Īdding Colors and Textures with Materials Paint Bucket applies the active material to faces. ToolĮraser removes lines, faces, or other entities.
#Sketchup for schools how to#
In the following table, you find an introduction to each tool and a link to the SketchUp area of the Help Center, where you find more details about how to use the tool. Some tools display a little arrow, which means that clicking the tool displays a flyout menu of several related tools, as shown in the following figure. In the SketchUp for Schools interface, you find the toolbar of tools on the left. Introducing the SketchUp for Schools toolsĪs you create a 3D model in SketchUp for Schools, the tools look a little different but work just as they do in the desktop version of SketchUp. As shown in the following figure, the Entity Info panel that appears shows details such as the type, instance, definition, layer, shadow settings, and visibility setting. To see details about an entity in your model, select it and click the Entity Info icon ( ). Click Return in the upper left to return to your model.In the Precision area, select your desired level of precision.In the following figure, 1/2" is selected. On the Model Info panel that appears, select an option in the Format area.On the panel that appears, click the Model Info icon ( ).If you want to change a model’s units of measure, follow these steps: After you click an option, your new model opens in SketchUp for Schools, ready for you to begin 3D-modeling. Your options include feet and inches, meters, or millimeters. Select a template that reflects your desired units of measure.The following figure shows your template options. On the panel that appears, click the New Model icon ( ).In SketchUp for Schools, click the Open Model/Preferences icon ( ).To create a new model in SketchUp for Schools, you start with a template. Touring the SketchUp for Schools panels.Inserting an image or SketchUp file into your model.Introducing the SketchUp for Schools tools.Every student should be familiar with 3D printing and additive manufacturing today and our goal is to spread knowledge. If you would like to find out more about getting 3D printers for your school, contact me for a free consultation. If you try it, let me know what you think.
I expect great curriculum to come as the word gets out but there are many examples of how to get started at the SketchUp website. ›Available through the G Suite for Education Apps Marketplace or the Chrome Web Store
›Works on Chromebooks or any Internet-connected computer. ›Integrated with Google Drive and Google Classroom
#Sketchup for schools software#
Some of the benefits of this software are:
#Sketchup for schools install#
Once you install G Suite, you can get the SketchUp software at this link. You need to have G Suite for education to use SketchUp for Education. This new program is an excellent way to get primary and secondary schools started in 3D design and 3D printing.
SketchUp is an easy to learn 3D modeling software and the new version for schools runs in a browser. I know many of my contacts are educators and have asked how to get started teaching 3D in their schools.