GETTING STARTED with SketchUp Free - Lesson 3 - Components, Copies, and Curves

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Hi Everyone! For those of you using SketchUp Free, what other topics would you like to learn about? Thanks! :)

[@videosbyjohnny]

Mirror, Rotate, and Scaling

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Awesome suggestions - really appreciate it - will make sure to touch in these in the next video in the series 👍

[@danielmorales9371]

Exporting models from SketchUp Free to other software such as blender, unity, ue4. Great video, I learned a lot!

[@zyuhe3363]

Hi, a new user of Sketchup here. Would you be able to talk a little bit about the difference between the Free version and the earlier 2017 Make?

[@anthonynyarko2292]

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[@jillackerman6047]

I'm a real newbie and will have to watch this several times, take notes, and practise. I'm so happy to see these videos for beginners! Thank you so much.

[@jimboelterdotcomm9153]

This series is gold for the self-taught Sketchup student. Thank you.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it helped!

[@dimitriemenzies8816]

I've never seen someone do a tutorial so straightforward and clean, great jo and keep up the great work!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks very much! :)

[@jeffdamon5419]

Your topics are fine as far as I'm concerned. I'm just happy to have your videos. I've looked at some other vids on getting started with SUF. They weren't much compared to yours. Thanks for making them.

[@marcusbellamy2303]

Dude - this series has been incredibly helpful!!! I tried SketchUp a while ago and couldn't wrap my head around the logistics (and my adhd wouldn't let me sit down and focus on the tutorials I found; I needed to do my project RIGHT NOW!!!!) Anyway, the way you've presented things in this video and the previous two in this series have been great, as I've said. Thank you; I am happy that you are here.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad I could help!

[@DapperProf]

Your videos are really, really good for someone like me who has 15 years of professional Maya 3D modeling skills, and is just getting into Sketchup. Really well-organized information...I am taking great notes from this. Thank you so much!

[@matt2993]

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[@pedrobeltran8964]

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[@niklasiwan4692]

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[@steveryan6058]

Thanks for your videos Justin. I teach a high school design course and in normal times we use AutoCAD. We are in a modified schedule due to covid. The web based sketchup has been great for me because all of my students have the ability to run the program at home. As I learn the program I am very impressed with it;s capabilities. My students are loving it too. Keep up the good work....you are a life saver!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

That is awesome!

[@kamy4650]

Thanks for the great videos! I am just beginning to get familiar with Sketch Up and I truly appreciate your tutorials! You make things look easy. Thanks again!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you like them!

[@dirkbertels3872]

Wow - great tutorials - and what great software - very intuitive. I've worked a little with Autocad and a lot with Turbocad (as my employer couldn't afford the former) - Granted these CADS have different purposes, but if you're after a general-use designer app, SketchUp is in a league of its own, thanks to its user-friendliness. These tutorials are top notch - greatly appreciated.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robintarox74]

Amazing videos with good explanation! One thing I'd like to point out, pentagon got 5 sides, a circular polygon with 6 sides is a hexagon.

[@turtlewalzer]

Robin, yeah, noticed too, but really? Is that what you take away from this video? Nothing about the hat? Great job Justin. Sending you more money.

[@robintarox74]

@@turtlewalzer I did take away more than just that. I did mention that the video was very good and was really well explained. But I had to point out this little detail so that the people who actually don't know the terminologies, to not get misguided.

[@thewanderer8]

Slowly mastering SketchUp!! Your videos are excellent and helpful. It would be great if you could do complete projects over a set of videos e.g. build a complete house or boat or spaceship from start to finish, not just a wall, window and door! keep up the great work.

[@hellya2666]

Thanks a lot! You really helped me figure out which tools were the more appropriate to do a certain task.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it helped!

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[@Thesketchupessentials]

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So far I have watched 3 lessons. They are so so much helpful. Thank you so much.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you like them!

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[@soonerhop1]

Great Video, I'm an inventor guy but trying to learn sketchup for a designer I work with. hated it at 1st but getting easier. Im going to watch them all

[@billhart5746]

Really great job with these tutorials! I have watched the first 3 and now feel like I have a much better understanding of how to begin using SketchUp. Great job of deciding the order to describe the tools and the amount of detail, not too much at one time but enough to begin using the tool. Thank you!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Great to hear!

