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Design with Google Sketchup

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Sketchup is a great tool for designing in 3D.

However, to get exact measurements, we will be starting in 2D.

Also, where our AutoCAD work has been in 2D, this will be a nice segway into the world of 3D!

Get Google Sketchup (Free!)

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Grade 9 students are introduced to Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) using Google Sketchup, which is a free download from Google.

Handing In Your House

Rename your Google Sketchup house to "YOUR-NAME-3D-house-full.skp"
(it might not have the ".skp" part).

Copy and paste
your house file to the hand-in folder here:
--> Computer
----> 2635.StuShare
------> Period_1_Submissions (1,2,4,6)
--------> Google Sketchup



IMPORTANT
On Your Weebly Page
  1. Upload your Sketchup-Samples
  2. Upload your Floor-Plan
  3. Upload your House-Empty 
  4. Write down all the things that YOU HAVE MADE on your house!


Sketchup Tutorial Files

SketchupV5--BeginnerTutorials--Part1.skp
File Size: 821 kb
File Type: skp
Download File

SketchupV5--BeginnerTutorials--Part2.skp
File Size: 897 kb
File Type: skp
Download File

SketchupV5--BeginnerTutorials--Part3.skp
File Size: 709 kb
File Type: skp
Download File

WARNING

WARNING:   I recommend students skip the last parts of Part 2 and Part 3 (Display Settings) as Sketchup often changes where to find these options in the menus.



Students must complete the 3 tutorials above before beginning the assignments below.


Assignments in this Unit

Here's a list of the activities, their names and the areas of learning covered.

File Name

don't save

Sketchup-Samples


same file as above


same file as above

Intro Activities

Tutorials (don't save)

Wall with Openings


Staircase with Railings


Import Furniture

Objectives

Use Rectangle, Line, Push/Pull, Move, Bucket, Orbit

Have Thickness & Holes with Push/Pull
2 points

Draw on a wall to create stairs
2 points

Import from Google 3D Warehouse
2 points

File Name

Floor-Plan


3D-House-Empty



3D-House-Full


Main Activities

House Floor Plan


3D House
(no furniture)


3D House Plus
(with furniture)
Objectives (20 points total)

Draw a 2D Floor Plan complete with rooms and wall
thickness

Pull your 2D Floor Plan into a 3D House!
(Option A or B)


Add Furniture
- 2+/room by you (full points) [also computer runs faster]
- import from Google 3D Warehouse (3/4 points)

Bonus File

3D-House-and-Lot

Bonus Activity

3D House with Lot
Bonus Objectives

Add extra or outdoor features.  May include:
- Vegetation (grass, trees, bushes, flowers, ...)
- Vehicles and/or Garage
- Construction (Fence, Gazebo, Pool, Sports Area, ...)
- ...


Choose wisely between Options A & B.  
Students who do not choose what suits
them best will have their mark adjusted.

Option A

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If you are new to Google Sketchup and/or you have been struggling with the units we have covered so far, then you may request Option A.  Please ask the teacher if you have a question about this.

You building must have all the basics:
  • Home size 100-185 square meters
  • Floor plan for family of 3, including at least 3 bedrooms and one bathroom
  • Interior walls
    (0.2 meters thick, 2.4 meters tall)
  • Walls (interior and exterior materials)
  • Gable Roof with roofing
  • One piece of furniture per room
  • Understanding of zones of house
    (quiet, social, traffic, ...)
  • House can only have one storey and no basement.

Option B

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For students who are comfortable using computers.


Your building must have all the basics along with some extras.  Here's a complete list:
  • Home size 100-260 square meters
  • Floor plan for family of 4, including at least
    3 bedrooms and one bathroom
  • Interior walls
    (0.2 meters thick, 2.4-3 meters tall)
  • Walls (interior and exterior materials)
  • Gable Roof with overhang and roofing
    May also have angles and/or dormers
  • Fully furnished house.  (Full points for drawing 2 items per room yourself.  May download the rest from 3D Warehouse.)
  • Implementation of zones of house
    (quiet, social, traffic, ...)
  • House may have 2 storeys and/or a basement



Suggestions for Floor Plans

  1. Keep quiet areas separate (bedrooms, bathrooms, ...).
  2. Keep social and entertainment areas separate (living room, kitchen, ...).
  3. Place a bathroom close to each group of bedrooms.
  4. If you will have stairs, plan for a 1.5 by 3 meter floor area (both up and down)
  5. Have 2 doors (for emergencies)
  6. Have a window in each living space.  (Bathrooms do not need a window but may have one.)
    Windows usually face front and back of the home (as neighbours are often on the sides).

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