Watch This Before You Get Started with SketchUp Free (7 Tips)

Whether you’re a hobbyist wanting to use SketchUp for personal projects or a design professional wanting to try SketchUp Free before investing in SketchUp Pro, this video is a great way to get started. We'll show you how to access the web-based SketchUp Free, the right way to use the drawing, editing & navigation tools, and how to avoid the things that often trip up self-taught SketchUp users. Here's what we cover:

Introduction (00:00)
How to Access SketchUp Free (01:08)
1⃣ Start in 2D (02:32)
2⃣ Use the Right Mouse (03:40)
3⃣ Draw the Right Way (04:45)
4⃣ Understand Stickiness (06:52)
5⃣ Group (Almost) Everything (08:14)
6⃣ Master the Move Tool (08:55)
7⃣ Navigate Like a Pro (12:04)
Next Steps (15:38)

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[eksempa]

Honestly once explained it's fairly intuitive. Thank you for breaking it down so nicely for us newbies! Can't wait to play with the full version

[rodrickchima]

Extremely helpful! After watching a few Sketchup (Free) tutorials I struggled to draw a plan for a woodworking project. My biggest problems were sticky objects and imprecise moves. This video explained both, and I was able to complete my project.

[_coloringbook]

Extremely thorough! I love how you SHOW the process, in a way that predicts how the average person will interact with the software. For example, showing your hand on the mouse clicking and dragging. Very helpful for us visual learners. :)

[kevinfarrell]

Rarely do I leave reviews, but I felt compelled to do so here. These videos are fantastic, the level of practical application, detail, and analogies are absolutely perfect.

[russcharif]

Brilliantly clear and well thought out video. I watched one other video by someone else, supposedly for beginners, and the narrator went too fast and kept failing to explain things he was doing on screen. This was so much better. I particularly appreciate the way you anticipate and guard against common mistakes of newbies, and explain everything so clearly. As someone who has also developed instructional videos for specialized software, I really appreciate this! Thanks for producing these!

[andresleal]

The way you did this video is amazing, I super liked it. An excellent script with baby step approach and very, very, good examples, funny segments, animations, and even challenges to keep attention. I would dream every video in any topic being done the same way. Congratulation to the team.

[gregp]

Well Done! This is the best introduction I have seen. You cover common mistakes by explaining how the app/tool functions. The Move tool is a good example. I didn't realize I needed to be aware of whether I was grabbing a point, line, or face. Once you explained that it all made sense. Why don't other instructors point this out???

[Grumbo]

This is one of the highest quality introductions to a CAD software ever! Well done!

[nickflynn]

I really enjoyed this video, I feel much better about my prospects of being able to learn sketchup, it felt daunting before. My favorite tip is the points about learning good practice now such as the zooming panning via the mouse rather than selecting the buttons. I know from learning lots of other things wrong and then having to unlearn bad habits how useful, I suspect, this tip will be, for sketchup. Many thanks.

[lionelslittlethoughts]

Wow. Clear. Concise. Knowledgeable. I feel like I'm ready to take a look at Sketchup now.

[streetglidescott]

Well done! That is an excellent example of video instruction - engaging, entertaining, clear and concise. Thank you!

[noiemaker]

Brilliant! THIS is how you make a tutorial video! I almost forgot I was learning an incredibly complicated piece of software!!

[kentincrosby]

Looking forward to spending time learning Sketchup with you guys. Great videos.

[billycriswell]

Great teaching video. I was feeling overwhelmed trying to figure it all out by myself. This gives me hope. Good to find out early on I need the 3 button scroll wheel mouse since my iMac came with the standard optical mouse. I'll buy one today and jump back in to the lessons.

[selouakh]

I just start to learn SketchUp..
It's very well explained, fast and you make it easy to understand. Thank you

[robb]

I doubt I'll ever be able to afford the desktop version but am enjoying the free web based version, thank you for these great and easy to follow tutorials, much appreciated, you've made it so much easier to use with just a few simple steps!!

[andeugensson]

Super-positive and pleasant to watch the video, especially for a beginner like me! Thank you for creating it! :)

[mustafakhan]

You got a like, a subscriber and a buzzer on from an old guy. TNice tutorials is the best soft soft tutorial I've seen so far. You covered a lot of

[yitavoh]

thank you! very useful, well edited & well explained.