From CAD Floor  Plan . . . .

. . . to SketchUp model & beyond.

The author takes you from your typical CAD floor plan and shows you how to import it into SketchUp and quickly turn it into a working 3D model. In this 2-CD set, you get 15 animated lessons that take you step by step through the process. If you want to learn more about turning ordinary CAD into extraordinary CAD, you want to be sure to get these CDs.

-- $35.00 (USD) plus postage and handling (See Order Form)

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If you liked M31 SketchUp Tutorials,  you will also enjoy this followup 2 CD  set that includes many new topics that address special situations and  hard-to-create models. This CD set includes 5 video format animated tutorials combined with 10 additional written tutorials (PDF files) for 15 great lessons in all, titled as follows.

CD 1: (All self-running videos) 1. Design with SketchUp 2. Ideas for using "Follow Me" 3. Turn a 2D detail into a 3D Detail From CD 2:11 >>>

CD2: (Windows Media Videos & PDF Tutorials) 1. Creating a Sail (video) 2. Positioning Components (video) 3. Hints (written) 4. Groups & Components (written) 5. Moving Components (written) 6. Bracket (written) 7. Coffee Table (written) 8. Hall Table (written) 9. Shapes (written) 10. Mapping an image onto a curved surface (written) 11. Chess Piece (written) 12. Easter Egg Container (written)

-- $35.00 (USD) plus postage and handling (See Order Form)

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M33 
SketchUp Video Tips: Volume 1
by Matthew Cockroft, Professional CAD Systems Ltd.
Postal Delivery Only, Sorry no Internet Delivery

Here are 40 great new SketchUp tips from the author of M31 SketchUp Tutorials, and M32 SketchUp Special Topics. These concise video tips run from 1 minute to 3 1/2 minutes each (total about 85 minutes). They will run in your Windows Media Player. View them in order, out of order, or as the specific need arises.

Tip 1   Create a default Template.  Tip 2   Front and back face colors.  Tip 3   Co-Planer faces.  Tip 4   Twisting Co-Planer faces.  Tip 5   Geometric shapes.  Tip 6   Un-Glue Components.  Tip 7   CAD floor plan to SketchUp   for creating a model.  Tip 8   Create Heads and Sills.  Tip 9   Keyboard Shortcuts.  Tip 10  Shadow locations.  Tip 11  Push/Pull.  Tip 12  Inference Locking.  Tip 13  Moving objects.  Tip 14  Copy & Array.  Tip 15  Parametric Components.  Tip 16  View X-Ray with a keyboard shortcut.  Tip 17  Making Components.  Tip 18  Create Elevations from a   SketchUp model.  Tip 19  Sections in two planes.  Tip 20  The “Walk” feature.

Tip 21  Printing to scale.  Tip 22  Create PDF files  Tip 23  2D Sections Tip 24  Rendering the model.  Tip 25  Export an image from SketchUp Tip 26  Model with FollowMe.  Tip 27  FollowMe and Groups.  Tip 28  SketchUp Roof 1.  Tip 29  SketchUp Roof 2.  Tip 30  The Scale tool.  Tip 31  Layers.  Tip 32  Rotate and Copy.  Tip 33  Rotate Copy Array.  Tip 34  Special Roof.  Tip 35  Site contours from an image.  Tip 36  Draw on one face - trace another.  Tip 37  Prevoius view and back.  Tip 38  CAD drawing as a guide.  Tip 39  Mirror - Flip along axis. Tip 40  Re-load a Component.

Learn New Cheap Tricks for SketchUp

-- $35.00 (USD) plus postage and handling (See Order Form)

M26-AV DataCAD 3D Animated Tutorials
by Matthew Cockroft, Professional CAD Systems
(Postal Delivery only, sorry no Internet Delivery.)

The author has elaborated and extended his original 10 lesson written tutorials (M26 below) on using 3D in DataCAD into 29 great animated video lessons (AVI file format) with all new examples that will take you from floor plan to finished rendered models. This comprehensive 2 CD set now makes learning 3D a true pleasure.
(Also Includes videos, drawing files, o2c models, and finished renderings plus all the written tutorials from M26.)
NOTE! Some lessons involve use of RB Tools macro (M20) and Architectural Textures CD (M27).

 

Disk 1: Foundation Brick  Block Walls Polygon Walls Roof Fascia Checking the Model  Symbol Windows Custom Window Garage Door Corner Window Sills Soffit

Disk 2: Rendering the Model Fascia Boards Gutter Adding a Ceiling Window Heads Elevations from the Model Sections Export the Model to o2c Polygon End Wall AEC_Model Macro Slabs Polygons Entry Door 3D Site 3D Tools Macro 3D Cylinder

-- $35.00 (USD) plus postage and handling (See Order Form)
with $10 discount to previous purchasers of M26 (note previous purchase date in Order "Remarks".)

