Thursday 19 May 2016

Friday Post

What I did this week

 
For the duration of this week, I spent my time on Sketchup. I finished a simple house that to others may not have looked so "simple". I spent Monday putting finishing touches on it.
From the beginning of Tuesday's class to the end of Wednesday's class I was working on my complex house. It is a two story house instead of a rancher like the simple house. for a little more detail I decided to add a garage, back patio, front porch, and sliding door. Yes it is indeed "complex". With a little more time (and a few more squares) this house could be a real dream home.

What I learned this week

This week I learned a few different shortcuts for Sketchup that made things a little easier. On the toolbar below, there are quite a few different gadgets. The orbit tool (the one the red and green arrows) can be used by just holding your scroller down on you mouse. The pan tool (the white hand) can be used by clicking the H key. The push/pull tool (the skinny box with a red arrow on top) can be used by clicking the P key.