Getting Started, Part 1

Setup SketchUp. Introduce the rectangle, push/pull, orbit, pan, and zoom tools.

This original course was created in 2009 using an older version of SketchUp. While it helped thousands of people learn SketchUp, the UI has changed considerably.

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Instructor
Rob Cameron
Runtime
8m 48s

In this tutorial we learn how to setup Sketchup from the beginning to work best for modeling furniture and cabinets. I introduce the rectangle, push/pull, orbit, pan, and zoom tools.

In order to really see what’s going on, try making the video full-screen by clicking the little TV icon.

Note These tutorials are made with Sketchup 7. There have been a couple of releases since these were made and even a version that runs completely in your browser.