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(Previous Version) M26 / B121 (Internet Deliverable)
DataCAD 3D Training
by Matthew Cockroft,
Professional CAD Systems

Using 3D in DataCAD is not as hard as as many users have thought and it is very flexible and powerful in what you can create. These tutorials have been structured using a DataCAD file and a Word file for each lesson. The DataCAD file has layers set up ready to be drawn on as well as views of how the model should look when each stage is created. Includes 10 tutorials. (INCLUDED w/M26-AV; no need to order both!)

INDEX OF TUTORIALS PROVIDED
(Tutorials are in DOC file format, with linking if you have MS-WORD 2000 or above)

• 1. The Building Block method   w/Tutorial_1.dc5
• 2. Creating Custom Windows   w/Tutorial_2.dc5
• 3. Window Creation Using AEC_MODL  w/Tutorial_3.dc5
• 4. Create a Simple 3D Model from the 3D Floor Plan  w/Tutorial_4.dc5
• 5. Gable End Wall    w/Tutorial_5.dc5
• 6. Adding Gutter/Fascia Bd to a Model w/Tutorial_6.dc5
• 7. Gable End Wall (Alternate Method) w/Tutorial_7.dc5
• 8. Revision and Rendering   w/Tutorial_8.dc5
• 9. 3D Modeling A    w/Tutorial_9.dc5
• a) Arched Windows
• b) Sections from 3D Model
• 10. 3D Modeling B   w/Tutorial_10.dc5
• c) 3D Functions
• d) 3D Power Tools
• Bonus Tutorial: SuperSnap (or Get Snap)

A Great Start to Learning 3D Modeling

Newly Reduced Price at $15.00

M27 (Sorry, NOT Internet Deliverable)  Architectural Textures  &  Bitmaps Library  by DATACAD BRASIL,  Miguel Palaoro.

M28 (Sorry, NOT Internet Deliverable)  Architectural Images  Library  by DATACAD BRASIL,  Miguel Palaoro.

M30 (Deliverable via eProject Download) Advanced Construction Drawing & Visualization International Version  (sorry, not available to US customers)   by Michael R. Smith

This book supplements The Official DataCAD User’s Guide, Version 9 and brings it up to date with the new features and changes in DataCAD 10 while providing the student with a guide to the advanced features of DataCAD. Each section of the student’s guide has learning objectives, a correlation to The Official DataCAD User’s Guide text, a body of program updates and training information, homework problems, review questions and more -- all provided in PDF file format! Plus virtually all the files from the CD-ROM are also provided to provide additional reference, instructional and training material.

The new book chapters include:
 

- How to Use This Manual - Introduction - Identify/Set All - Creating Symbols and Templates - Keyboard Macros - Productivity Macros (most previously undocumented) - DCAD_AEC - EZ Tools - Steel Pro - Duct Pro - Annotate - Window Master - Importing and Exporting .DWG Files - Multi-Scale Plotting & Clip Cubes - External Reference Files (XREFs) - o2c (Objects To See) - Clip Cubes for 3D - Modeling with 3D Polygons - What Else is in Version 10? - Layer Manager - Menu Hot Spots - Bitmap Import

- Solid, Pattern and Bitmap Fills - Calibrated Enlargement - True Type Fonts - Contour Search- Drawing Stamps - Aliases - Dimensions and Dimension Styles - Filled Arrowheads - Batch Plot Enhancements - Hyperlink Enhancements - Hatch Preview - General Enhancements -New Polyline Functions -What's On the CD-ROM? The text files (PDF) also come with supplemental files such as:  - .DC5 and o2c sample and homework files - all the DATACAD viewlets on the DataCAD 10 features - Toolbox macros - WinTopo (for raster to vector conversions) - Oce plotter drivers - bitmap textures - much more!

By specific restriction of the author, this digital reference is provided by Cheap Tricks Ware to International customers only (i.e. outside the United States). US customers may order the book via Tech Ed Concepts <www.tecedu.com>. Download will be via eProject in the form of 10 zip files from 5 to 9 megabytes each, totalling 72 megabytes of essential reference material. Book version is NOT available, only digital version. International purchasers will be invited to log into eProject to download the copy of the book at their convenience, either all at once or one section at a time.

To order, click on the main CTW order link and specify M30.

You wanted more video tutorials (avi format) on using 3D in DataCAD
and Matthew Cockroft has delivered with 14 great tutorials (from basic to advanced) on these topics:

List of Lessons:   3D Site   Slabs   3D Hatch   Arch Window   3D GoToView   3D Tangents   3D Walls from 2D Walls   Elevations   Markers & Sweep   Kaboom   Custom Elevation   Knife   Smart Void   Roof
* More to be added,  all purchasers will get the updates

Note: Total Running Time: 1 hr, 17 minutes.
DataCAD 14 used to demonstrate these topics but lessons will be instructive for anyone using DataCAD 10 and up. The Roof tutorial assumes use of RoofBuilder Tools (M20) and Knife & Kaboom assume use of 3D Power Tools, 3D Hatch assumes use of Touchup (both available from DATACAD 800-394-2231).

(More tutorials may be added soon on using Smart Walls, which will be provided free to any past purchaser when made available.) Please compare with M26-AV by same author.

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