Blog 10 Sketchup

Blog 10

I have  been working with the SketchUp program for a few weeks now, The course video seemed easy enough to follow, had no problems while following along.  Then I started my tiny house assignment, I found out how to load a trailer to put tiny home on, Had a few problems getting the walls figured out at first to put on to the trailer but figured it out.  I built the outer walls first, then I began planning where things will go like the bathroom and kitchen.  I put the kitchen at one end and the bathroom at the other.  I imported the components and placed them where I wanted, thus helping me figure where other things will go. Once I had the bathroom and kitchen done, I loaded the couch and TV and moved things around to fit and have good flow. Once I was happy with the design I built a wall for the bathroom.  Next I began to install windows and doors, this is where I had difficulty, it took me over a week to finally figure out what I was doing wrong when trying to push/pull a opening for the windows/doors. After figuring that out I began planning my windows and doors, I put the windows in all at the same heights and placed in places that made sense to the interior design. Then I began my loft design for the bed to above the kitchen, I built a floor and then placed in a bed training a ladder.  I'm currently working on the roof and will upload as soon as its finished.


As far as education, this program can be used a variety of ways. Its free to schools and with training could be beneficial for classes like drafting, architecture and  engineering. It could be used in other classes as well to design pretty much anything you want. I could use it in my class to have my students design their plans of a project. This program is similar to a program we have in the school called AutoCAD.