Creating Floor Plans FROM IMAGES in SketchUp Free!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know if you have any questions about this process in the comments below! :)

[@fredhenaux1114]

Hi so cool

[@Thesketchupessentials]

😎

[@lavendermunagi4351]

Great Video Justin. A quick one, when importing an object (In my case, a kitchen set) it won't 'stick' to the wall i want it on. Whenever I orbit the model it disaligns. Locking the object isn't helping either. Kindly assist.

[@dfleis02]

In your video you say that the first walls are not in the same group as the image but by default, following the instructions exactly, my line function is making lines in the same group. When I try to make a new group , the image disappears. How can I start making my walls as a new group without loosing the image?

[@bentheteacher]

hi Justin, i really like the videos, but is seems strange to tell us (in the videos and comments) that you want to know about issues/questions, but then ignore genuine questions

[@amandagleeson2625]

With this video, after many failed attempts, I've finally been able to make a good model of a floor plan! Thanks Justin. Again, all the concepts are explained in an easy to understand way, at the right pace.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad to help!

[@arlenekufchock1394]

I picked up on everything you taught in this video, with a few rewinded repeated sections, hehe. Thank you for your clear presentation, much appreciated!

[@andriikravchenko2118]

Best video ever! I watched two another videos and didn't get almost anything (I'm totally new in Sketchup). This one is extremely clear, thank you!

[@stephenggingo4050]

I have finally discovered my Sketchup teacher. Thank you for the great work. I wish to learn and use SketchUp in Boat and furniture designing.

[@serenitysadventure6508]

I keep forgetting steps so every time I come back to this video for my models and it is the most helpful video for sketch up ever!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it helps! :)

[@cliveagate]

As always, an easy to follow and informative tutorial

[@roberthardy2013]

If you know the wall thicknesses then you can add these and the internal dimensions to get fairly accurate overall measurements.

[@cyberme8058]

Justin this is really cool. And the process is simple.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@cyberme8058]

Sure 😚

[@kennette2121]

super helpful! I am excited to use SketchUp to visualize my new house build! thanks for the help!

[@sense.ananti]

On my first day of using this app, Thanks to your tutorial, i was able to create a model from an image. Thank you. Will subscribe for more. 😍

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Awesome!

[@mefxes]

Thank you very much for taking your time to make a tutorial like this. Unfortunately it doesn't work anymore, probably outdated. I was struggling but after reading the commends I've seen other people couldn't scale too.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Definitely still works...

[@fredm8621]

It's now called import rather than insert I believe

[@LJManalo]

still stuck on 2:00. Did you click on make group? the window asking me to resize the active group does not appear (3:19)

[@IndiGP]

Wow.. many thanks!! Best tutorial I found until now! Was very good to understand, sometimes little bit too fast but very good

[@Thesketchupessentials]

:)

[@peachblossom8475]

Hi Justin - the ability to toggle between guide and measure for the tape measure tool is disabled in Sketchup Free. It’s a widely reported bug. Is there a way of creating a 3D floor plan without using the tape measure tool?

[@joni5007]

Very clearly narrated step by step. Ideal for a newbie like me! Thanks for sharing!

[@brenteagleson7677]

One of the BEST instructional channels on KZbin IMHO, thank you so much Justin. Found your channel last night and it inspired me to try this program again. You are making this easier than I thought. KUDOS Buddy. I'll be watching every video, as I plan to build myself my retirement tiny home up here in Ontario :) TY again.

[@ypure3859]

great , well explained. some things slightly fast to catch, but i give you 9/10.

[@kentjohnformilles2354]

Thank you very much for sharing. All the way from Philippines🇵🇭..

[@Thesketchupessentials]

:)

[@muteebahafeez6455]

super helpful video. it was so easy to follow

[@TVJAY]

Can you do a video on adding a second floor?

[@coleandkristinmcclaren869]

Thank you so much! We are hoping to build in the future and the plans we like don't have 3-d renderings. I was able to follow right along with you to start building the plan we like in SketchUp so we are able to visualize it better than the flat plan and exterior elevations!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad I could help!

[@ChrisErkal]

Hey Justin, why do you need to explode the imported image? Does it have to do with the Free version? E. g. in Make '17 I can just work on the imported image or is there something I have overlooked?

