Learn SketchUp Pro 2021

Explore SketchUp Pro 2021 interface, covering file actions, exporting and sharing models, toolbars, hide and unhide surfaces, and drawing along the red, green, and blue axes with measurements.

Learn efficient mouse-based selection and navigation in SketchUp Pro 2021, mastering orbit, pan, and zoom, plus window-based selection, multi-select with the keyboard, and double- or triple-click behaviors.

Choose and apply templates across Windows and Mac, then set precise unit preferences in model info, including decimal formats for lengths, area, and volume.

Explore line creation in SketchUp Pro 2021, using shift to lock axes and the pink axis for perpendicular or parallel lines. Build surfaces into three dimensional cube, erase with delete.

Learn to use the rectangle tool in SketchUp Pro 2021 to create rectangles or squares, guided by square cue and golden section cue, with left-click and optional dimension input.

Rotate a rectangle in SketchUp Pro 2021 using rotate rectangle tool: set a base point, align with the blue axis, and input size and angle via keyboard or on-screen input.

Learn to draw a circle in SketchUp Pro 2021 by placing the center, dragging to set the radius, and adjusting segment count; convert to polygon and edit radius.

Create a polygon in SketchUp Pro 2021 by selecting a center point, left-clicking to define corners, and adjusting the number of corners and radius.

Master the push-pull tool to extrude 2D surfaces into 3D forms, set heights precisely, and create hollow or solid features. Learn bidirectional surfaces, copying, reference heights, and polygon conversion.

Use the offset command from the toolbar to create or resize a surface by a chosen distance, adjustable with the keyboard, then use push-pull for walls and a window hole.

Move objects to desired coordinates from a reference point, constrain movement along an axis with shift, and copy items using control, specifying distance and copy counts.

Learn to mirror objects in SketchUp by copying surfaces and mirroring along the red, green, and blue axes, adjusting dimensions to highlight the result.

Explore scaling objects in SketchUp Pro 2021 by resizing surfaces and dimensions using corner points to preserve proportions, and using midpoints or points to alter shape with shift and control.

Use the Follow Me tool to extrude a profile along a drawn path on a surface, guiding the profile along the path to complete the shape.

Use the dimension tool in SketchUp Pro 2021 to measure between two points and pin the result. Switch units between centimetres, metres, and inches and adjust font settings for text.

Learn to create 2d and 3d text, place it on surfaces, and use coordinates and unit settings to measure distances, then drag and adjust text properties.

Create and edit group objects in SketchUp Pro 2021 using the outline, double-click to edit, and explode to separate, then drag external objects into the group.

Explore how components differ from groups in SketchUp Pro 2021 and how editing one updates all instances. Create and place components, then make unique copies to customize without affecting others.