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Landscape Design is a discipline that encompasses many workflows that result in designs ranging from human-scale site fixtures to regional masterplans. While many of these designs can be created from scratch, often AutoCAD files, surveyor data, hand renderings, and existing photography are all incorporated in the design process as well as the end result. Expressing all this information in three dimensions will greatly facilitate communication of the design to others.

You will need a basic 3-button scroll wheel mouse to use SketchUp efficiently during the course.

To be successful in this course, you should already be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency with a standard three-button mouse.

• Demonstrate proficiency navigating within a SketchUp environment.

• Understand “Click-Release-Click” and “Click and Drag” methods when using SketchUp tools.

• Be able to create linear and radial arrays within SketchUp using the Move/Copyand Rotate/Copy functions.

• Have a basic understanding and ability to navigate in Google Earth.

• Model terrain utilizing functions of the “Sandbox” tools.

• Create custom face-me components of plant material from image files.

• Reload and Replace components.

• Import and Export your SketchUp model to and from Google Earth.

• Utilize various plug-ins and ruby scripts such as “drop.rb” and “SimplifyContours.rb”.

• Understand advanced techniques for working with large files.

• Import file types from other software packages including AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and Adobe Photoshop.

Students who enroll in this course will be eligible to receive 3 Continuing Education Learning Units (AIA, ASLA).

Class will be held at Studio B within Studio Arts. Computers provided at Studio Arts. Students can bring their own laptop and mouse (preferably a 3-button scroll wheel) and have the free version of SketchUp & Google Earth preloaded.

http://sketchup.google.com/
http://earth.google.com

Studio Arts is located inside the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens. Turn right at the circular driveway. Park at the "warehouse". We are in Suite 425.