[@aimenmohsin655]

Very Nicely explained Thanks

[@PrecisionWeldandFab]

wow great video i have watched about 7 in a row and now have a great idea how to use this software

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it helped!

[@BrentsTreehouse]

very enjoyable to watch. I'm going to try to use sketchup to put virtual furniture into our new place before moving in.

[@guillermopg6491]

Excellent video !. Waiting for the second part of it.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Coming soon!

[@hamishgoodley7208]

HA. I can't get past the 3:15 mark. Tape measure tool just draws a dotted line right across the page. Looks like I'll just go back to drawing manually 😔

[@KimZooYork]

Verry helpfull! Thank you for making this video. I feel lucky.

[@missyt6738]

Can you share the image you use in this video in the description of the video? It would be helpful for us to follow along. Thank you in advance @TheSketchUpEssentials

[@cwatson81]

Great tutorial. Loved the demo with the free version.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thank you!

[@bentheteacher]

like some others, I can't get the scale to work. I've rewatched it 5 times and made at least that many attempts. I insert the image, explode it, group it, then use the tape measure to show the spacing while manually entering the distance... it just draws a guide line and i don't the popup asking to confirm the resize

[@Antisfunny]

Same here

[@bentheteacher]

@@Antisfunny in case you didn't see the reply in the other thread... he wrote "You might try this video that gets into the process a bit more in-depth - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OmYpqdadmKrpo - sometimes people get into create guide mode by accidentally tapping control. Tap control before setting your first point with the tape measure tool then follow the same process."

[@bentheteacher]

thanks Justin, i've managed to get the floor plan to scale. i wish i knew what i was doing wrong before (coudl have been ctrl as you suggested), i've even rewatched the orig video and tried to work out what it was. thanks again

[@gihanabasi6390]

It is very exciting and clear would you please explain how to design the landscape and make terrain also different roof types

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Landscape and terrain are a bit tricky in the online version because I don't believe there is a sandbox set of tools (it's an extension in the desktop version)

[@buildnayshn]

Great and easy to follow

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chocolatequente4531]

from all of the features sketchup free lost that ive noticed so far from these tutorials this is the one that makes me the saddest alongside, not being able to edit materials anymore

[@e.b.5794]

Superb lesson.Thanks

[@Accuface2000]

I thought it's a different method but it's just the same as tracing and using click points. There should be a much faster way, for example using object recognition to identify lines.

[@markmiller831]

What version of sketche up are you using? I am having trouble with some of the features and extensions.

[@Yustiniya1]

So so useful! Thank you!

[@WuxiaNovelsAudiobookHD]

Thank you for this! I wanted to interior design my room by myself and this will help me a lot. Liked and subscribed ❤️

[@paulcaesar1657]

Justin I need the photo link please so I can follow up with you

[@HDSenna]

Hi, it won't let me scale the plan at all. I follow the steps in the video above but it won't let me scale for some reason. Any fixes are appreciated thank you

[@CeeMeeZee]

I have the same issue. It won't resize.

[@MistaJonz]

Same here

[@Randor10]

Well done. I'm new and these are great.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you like them!

[@muhammadabubaker7622]

where can we get that image to practice it

[@idoideaslab5277]

Thank you so much! You've just made it look so simple! 🤯🙏

[@yousweetpotato1]

Thanks! I’m struggling to annotate a photograph of a room’s interior in order to create a floor plan from a snapshot of the room. I can’t get axes to snap to an interior corner. Can you make a tutorial about how to snap axes to a photo in sketch up free web app?

[@vincebaker3384]

Great video I found it to be quite helpful I'm looking forward to the next video for the doors and windows thank you for explaining it in a simple and easy way to understand

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JonAlycia]

Sooooooo helpful! Thank you

[@dronevideohire960]

Great video, just wondering when you have your model done. How do remove the original jpg image you used as a guide so you don’t see it anymore? Can you just unclick the layer on/off from view? Thks

[@shalommansoor]

Great video. thank you

[@story1707]

i tried scale it according to my image... but its not asking to scale as in the video.. i did explode the image then made group... followed same steps done it twice or thrice but its not scaling..

[@jr08th]

Great video dude ! I really like your videos ! thanks for sharing huge help !

