The Complete SketchUp 2023 Pro Course (Beginners Friendly)

Activate the display crosshair in SketchUp via window preferences drawing to guide your drawing, and use the arrow keys to lock to red, green, or blue axes.

Change SketchUp units via window, model info, units; choose measurement and angle units (architectural, decimal, engineering, fractional) and set display precision for meters to two decimals.

Select the line tool or press l, click to set start and end points, then draw a 4x4 rectangle and lock the blue axis to form a 3d face.

Use the rectangle tool by two clicks to set start and end points. Enter six comma four meter after the point for exact dimensions, and reverse faces with a right-click.

Master the circle tool in SketchUp by placing the midpoint, setting the radius with a second click, and using space to end; learn to create smooth circles and adjust radius.

Master the push pull tool in SketchUp to create shapes, match heights quickly, set a two-metre value, create openings, remove geometry, and add a face, noting curved faces need extensions.

Learn the move and copy tools in SketchUp: select the whole object, set a moving point, and copy with ctrl or cmd for beginners.

Learn to use the freehand tool to sketch artificial and organic landscape shapes, then push, pull, and apply landscaping materials to faces and vertical surfaces.

Use the polygon tool to create a hexagon, change sides by typing s for segments, toggle the dotted circle with ctrl or option, and check area in entity info.

Learn to use all arc tools in sketchup pro: set start and end points, input values, snap angles, and create arcs, faces with arc, pie, two-point, and breakpoint tools.

Master the sketchup offset tool to create inside or outside offsets from faces, using the toolbar or F key, click a face to copy edges and offset outward or inward.

Master the tape measure and dimension tool in SketchUp to measure distances between points or edges, wall heights and thicknesses, and circle radii or diameters using the measurement box.

Learn to use the dimension tool to measure distances between two points, diameters and radii on circles, and dimensions for triangles, with adjustable settings in model info.

Master the Follow Me tool to extrude faces along paths, creating donut shapes and sanitary pipe systems in SketchUp, using circles, offsets, and the blue axis and green axis.

Explore text labels and 3D text in SketchUp by using the text label tool to place and edit labels, and the 3D text tool to type and rotate text.

Group objects to move designs easily after placing them, avoiding re-selecting the whole item. Keep your SketchUp model organized when adding elements.

Learn the differences and benefits of grouping versus components in SketchUp, and see how components propagate changes across multiple instances to save time when pushing and pulling.

Design an outdoor space in SketchUp by shaping a 6 by 4 meter base, pushing it up 0.4 meters, grouping, and applying tile materials.

Explore the warehouse to import outdoor furniture and plants, download the chosen model, then select and place it in your SketchUp project.

Master the scaling tool in SketchUp by pressing the S key, then scale a selected object by dragging a green box to align with a side and left-click to finalize.

Learn to add and reassign shortcuts in SketchUp by opening window, preferences, and shortcuts to speed up hiding and unhiding with h and shift+h.

Learn to design a sidewalk on a face by drawing a rectangle, grouping and ungrouping it to draw lines inside, and push/pull to 0.8 m by 10.4 m.

Apply a material quickly using the material tool, select it from the face, and apply it to the sidewalk. Save time by avoiding repeated searches.

Learn to hide the line between two groups by editing the group and choosing hide line, then exit the group; repeat on the other side to remove the line.

Activate the shadow option to simulate sunlight in SketchUp, using month and time sliders, with advanced settings in the default tray, and turn it off to prevent slowdowns.

Learn how to generate views in SketchUp by using the five standard views including ISO, top, front, right, back, and left, and how to adjust them for precise modeling.

Enable the default tray, select or create views, and use the plus sign to add scenes in SketchUp. Right-click to add more scenes and rename them.

Explore how to switch between SketchUp styles, from shaded with textures to x-ray and back edges, including the monochrome option, and easily return to the default.

Organize your model with tags (formerly layers) by creating a Sofa Set tag and assigning furniture to it, then toggle the tag on or off from the default tray.

Learn how to save and access SketchUp files using save as and file naming, and understand when to choose new project versus save changes before closing.