Getting Started with SketchUp Pro for Beginners 5 - FLOOR PLAN!

In this video, learn to use SketchUp Pro in 2024 to create a floor plan model from an image in SketchUp! Learn everything from setting your image to scale to creating your walls and door/window openings!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
0:11 - Example floor plan location
0:35 - Importing your image file
1:57 - Setting the Image file to Scale
4:10 - Fixing the image fading problem
6:07 - Adding perimeter walls
8:30 - Grouping geometry and why it matters
9:47 - Roughing out door and window openings
12:55 - Adding interior walls
15:00 - Extruding walls to 3D
15:40 - Creating door openings
18:00 - Modeling window openings

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[Thesketchupessentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below! :)

[maxgillespie]

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[kushtrims]

excellent tutorials thanks a lot... sometimes I struggle to find following tutorial once I finish one but still when I find I am very happy :-)

[kushtrims]

thank you so much for sharing you knowledge

[GilPeeters]

There is no need to explode the image before grouping it. Just select the image and then group.. You can still just go into the group, measure and re-size. That way you don't have the issue of the image disapearing when you model on top of it.

[Toxic_Shortsx]

Thanks Bro you are the Best for Sketchup on YouTube and A lot of Love from Pakistan

[moonwolf]

Pro Tips - Always use REVIT to Sketchup workflow to save time including (Auto Tags, Groups, Components).
1.Import image in REVIT and scale it.
2.Model all the Walls, Openings for (Doors & Windows) with better Revit element parameters
3.Isolate each category as 3D View
4.Export 3D views as DWG
5.Import DWG to SketchUp.

[bui]

How is the fill thing coming along "minute-7:30"? I draw a geometry and it just shows a dotted area on the sheet? Does it have to be the white thing you get after completing your line segments?

[Indian-one_man_army]

Make more sketchup tutorial learning videos for beginners

[sofiar]

you're my savior, thank you so much!

[samirtuladhar]

Plz tell me when we want use image file to model, why not just scale the image direct? Why expode and group, and rec import image n scale and then detete expolded image?

[jocelgomez]

hi, can't find the Floor Plan Example image file, already subscribed, please indicate direct link of the image file. thank you

[sandiegojoey]

What do you say to the DIY folks like me who have no experience using CAD or design software, but want to learn and eventually be able to create a 360 degree 3D model of their entire property, inside and outside, including landscaping. I want to use my existing paper blueprints as much as possible to ensure accuracy. And, I'd love to incorporate the new technologies such as Lidar via iPhone and Drones.

My plan is to create a bunch of different remodel ideas to share with my wife. Some will be simple room remodels such as a kitchen remodel. I want to create a bunch different concepts like opening our bottom floor, this would require knocking down walls.

I understand there are estimating tools too, each iteration of my ideas ideally would have a rough estimation of costs.

Having the ability to add furniture and cabinets to get a real feel of final design would give my wife and I something to use when we begin the bidding process for a general contractor.

[norae]

Hi. I tried to download the floor plan, but it is not available

[barrybean]

Justin, thanks for this and I am finally getting the finer points. I assume this is the easiest way to do the walls vs actually framing with proper layout. BTW for future videos a door is framed at 6'8"/80 high. ( Older carpenter. . .)

[irispetunia]

I can't seem to download the image

[christianc.]

Its srrange, every year we get a new Version of SketchUp, but still without any pdf import function, and still a shitty dwg import funktion, without Text etc.

[ChaimaaKharafi]

i wasn't able to get the floor plane on your own link, what should i do ?

[defectiveresistor]

Only just found this software, it looks very powerful, looking forward to learning it. Is it possible to add electrical products to a room, things like conduits and cable tray? Thanks for taking the time to make a good tutorial 👍

[jenniferfuentes]

How do you ‘delete the face” in order to keep seeing the image? As soon as I close a line and create a new surface the image goes away entirely. In your video you say delete the face, but I am not sure how do that. 😊 Thank you