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We've covered a lot of information and concepts using the google tutorials and videos, now its time to try experimenting with each of the toolbar tools a little on your own. We're going to watch each video again now thatyou have a firmer grasp on how to use sektchup. Open the file you save last lesson - simple3Dhouse.skp, and go through each of the videos again and spend about 5 minutes experimenting with the concepts introduced in each video and make sure you understand how each concept works. If you spend roughly 10 minutes per part, this will take about 2 hours to complete. I have been advising against notes up until now, but now may be a good time, to take some notes if you feel you need it. You also may want to bookmark google's new to sketchup video (should open in a new window) tutorials, which contains all these videos and more for your reference.

We're going to review the following 21 videos:

Part 1 : Push Pull
Part 2 : Selections
Part 3: Rotate
Part 4: Rectangle, Circles, and Polygons
Part 5: Arc
Part 6: Move
Part 7: Lines
Part 8: Eraser
Part 9: Freehand
Part 10: Follow Me
Part 11: Scale
Part 12: Offset
Part 13: Tape Measure
Part 14: Protractor
Part 15: Dimensioning
Part 16: Text & 3D Text
Part 17: Axes
Part 18: Navigation
Part 19: Position Camera/ Look Around
Part 20: Walk
Part 21: Sections

Each part will have one or two videos to watch. Watch each one in its entirety and experiment with each concept in the 3D house model.

You may find it useful to open both sketchup and this lesson and arrange them side by side (see below image) so you can easily move back and forth between the lesson and sketchup as you go (maximizing/restoring down sketchup as you need). But we will leave that up to your own preference.



Part 1 : Push Pull

Shows how to use the push/ pull tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:
• Pull any flat shape into 3d
• Tips for accuracy and efficiency
• Cut away geometry
• Inferring to other geometry



Part 2 : Selections

Shows how to use the select tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:
• Basic selections
• Window selections
• Modifier keys to add to and subtract from your selection
• Tips for accurate and quick selection sets



Part 3: Rotate

Shows how to use the rotate tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:

• How rotate works
• Examples of the rotate tool in action

Lock or define the orientation of the tool


Part 4: Rectangle, Circles, and Polygons

Shows how to use the various shape tools in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Rectangles

Video Outline:
• Drawing rectangles on any surface
• Draw a perfect square or golden rectangle
• Being accurate



Circle/ Polygon

Video Outline:

• Drawing a circle or polygon
• Changing the number of sides of a circle or polygon
• Viewing addition information through the entity info dialog box




Part 5: Arc

Shows how to use the arc tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:
• How to draw arcs
• Drawing tangent arcs
• Drawing continuous smooth arcs
• Defining number of arc segments




Part 6: Move

Shows how to use the move tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:
• Move is an auto-selecting tool
• Pre-select objects for more control
• Moving objects with precision
• Common problems
• Select, Copy and Autofold videos will show more about the move tool



Part 7: Lines

Shows how to use the line tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:

• Best practices for drawing lines/ edges
• Drawing accurately
• Dividing edges




Part 8: Eraser

Shows how to use the eraser tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:
• Erase single or multiple edges easily
• How to soften or hide edges with the eraser




Part 9: Freehand

Shows how to use the freehand tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:
• Use freehand to draw free form edges



Part 10: Follow Me

Shows how to use the follow me tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:
• Introduction to follow-me capabilities
• Tips about how the shape and path work together
• Speedy tips that create instant follow-me results
• Creating lathed objects

Part 11: Scale

Shows how to use the scale tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 12: Offset

Shows how to use the offset tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 13: Tape Measure

Shows how to use the tape measure tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 14: Dimensioning

Shows how to use the dimension tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.




Part 15: Protractor

Shows how to use the protractor tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 16: Text & 3D Text

Shows how to use the text and 3D text tools in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 17: Axes

Shows how to use the axes tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 18: Navigation

Shows how to use the navigation tools in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 19: Position Camera/ Look Around

Shows how to use the position camera/ look around tools in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 20: Walk

Shows how to use the walk tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.



Part 21: Sections

Shows how to use the section tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.




You are now ready to model just about anything in SketchUp. You may want to take a break from the lessons for a few days and experiment, perhaps try to apply what you have learned to an simple actual project. The next lesson we will introduce some more advanced concepts.

Got a question (although you may want to hold off a bit as we will get into greater detail later in the course)? Ask us. Have comments? Post them or tell us. As always, I’m here to help.

Best regards,
Christopher Glebe, www.suasivevisual.com

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