Trimble SketchUp Pro + Vray

Course Name

Certificate Course in SketchUp Pro

Certification

SketchUp Course Completion Certificate

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Course Duration

30 Days

Batch Size

1, 5, 10

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Software Included

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Master the complete workflow from 3D modeling to high-quality photorealistic rendering. This course takes you through SketchUp’s powerful modeling capabilities and V-Ray’s advanced rendering tools—perfect for architects, designers, and visualization professionals aiming to create presentation-ready visuals.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Introduction & Basics – Understanding SketchUp UI & environment, mouse operations (Orbit, Pan, Zoom), concept of 2D to 3D with Push/Pull, basic shapes (Line, Rectangle, Circle, Polygon, Arc, Pie, Freehand), entity info, erase tool, precision drawing, and unit setup.
  • Navigation & View Control – Views (Top, Front, Iso), projections, zoom tools, controlling segments, selection methods, style toolbar, essential shortcuts, and basic modification tools (Move, Rotate, Scale, Offset).
  • Construction Tools – Guidelines, tape measure, protractor, dimensions, text labels, setting/resetting axes, and accurate model creation with guides.
  • Advanced Modeling – Sticky geometry, inferencing, groups, components, tags, outliner, materials, textures, Follow Me tool, intersect faces, solid modeling tools, and Solid Inspector plugin.
  • Terrain & Geo Tools – Sandbox tools, adding geo-location, shadow tray, soften edges, solar north plugin, and advanced camera controls.
  • Presentation & Visual Styles – Custom styles, fog, hide/unhide geometry, creating/managing scenes, section planes, animation settings, and exporting animations.
  • Dynamic Components – Defining attributes, controlling movements, onClick animations (doors, drawers), and interactive modeling.
  • 3D Warehouse & Resources – Searching/importing models, live components, AR view, organizing personal collections, and model management.
  • Plugins & Extensions – Essential plugins from Extension Warehouse (BZ Toolbar, Joint Push-Pull, True Bend, Shape Bender, Curviloft, 1001bit tools, and more) for enhanced modeling capabilities.
  • V-Ray Rendering Basics – Making SketchUp model render-ready, V-Ray concept, environment, sunlight, global illumination, render & interactive render, image size settings, frame buffer & history.
  • Lighting in V-Ray – Rectangle, Omni, Sphere, Spot, Dome, and IES lights with IES Light Viewer.
  • Materials in V-Ray – Applying materials from Chaos Cosmos, inserting 3D models, creating generic, emissive, and two-sided materials, understanding reflection, refraction, opacity, bump maps, and material override.
  • Advanced Rendering Features – Adding render elements (Light Mix, Lighting Analysis), VFB layers (exposure, curves, lens effects), controlling color clamping, using Light Gen.
  • Camera & Output – Adjusting depth of field, VR spherical panorama, saving final renderings, rendering walkthroughs/animations.
  • LayOut Integration – Preparing SketchUp models for LayOut, templates, style settings, dimensions, scaled drawings, scrapbooks, and professional presentation/export workflows.
  • Final Project – Real-world project from modeling to rendering and presentation.

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