Of course, I’ve also seen some that I couldn’t stand for longer than 5 seconds, so YMMV. I’ve learned a lot of great things from videos that only a handful of people have watched. If you don’t like one, just stop and try the next one, because there’s a lot of videos available, and it won’t take long to find some that you like.Īlso, don’t skip a video just because it doesn’t have a lot of views. Even if the videos are old, they’re almost guaranteed to still be relevant. …I recommend searching YouTube for introductory videos. Yes, a lot of the features are accessed in different ways in the desktop version, but trust me, it’s worth it. It’s a great introduction to the concepts used in SketchUp, and it will honestly make it much easier to learn how to create SketchUp models, even if you use the desktop version. OK, How do I Start?Įven though I recommend creating SketchUp models with the desktop version, start with this video abut viewing SketchUp models in the Web version: If you’re going to be creating SketchUp models, I recommend using the last free desktop version, SketchUp Make 2017. Watch my video Viewing SketchUp Models for Newbies to learn how to get it and use it, and you can quit reading the rest of this article. If you’re only going to be viewing SketchUp models, I recommend you use the free web version. The changes made to SketchUp have almost all been new features, so almost anything that talks about older features will work in the latest desktop versions. However, that doesn’t mean the information isn’t relevant. If you do, that refers to an older version.

( Trimble owns SketchUp now.) So you’ll often see references to “Google SketchUp”. I don’t know the whole history, but at one point, SketchUp was owned by Google. Feel free to ask questions in the comments, below.

People often ask how to get started using SketchUp to design their own models, so I put together this article. If I update this article, I’ll include an “Update History” here at the top, so you can see what you’ve missed.

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