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"SketchUp is the kind of tool where investing your time in learning it will have an exponential effect on your efficiency and abilities. By spending a little bit of money on a School Library subscription and investing some time watching all the video tutorials, I've dramatically improved my productivity. I should have bought a subscription years ago!"

- Bill Keck, engineer

Whether you are just starting to learn SketchUp or you are trying to take your skills to the next level, we have plenty of tutorials that can help you get there. Our library contains more than 50 hours of video tutorials, and more are added every month!

School Learning Series

Beginner Tutorials
  • Tour Of The SketchUp User Interface
  • Tools For Navigating Around Your 3D Model
  • Using Your Mouse To Navigate
  • Adding Component Objects to Your Model
  • Searching For And Downloading 3D Models From The Google 3D Warehouse
  • Moving And Rotating Objects*
  • Using The Basic Drawing Tools
  • Creating Scenes Of Your Project
  • Changing And Saving Style And Shadow Settings
  • Saving And Sharing Images of Your Project
  • Saving And Sharing Your 3D Project
Intermediate Tutorials
  • The Pencil Tool
  • The Polygon Tool
  • The Circle Tool
  • Arcs Rectangles and Freehand Lines
  • The Move Tool
  • Navigating in 3D
  • Basic Drawing in 3D
  • The Push-Pull Tool
  • Advanced Push-Pull
  • Autofold 3D Geometry
  • Draw a Simple 3D House
  • Using Components and Creating Arrays
  • Dynamic Components
  • The Google 3D Warehouse
  • Applying Materials and Styles
  • Using Push-Pull and the Follow-Me Tool
  • Working with Groups
  • Creating a Window Component
  • Taking a Closer Looks at Gluing Planes and Cut Opening Options
  • Placing and Copying Components
  • Working with Nested Components
  • Using the Follow-Me Tool to Draw a Sphere
  • Using the Follow-Me Tool to Draw a Curvy Wall
  • Using the Follow-Me Tool to Draw a Staircase Hand Rail
  • Using the Follow-Me Tool to Draw a Planter Box
  • Using Match Photo to Turn a 2D Image into a 3D Model
  • Shadow and Location Settings
  • Creating Scenes
  • Exporting an Animation
  • Updating a Scene
Advanced Tutorials
  • Creating Orthographic Views of Your Model
  • Exporting Elevation Views
  • Creating Sectional Views of Your SketchUp Model
  • Creating Plan Views of Your SketchUp Model
  • Exporting Plan Views
  • Importing Plan Views into SketchUp
  • Scaling CAD Files in SketchUp
  • Moving, Rotating and Aligning CAD Files in SketchUp
  • Turning Lines into Walls
  • Downloading and Installing Ruby Scripts
  • Using the 'MakeFaces' Ruby Script
  • Using the 'Label Stray Lines' Ruby Script
  • Using CAD Plans as an Underlying Reference*
  • Layer Management in SketchUp
  • Modeling Interior Walls
  • Layer Management Continued
  • Modeling the Floor and Foundation
  • Modeling the Roof
  • Setting Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Getting Your Roof and Walls to Match-Up
  • Modeling the Windows and Doors
  • Modeling Exterior Hardscape
  • Creating Components for Repeating Elements
  • Inserting and Configuring Dynamic Window and Door Components
  • Replacing 2D Blocks with 3D Components
  • Importing Textures and Components from the 3D Warehouse
  • Customizing Your LayOut Template And Tool Palette & Basic Navigation
  • Adding Pages And Arranging Images
  • Setting Up An Elevation View
  • Selecting Custom Scenes And Styles In LayOut
  • Editing A Reference SketchUp file And Updating It In LayOut
  • Editing Title Blocks And Text & Layer Management
  • Editing Text, Fonts, Shapes And Custom Labels
  • Using Scrapbooks
  • Presenting and Exporting Your LayOut Documents

Past Webinars

  • Creating, Importing and Applying Image Textures to Your Models
  • Dynamic Components
  • Ruby Scripts, Creating Components, Garden Hose and CAD Files
  • Ruby Scripts, Creating Components, Garden Hose and CAD Files
  • Ruby Scripts, Creating Components, Garden Hose and CAD Files
  • Ruby Scripts, Creating Components, Garden Hose and CAD Files
  • Using Piranesi 2010 to Paint Render Your SketchUp Model
  • Dynamic Components, Curved 3D Text, Layers, Inserting Windows, Creating Textures
  • SketchUp's Axes, Shadows, Layers, Fly-Through Animations, Camera Tools
  • Importing PDF Files of Floorplans, Importing Raster v Vector Graphics, Layers vs Outliner
  • Intersect With Model, Paint Bucket Tool, Materials Browser, 3D Site Plans
  • Exporting Animations, Working in Layout, Creating Interactive PDF Presentations
  • Working with CAD files, Makefaces Ruby, SketchUp 8 Geo-Modeling workflow
  • Intro to VRay For SketchUp
  • Workspace Preferences, Managing Component Libraries, Dimensioning in Layout
  • Creating and Editing Dynamic Components
  • Using LayOut to Create Floor Plans of SketchUp Models
  • Using LayOut to Create Floor Plans of SketchUp Models
  • Round Corners vs. Soften/Smooth Edges, Using Vector vs Raster CAD Files, Make Unique Textures
  • Creating Shapes with Complex Geometries, Tapers & Bends, Free Scale Plugin, Shape Bender Ruby
  • Creating a Model From Images of Floor Plans and Elevations
  • Large Site Models, Hi-Res Sat Imagery, Fly-Over Paths
  • 3D Construction Details, The Stamp Tool
  • Solids Tools, Working with Materials, Google LayOut Tips and Tricks
  • Dimension Preferences, Projected Textures, Geo-Modeling Visualizations
  • Nested Components, Modeling Tufted Cushions, Shadow Studies, Advanced Camera Tools
  • Shaderlight Webinar Series - Part 1
  • Shaderlight Webinar Series - Part 2
  • Shaderlight Webinar Series - Part 3
  • Round Corners, Joint Push-Pull, Replacing Materials, Importing Floor Plan Image, Dynamic Components
  • Photorealistic Rendering options for SketchUp
  • The Materials Browser
  • Visualizing Data
  • Google Earth Treasure Hunt
  • Sandbox Tools for Terrain and Organic Shapes
  • PhotoMatch, Sandbox, and Pro Accounts
  • Creating Terrain Models from 3D Contours
  • More questions about Sandbox Tools
  • Dynamic Components
  • Dynamic Components
  • CAD Files, PhotoMatch, Large Files, and Importing Textures
  • Working with Groups and Components, Managing Layers in LayOut, Solids Tools
  • Geo-Modeling workflow, Google Layout tips

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