From first line to finished drawing. SketchUp guides for modeling, materials, LayOut drawings and plans.

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Getting started
First steps: what SketchUp is, a first model, units and shortcuts, and what each new release changes.
1 guide
Modeling
The drawing and editing tools step by step, from Follow Me and copies to roofs and ceilings.
3 guides
Materials & styles
Painting faces, positioning textures, fixing materials that do not show and choosing a display style.
2 guides
Drawings, LayOut & export
From model to drawing and file: floor plans, LayOut sheets and exports for CAD and 3D printing.
2 guides
Free versions & plans
What the free version covers, how the paid plans differ and what each one costs.
4 guides
Install & licenses
Getting SketchUp running: system requirements, installation and freeing an activation from a lost computer.
2 guides
Extensions & rendering
Rendering SketchUp models and finding, installing and managing extensions.
1 guide
Design projects
SketchUp on real projects: interior rooms, whole houses, kitchens and cabinets, and furniture for the workshop.
3 guides

The drawing and editing tools step by step, from Follow Me and copies to roofs and ceilings.

First steps: what SketchUp is, a first model, units and shortcuts, and what each new release changes.

The drawing and editing tools step by step, from Follow Me and copies to roofs and ceilings.

Painting faces, positioning textures, fixing materials that do not show and choosing a display style.

From model to drawing and file: floor plans, LayOut sheets and exports for CAD and 3D printing.

What the free version covers, how the paid plans differ and what each one costs.

Getting SketchUp running: system requirements, installation and freeing an activation from a lost computer.

Rendering SketchUp models and finding, installing and managing extensions.

SketchUp on real projects: interior rooms, whole houses, kitchens and cabinets, and furniture for the workshop.