

• Styling your model

• Creating a scene-based walk-through

• Create sections and animated scenes for presentations

• Export to AutoCAD and LayOut

Your course price includes:

• Expert teaching from practicing architects and designers

• Class recordings for revision and development

• Tailoring of syllabus and projects where possible

Your tutors are designers, makers and architects, as well as software pros. They will guide you on the best way to apply for design roles or set-up a creative business, whilst teaching you all the key technical skills to make your CV and portfolio stand out from the crowd.