Trong chương này, bạn sẽ khám phá một vài công cụ và kỹ thuật mà bạn có thể sử dụng để tiết kiệm thời gian và tăng năng suất như bạn mô hình. Như bạn có thể đã nhận thấy trong chương 4, các mô hình bạn thiết kế rất dễ dàng có thể nhận được phức tạp với nhiều phần và các bộ phận. Để bắt đầu chương, bạn sẽ khám phá outliner, | C H A P T E R 5 Tools and Techniques to Save Time In this chapter you ll explore a few tools and techniques you can use to save time and increase productivity as you model. As you might have noticed in Chapter 4 the models you design can very easily get complicated with multiple parts and sections. To start the chapter off you ll explore the Outliner a built-in feature of SketchUp for organizing models. Halfway through the chapter you ll switch gears to learn about SketchUp plug-ins. You ll learn how to use the Shapes Volume Calculator 21 Flattery Papercraft and CADspan plug-ins. You don t have to worry about purchasing any of the plug-ins because they are free for download isn t that great Let s get rolling Organizing Your Models One of the most important features of SketchUp is its ability to organize your models. With the organizational tools in SketchUp you can isolate and view specific parts of your model without having to manage the entire model simultaneously. Organization improves the visualization editing and presentation of your models. Most importantly if the model is well organized you can save time and solve any problem effectively. Without installing any plug-ins right of the bat you can use some built-in features that come with SketchUp to help you organize your models. These are the Outliner Make Group Make Component and Layers Manager tools. In the next section we will go through each demonstrating how they can be used during the modeling process and while organizing models. These tools are important when you design anything that has many parts such as a car or furniture in a house. They are also very useful when your model has a lot of copies of the same part. A Quick Look at the Outliner The Outliner is where all the details of your model are stored. Think of it as a map showing where each part in your model goes. Right now if you take a look at the Outliner dialog box which is accessed through the Window Outliner you will notice that it is empty
