As a Penn State student, you have access to a catalog of free self-paced courses on a huge variety of both technical and non-technical topics. These courses are high-quality video-based courses presented by professionals. One of those topics happens to be SketchUp, which you will be using in this lesson. Instead of recreating the training for you here, you will need to access the SketchUp Essentials training through Lynda.com via Penn State's subscription.
We strongly encourage you to not simply watch the videos but to practice what you learn immediately as you go through the exercises. To foster practicing, there are several tasks to be solved based on what you will learn in the Lynda course. You will not be using the exercise files provided in Lynda. The data, models that you will need to create the deliverables for the tasks can be downloaded here:
Download Lesson 3 Assignment File [1] now!
The Lynda course offers an introduction to SketchUp for both, Windows and Macintosh systems. Our team primarily uses Windows but we will try to answer questions for Mac users, too (if possible). Read through the tips and the tasks and deliverables below before starting the course. They will make more sense after you get into the course and start learning. Once you begin the Lynda course, go through it at your own pace.
To access the SketchUp click the link below to access the full course on the Penn State Lynda website. If you aren't logged into a Penn State service like LionPATH, email or Canvas, you may need to log in using your Penn State Access Account user id and password (i.e. abc123). Once you arrive at the course, bookmark the page using your preferred browser to make it easier to return quickly. The course takes over 3 hours to complete but is broken into sections to make it easier to choose a resting point.
SketchUp 2020 Essential Training [2] by Tammy Cody
(You have subscription for courses on Linkedin Learning through Penn State)
Below are the tasks to solve during or immediately after working through the Lynda course. The deliverables will serve as proof that you completed and understand the task. You will need the files you downloaded on the previous page (not the Lynda exercise files) to complete the tasks correctly. Download the Lesson 3 Sample File [3] to check that you are capturing the correct images. Before uploading your file, check your screen captures with the ones in the file. Note: Your images should be in full color! The file will display in black and while.
Compare your Word document containing the screenshots for Tasks 1-10 with the sample file linked above. Once you are happy that your file is similar to the sample file, upload your document to Lesson 3 Essential Training Assignment.
Criteria | Full Credit | No Credit | Possible Points |
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Task 1: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 2: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 3: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 4: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 5: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 6: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 7: screenshot of component is present | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 8: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 9: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Task 10: screenshot matches sample | 1 pts | 0 pts | 1 pts |
Total Points: 10 pts |
Links
[1] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geogvr/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geogvr/files/Lesson_03/Files/armory_forstudents.skp
[2] https://www.lynda.com/SketchUp-tutorials/Welcome/630600/687949-4.html?autoplay=true
[3] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geogvr/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geogvr/files/Lesson_03/Files/VR_lecture3TasksEdited.pdf