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{November 19, 2009}   chapter 24&25

many of the interface elements found in layout are identical to those found in stech up

layout lets you combine multiple pieces of content into a presentation, whether you are working with sketch up or images or text

the document setup dialog box is divided into to five panels that re selected from the list at the top left

you go to file > print preview to make sure what you are printing is right then click print

choose >pages > add new, adds one new page to the current document

you can acess the customization features by choosing view >toolbars>customize

chapter 25

choose > file >send to layout

 

 



{November 18, 2009}   chapter 20 & 21

you can open the styles browser by clicking window>styles

styles can be applied into the current scene by clicking on the style thumbnail

you create a mask option witch causes the dark areas of the watermark using the backround color

the watermark pane lets open and add watermark images to the drawing

the mix pane lets you combine specific settings to the current style

chapter 21

the style builder interface is divided into three panels

the style template generator creates a document with all the specific strokes

when a new set of stroke samples is loaded into the stroke sample panel, the new strokes are automaticity applied

the style preview pane provides a quick look at the current style.

choose edit > Preferances to a dialog this dialog box shown in fig 21.11



{November 16, 2009}   chapter 19

you can use the materials browser by going window>materials or tools> paint brush

it can be applied by using the paint bucket tool

by clicking the create material button in the material browser it opens the create materials dialog box

 



{November 12, 2009}   ch 18

to open the scene manager you click window> scene to open the scene manager

to add a new scene you push the add scene button at the top of the scenes dialog box

each scene has several properties that include camera location hidden geometry and so on….

select the include animation option for all scenes that you want to include

 



{November 3, 2009}   chapter 16

within the components browser is a category the set of components shelves a table fences frames blinds and grids

choose >window preferences

you use it to change only one side of the box that you are working on

you use the dialog attributes box to create new components

 



{October 22, 2009}   chapter 13

you choose camera then click match then new photo,then you can locagte the photo and align it

click cam , new match



{October 19, 2009}   chapter 11

sketch up quit on me in the middle of the tutorial



{October 16, 2009}   chapter ten

1)to use the push pull tool you  go to tools and click the push pull tool

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{October 13, 2009}   chapter 9

1)you can turn on the axis by pressing view axis,

2)to draw you use the pencil witch is the line tool, this is the simplest and you get there by going to the draw and line tool

3)arcs are drawn with the arc tool witch is under the draw arc tab

4)the tool is represented as a pencil and where ever you drag it line will be drawn

5)drawing preferances are how your pencil draws with out changing anything



{October 7, 2009}   pt 2 of chap 3


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