Watch This Before You Get Started with SketchUp – 7 Essential Tips (2023 Update)

There are a number of things that often trip up self-taught SketchUp users. In this SketchUp tutorial, you’ll learn the 7 critical concepts you need to know to avoid struggling when you’re first getting started. Here's what we cover:

Introduction (00:00)
1⃣ Start in 2D (01:01)
2⃣ Use the Right Mouse (02:40)
3⃣ Draw the Right Way (03:41)
4⃣ Understand Stickiness (05:28)
5⃣ Group (Almost) Everything (06:05)
6⃣ Master the Move Tool (06:49)
7⃣ Navigate Like a Pro (09:58)
Next Steps (13:37)

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[yoboyash]

During Covid I lost my job, I started watching your videos on YouTube during lock down and I learnt so much ever since...I'm now working in my dream job designing kitchens using sketchup...thank you my friend...I knew back in lockdown my future self would thank me 😅

[GotzBallsProductions]

Been using Sketchup since way back for cabinetry and home remodeling. Just watched this video and actually learned somethings new. Great tutorials! Lokking forward to seeing how far you and your tutorials propell me into my design future. I'd rather swinging a mouse now instead of a hammer. Started using pro back around 2014.

[TrentMRobertson]

I liked all of the tips, but my favorite was the navigation and the challenge of moving around the rectangle.

[Zandor]

wow, way better than other tutorials. thanks for the approach. very helpful

[YellowCable]

Great resource: for me the most important tips are:

0) the tip about how to properly draw (click and release, not click and drag).
1) the tip about avoid building "in place" with stickiness, use groups properly
2) the tip about using the move tool

But I would say especially tip 1). I wish I had watched this before starting, it can get really frustrating if you don't know about this tip.

[Zynn]

Im a newbie here, and im ready to learn all i can!! I've been asked to do something I've never done before, but im ready for the challenge! I figure no question is too crazy to ask when you're new at something... can SketchUp be used on a laptop? Yup, Im that new at this!!!

[zafnor]

I'm using the free 2017 version of sketchup. Is there a way that I can put a button on a toolbar for 'delete guides'? I've added a short cut on the keyboard but at times it's a hassle having to reach for the keyboard. And going to the drag down menu is equally as clumsy. Any insight would be helpful. Thank you.

[mood]

I love this guy since I watched years ago 😂

[Ar.Inamurrahman]

Hi sir
Please make one vedio as an example that it show plan elevation done in autocad so how many step you required to import it in SketchUp to start working from starting Thanks 👍

[iestynx]

Great simple introduction. My daughter has been making some incredible designs, but in Sims 4 and Roblox (Bloxberg and RoVille). Have you tried building in these? You should check them out and make comparison to Sketchup video. These kids are the future architects and interior designers of tomorrow. I tried Sketchup with my daughter, but as you mentioned in your video, if you don't know the basics you get frustrated. I really think a series aimed at kids and teenagers using the education version, to be able to create designs like they make in The Sims and Roblox could set them up for a future career. My daughter is really keen, but I think that I'll have to teach myself Sketchup first, then teach her.

[brendadourado]

Do you have a video on how to organize the interface of Sketchup with all the tools you have? When yo make your videos is so easy to identify the tools but on my MAC is a nightmare. I would love to get my workspace looking like yours :(

[paulbilski]

Need to know more about which mouse to buy. You say to get a 3 button mouse BUT the one you show has only 2 buttons (a right button and a left button ) and a scroll wheel. ??? Also will a tracker ball with more than 3 buttons work??

[hannahhalow]

Hi! I am starting an interior design business however I don't have any formal training, would I benefit from learning sketcup for aesthetics even though I wouldn't be deciding architectual elements of a home (because i'm not licensed to do so) ? I think learning the vray would be awesome but I don't want to learn something that an architect would be doing for the client anyways, does that make sense?

[alexmurphy]

Thinking of getting Sketchup Edu for my 17 year old daughter who wants to do some landscape design - we're planning on learning this together. Is Sketchup ok for Landscape design?

[Langward]

To rotate a rectangle 180 degrees, just use the Flip Blue command.

[carrieasagiri]

Hello there! Is it possible to draw in SkechUP with a Wacom tablet?

[famcivilengineer]

Do a video on how to make mep drawings in SketchUp

[jrefrwd]

I am unable to scale my floor plan in SketchUp. I have paid for an education subscription and I have tried to follow all the tutorials (measuring the longest measurement, trying to adjust the measurement to suit) however it will not allow me to change the measurement to scale

[cli]

Couldn’t download the notes via the link, which would’ve been very useful for a newbie like me. 😔