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Introduction to SketchUp for Landscape Architects

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ARCH X 493.773

Students who successfully complete the course will be able to develop and produce professional 3-D project models using SketchUp.

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What you can learn.

Build layers within your design
Create file and modeling preferences
Introduction to various libraries, setup and links
Use of transparencies, shadows and scenes
Exporting scenes to other usable formats

About This Course

This course is intended for students and practitioners of landscape architecture with little or no 3D drawing or SketchUp experience who want to learn to create 3D models using SketchUp, beginning with basics through 3D modeling. Students learn the various ways SketchUp can be used to design, analyze and present information and projects.

This course applies toward the following programs

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Landscape Architecture

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Landscape Architecture

certificate Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.

Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.

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