[@brokenforever5723]

i need this image for learning purpose

[@soniamills]

I keep coming back to your tutorials Justin, thank you. Im just starting on the Free online for my own residential project, but the scaling tool is a head scratcher for me. Ive got my drawing imported and tried to scale it to the right measurements but its not working. Every time I type a value in inches it disappears and defaults to the original measurement of the drawing. What am I doing wrong?

[@MK-dn2ll]

After selecting the measuring tool, try pressing "option" or "ctrl" (depending on PC or Mac) so that the "..+" next to the measuring tape goes away.

[@horatiocrysdale8374]

how do you find the floor plan

[@SophieMillward]

I was going nuts with this, i couldn't get me 'face' to appear and offset the walls once i'd drawn the lines. Just worked out it's because I was drawing around a bay window at angles that weren't co-planar. It's a 5-sided bay, not a smooth arc. How do i get around this?

[@idwandeshira8052]

Like it. Very useful

[@brythm5465]

When I insert the first wall dimension. Mine is 11'4 inches, it doesnt bring the prompt about the group and move it to scale. Why?

[@johnharford1452]

I have found this same problem - any ideas yet?

[@jeanphilsongracien2968]

Hello I am new on sketshup 2023 pro , i dont know we're to get Plant material, car, ect can someone help me please thank you

[@ButaneBear]

Unfortunately it seems the push pull tool does not work as shown. The is only the option to extrude, not to remove material.

[@ecuadorsbest3704]

He. Thank you fort the video. Im having problem to do inside walls. I do the lines and etc but i cant faceup.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Sounds like you didn't close them in before trying to push pull

[@steviefirst]

Interesting I'm watching this on my android cell. Can I use this program on my cell?

[@mihai6564]

thanks for the video

[@Henrycutzeyewu]

nice work, i am very happy with the tutorials, can one make a floor plan with a different software like Revit and use it to building my 3d elevations, what's the work of sketch up layout and style builder?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I don't really do Revit...

[@Marcus-ze2sn]

hi, i cant seem to rescale my image. i have followed your tutorial step by step but still cant seem to get it to work

[@ChinhNguyen-yb3cp]

Thank you so much! Great lesson! 🙏

[@mayaphillips7610]

im struggling with the removal of the doors, im not sure how to make them disappear to make a doorway?

[@bukandia]

Great Video!

[@bamc3835]

ok, i just uploaded a layout image like you did on the first part of this tutorial, but after that i can't seem to find a way to manipulate the view to make the layout image straight so i can do the next step you did as well which was to scale the image right..help!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

What do you mean "Make the Layout Image Straight?"

[@bamc3835]

@@Thesketchupessentials so after i uploaded my image on an untitled project and dragging it from the origin point i tried to turn the view like u did at 1:23 of ur video and all i get is a rectangle forming as if you’re selecting an area of your screen??? hope i explained it better

[@Gamper1]

Bam C to turn the view press down on the mouse scroll wheel not the mouse button :)

[@gobindstudio2005]

Sir which pc is best for using sketchup

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Did you look at SketchUp's system requirements page?

[@dimitriemenzies8816]

I can't scale my floor plan I have no idea what's going on? Any tips?

[@theodorelai9985]

measure the wall and click, after click then enter 11 feet I think that should work.

[@rogerplumridge5828]

I would love it if you could repeat this tutorial with the pad version

[@cynfulification]

For anyone looking for the house plan, www.hiddencreekapartment.com/brochure/brochure.aspx, Clic on Floor plan D4. Your welcome.

[@avadore9143]

thanks !

[@mike201914]

Why is it when I insert the image it does not allow me to move or scale it?

[@bamc3835]

same problem here...did u get it figured out?

[@kurniawans6932]

What do I have to do if I already deleted all the faces before extruding the walls?

[@kurniawans6932]

make a rectangle on them?

[@bped7351]

Hello, I imported a high res floor plan but the view in Sketchup Free is quite blurry (not so before importing it). Same effect as shown in this video. The walls' lines are not precise. Is there a way to increase the definition of the view? There is no detailed setting menu in the Free version so I cannot find it. It would be important to be able to precisely copy the floorpan. thanks!

