Getting Started with SketchUp Pro 2025! (BEGINNERS START HERE!)

FREE Keyboard Shortcuts Guide
https://www.theSketchUpEssentials.com/Beginner

Need more help? Get training and support in THE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS COURSE
http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/course

SKETCHUP FREE vs. GO vs. PRO vs. STUDIO Video
https://youtu.be/BS7biv6lvNk

FULL GETTING STARTED IN SKETCHUP PLAYLIST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6UN-DrR1c&list=PLEQT0qjXe6zgmMMP6ZzoUDG_fdjcRmCQE

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
0:15 - Which version of SketchUp to Use
0:45 - Picking a template
1:21 - SketchUp Workspace Overview
1:55 - Toolbars in SketchUp
3:31 - Trays (or windows on Mac)
4:33 - The Status Bar and Value Control Bar
5:22 - Navigation and the kind of mouse you need
5:50 - Zooming in and out
7:30 - How to deactivate tools
7:51 - Panning
8:20 - What to do if you get lost in the viewport
9:09 - Drawing in SketchUp and Keyboard shortcuts
10:13 - Drawing in SketchUp - Lines
11:00 - Drawing lines with specific lengths
12:45 - Using inferencing and locking inferences
14:15 - Locking inferences with the shift key
14:55 - How to create faces and shapes in SketchUp
16:02 - When faces form and when they don't
16:39 - How to heal faces back into your model
17:20 - Example model - simple house
18:13 - Erasing edges to merge faces
18:33 - Extruding a shape to 3D
19:00 - Adding a wing to the house