2023 META24 Course Catalog-7

18 Intro to Sketchup
INDUSTRIAL LAB
Students will research various layouts for a store, a juice bar, and an aquaponics center. They will
transpose onto paper using basic drafting principles.
Students will develop an understanding of 3D modeling programs. A popular program for amateur
designers is SketchUp, which allows for rudimentary design of both 2D and 3D objects. The
interface is easy to understand and a user can quickly master the program. Students will design
store layout, a juice bar, and an aquaponics science center.
Students will use their model previously developed in SketchUp to physically model their structure
to scale.
MATERIALS
• SketchUp program
• Paper (Regular and Grid)
• Pencils
• Ruler/ Scale
• Compass
• Laser Cutter (if possible)
• Modeling material
• Xacto® knife
(or similar cutting tool)
• Super glue
• Additional materials to
represent architectural
aspects (e.g. turf to
represent a green roof)
• SketchUp model
• Flattery plugin
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