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=Google Sketchup - Home Design Assignment=

__**Introduction to Google Sketchup**__ Before you begin your design, if you are new to Sketchup, take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the program. Google has provided a series of videos to introduce you to the program. View the first 4 videos located on the site below and take the remainder of the class to experiment with Google Sketchup to learn how to use the program.

http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html

__**Assignment**__ At this point, you should be fairly comfortable with the tools and toolbar of Google Sketchup. Proceed with the assignment detailed below:

Using Google Sketchup, you will design and draw a 3-D house. The house must be between 1,500 sq. ft. and 2,000 sq. ft. It must be designed for a family of 4 - a mom, dad, daughter and son. You must have a kitchen, two bathrooms and at least three bedrooms. The family has a moderate income. You house should therefore be nice, but not over the top.

Walls, door ways, etc. should be standard sizes: 6” for exterior walls 4” for interior walls 32” wide for a standard door Measurements will be in feet and inches.

Following the steps on the next pages to complete your design.

Area of between 1,500 to 2,000 sq ft Area of a rectangle is length x width 3 bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, living room, etc. Example: 65ft x 32ft = 2015 sq. ft. minus 35 sq. ft. entry = 1980 sq. ft.
 * 1. Sketch out on paper first**




 * 2. Make sure units are feet - inches**




 * 3. Start in two dimensional mode**



Use pencil tool. Start drawing, type in number of feet followed by foot sign (single quote or apostrophe to left of right return) Make outside wall using offset tool
 * 4. Draw outside walls**

media type="file" key="houseboundar - step 4.mov" width="481" height="438" (http://www.mrmartinweb.com/houseboundar.mov)

Make inside rooms Make walls Measure with ruler 6 inches out from each line Create guide line Draw with pencil over the guide lines Erase all of the little intersection lines
 * 5. Make rooms and walls in two dimensions**

media type="file" key="interiorwall - step 5.mov" width="481" height="438" (http://www.mrmartinweb.com/interiorwall.mov)

Switch back to camera, standard views, Iso an camera, perspective Use the Push-Pull tool, raise walls (standard height for walls is 8')
 * 6. Raise the Walls**

media type="file" key="raisewalls - step 6.mov" width="481" height="438" (http://www.mrmartinweb.com/raisewalls.mov)


 * 7. Make windows and doors using rectangle tool; punch out using push pull tool**

media type="file" key="doorswindows - step 7.mov" width="481" height="438" (http://www.mrmartinweb.com/doorswindows.mov)

With pencil trace along outside of top of house Using offset tool expand e.g. 1 foot all around Raise e.g. 6 inches using push pull tool Draw center line across roof Select that line Raise roof
 * 8. Make Roof**

media type="file" key="roof1 - step 8.1.mov" width="481" height="438" (http://www.mrmartinweb.com/roof1.mov)

media type="file" key="raiseroof - step 8.2.mov" width="481" height="438" (http://www.mrmartinweb.com/roof1.mov)