[@cleberz8072]

try chopping the image into smaller images and import them as multiple tiles - it's something to do with your video card texture size limitations

[@chingching2546]

how big are the windows

[@jackmccarty1343]

I'm a new user running Sketchup 2024. I'm certain there have been many changes since your excellent video tutorials from 4 years ago. However I'm following your instructions on scaling a .jpg image file from existing photos of floor plans. But I'm sure I must be doing something wrong, because it's not doing as expected. After I tape measure a specific dim from the exploded image file, I single click, drag the measuring tool to the other point (without clicking), enter the 24' measurement and hit return, nothing happens. The hint in the lower left box says "Click to create a guide. / Ctrl = Toggle Create". Nowhere have I been able to locate what these mean, thru forums, manuals etc. And no popup screen shows up asking me if I want to resize the active group. Can you kindly advise what I'm missing?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Click to set the second point before typing in the new value

[@Katedepierro]

How come mine doesn't have the scale figure?

[@arthurgportoanimacoes62]

How to make Stadium?

[@tasosmpoursalidis7459]

thx you are the best

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You're welcome!

[@manhuazhongwen]

I can't type in the value in length.

[@QualityPharmaCompounding]

One frustration I keep running into is how you are keeping the IMAGE of the floor plan down when you bring the walls up...? The writing and everything doesn't stay on the "floor" rather the image text is raised with the walls. How the heck are you doing that? I've rewinded several times and watched a couple other videos of yours but it doesn't seem to be cooperating. Could it perhaps be the image I'm using that is not allowing me to do that?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

The floor plan image is a grouped image. I'm not inside the image drawing on the raw face, but rather drawing on the outside of the gorup

[@QualityPharmaCompounding]

@@Thesketchupessentials thanks so much for the reply, I noticed that in your ‘21 update video AND I wasn’t hovering over the wall lines when I was using push pull, rather I was clicking on the center of the room and therefore bringing up the floor. Key piece of info. Thanks so much for the quick reply!

[@sumandevi923]

Hello sir my sekchp 2017 version auto cad file problem please help me .

[@mahirestate]

it would be nice if you also import this model in twinmotion 2020 and render it their.

[@ibrahimghanem1881]

Thanks.

[@moradasverdes]

Great Stuff Justin. I am still struggling hot to learn to make simple organic walls and shapes. (curvy but not too curvy) I teach people at low income communities in Mexico aboyt Natural building. Have you heard about earthbag building or Cob? (let me know if I can post my website to show you what I am doing) I have watched a lot of your geeat tutorials, but I have not fingure out how to do organic shapes. Thank you for all your work.

[@webtutorials4279]

Sadly, you cannot import JPEG/PNG in the free version anymore. (1-July-2022)

[@christophermorales7663]

When creating my perimeter it creates a face then covers up the image what am I doing wrong.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You're not doing anything wrong - it automatically creates a face when you close in a shape like that. Just delete the face you've created there

[@christophermorales7663]

@@Thesketchupessentials omg thank you 😊. I'm very new to this your videos are soooo helpful.

[@avadore9143]

I guess you needed to download an plugin for offseting a line. You could have mentioned that.

[@happydayness3411]

Excellent!

[@RangerCmat]

I tried several times to follow step by step but having issues getting to where you are..

[@hanabern3897]

can u make concise tutorial?

[@tomsouzas]

Muito bom!

[@Sandipan_Mondal_Indian]

love from india

[@jackyradii]

Why does your face come out transparent whereas mine is full white and blocks the image below.

[@raghuveerdwarakanath1903]

could you please share the floor plan with me?

[@tymk6819]

Why isn't it resizing for me?

[@kimschult895]

On the fence so far with how useful your videos are for a beginner, which I am. Often you gloss over how to do simple things and they take me forever to find. For example I used the hide to see what walls I missed then it took me forever to get my picture back up which I finally managed. You click on your outline and it all somehow hooks together but mine is all separate lines. I agree with people here as well as you, you don't want to repeat removing a window 4 times but if you can go over the first one slowly....Isn't there some way to layer the base photo then the exterior walls then the interior walls so I can find them as well as see if any are missing by easily toggling between them? I'm not sure I will get then hang of it before i quit. I appreciate you trying to make helpful videos but maybe I need more remedial steps. I think sometimes you utilize keyboard shortcuts to do things and then one cannot see how to do it if you aren't familiar with the shortcut?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

If you're struggling that much with basic things, you should probably start at the beginning here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5DFe4OEo7RmfrM

[@mildmethod]

insert is now called import

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Ok