You might use it to label a model as a whole, such as “Bodega model, front exterior view.” Screen text is not attached to any entity. Screen text: The most basic text in SketchUp, screen text (Callout 1) is fixed to the screen regardless of how you manipulate or orbit a model.In SketchUp, you can add four types of text, each depicted in the following figure:
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SketchUp Hardware and Software RequirementsĪdding Text, Labels, and Dimensions to a ModelĬan you imagine Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press, learning how to create 3D models in SketchUp? Hopefully, he’d like the way SketchUp advances his groundbreaking invention - especially the text that moves and (in some cases) updates as you work on your model.Using SketchUp Data with Other Modeling Programs or Tools.Modeling Terrain and Other Rounded Shapes.Using SketchUp’s Generate Report Service.Placing Movie Cameras in a Model of a Production Set.Developing Components and Dynamic Components.Adding Premade Components and Dynamic Components.Applying Colors, Photos, Materials, and Textures.Modeling Specific Shapes, Objects, and Building Features in 3D.Adding Text, Labels, and Dimensions to a Model.Modeling Complex 3D Shapes with the Solid Tools.Measuring Angles and Distances to Model Precisely.