Designing Green - SketchUp Part 1

Intro to SketchUp

Tutorial 1: Intro to SketchUp

Basic tools for navigation

• Orbit tool - orbit around your 3D objects
• Zoom tool
• Pan tool

Drawing Tools

• Rectangle tool - for drawing flat surfaces
• Push/Pull - for pulling up flat surfaces into 3D volumes
• Pencil or Line tool - for drawing lines. Make sure to "infer edges, corners, etc.

Tutorial 2: Start a Drawing Part 1 Tools introduced:

• Move tool - pay attention to the axis you are moving on (blue, red or green)