Sketch Up Tutorial

Tutorial #1

Basics on how to navigate and use Sketch Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fGh6T3HiJA

Technical note for non-americans:

• Use double quotes (") for inch, and single quote (') for foot
• When drawing a line, just start typing the line length

Tutorial #2

More advanced techniques used in Tutorial #2, how to group and move objects. Includes how to rotate and align objecs by corners or therwise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRRpYgT7akk&feature=youtu.be

Example of Building a Cube Frame in 5 Minutes

Conceptual video of how to build a box with grouping and markers to get the build of a 3D box beam cube down to about 5 minutes. Concept and demo of 5 minute time only, actual technique shown in Tutorial #2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KBWGYhI-IM

Other Links

• Notes on installing Sketchup_on_Linux
• Take the Sketchup_Cube_Test and post your results
• Sketchup