[@akamitch1]

Thanks, lesson is well organised and explanations simplify the tools. I can almost do the class simultaneously without pauses.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You're welcome!

[@e.b.5794]

Really clear lesson. Detailed but easy to learn step by step. Thanks

[@DataWiseLtd]

Really enjoying your videos. They are clear and concise and paced perfectly. Your effort is much appreciated.

[@burner918]

These tutorials are amazing. Thanks so much for making these, man. I’m really benefitting from the way you’ve made these. The pace and content are just perfect. Thanks so much once again.

[@hesleyt]

Hi Burner918. Can I take a ride on your words? Thank you.

[@airnidzo]

@@hesleyt If he wanted to charge for these, Karen, i'm sure he would have done so. There is a link to his Patreon acc, for all of those who have the means and the will to contribute, other then that, the sheer thankfullnes is sufficient. You sure your name isnt Karen?

[@hesleyt]

@@airnidzo I didn't get you. Karen!? What? I might have been misunderstood, for I just wanted to endorse Burner918's words thanking Justin.

[@AntoineMaloney]

I've been working through (play rather than work would be a better description!) and this is a particularly valuable one, with so many uses when doing real-world modelling. Very detailed, and covers a broad swath of functionality. Many thanks. Thanks also for the good explanation of Groups and Components.

[@PatValentineZiv]

Great info - I had used SU previously during hurried and pressured time. - now that I have free time, I appreciate learning the basics. It is very helpful and hope to learn with a greater understanding.

[@liferealtymitroteam3838]

Get videos. I’m studying for my PV design certification. This is one program they use for Solar designing. You’ve made it so easy to get acquainted with SketchUp.Thank you. You can teach an old dog new tricks..

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Awesome - glad it helped!

[@bjpasco]

You are actually a terrific teacher. Well organized, clear explanations, measured voice. Thanks. I use Affinity designer, a great product, but I can see areas that sketch up does easier/better. Only have mouse pad on MacBook Air, mouse wheel function options? Looking forward to watching some more of your vids

[@sas949]

Really helpful, I needed to use arrays. Thank you

[@suchitrabhardwaj9433]

Thanku for your efforts in making these tutorials. I'm learning a lot with them

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Awesome - glad they're helping!

[@bobhockey9316]

Great series for us newbies trying to understand basics.

[@aashishkumar7416]

Thank you sir ,just started sketch up need to learn the basics of it to make railings

[@donyanizamy3630]

Great job Justin, this is exactly what I needed, can you please explain how you chose two boxes to make them unique in a component? When I click on the second one the first one goes off!, I can choose one at a time!

[@ericprouzet3851]

very helpful! You reveal so many hidden tips that I had no knowledge of.

[@nasirhabib423]

Good work Justin.

[@ireneangelina6355]

hey.. thank you for your incredibly videos. they are all helpful for me as a beginner

[@StuBuck-ql8dy]

Thanks so much for the videos. I'm a slow learner so I keep going back over them .QUESTION? When I use the "S" to get the pointer it gives me an arrow with a box nest to it instead of just the pointer if I select it from the side bar. If I use the "S" it works different than what I see your pointer in the videos doing. How do I get the pointer you use in videos without going to the side bar? Many thanks, Stu

[@DevilDog3531]

I just recently commented on lesson 2....but I love how you don’t side not too much....you get right to the point with the explanation. I wish every tutorial was like yours...every second your talking is needed information. I have zero patience....and you mKe it easy...Fucking amazing job kid!

[@MenezesLouis]

Thanks for the informative tutorial.. learnt alot from it as I practiced along

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcushurthi]

Strong work. Great video

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks 👍

[@Doublethizzle]

How to *COPY* an object begins at 7:25 Jump there *FIRST* then start the video over. He talks about 'unique' and how to use it, but, you need to know how to copy first.

[@siuguagua]

Not sure why I could not get the same effect by doing the same as instructed. Maybe the version in 2023 has changed the commands. Anyway, really appreciate your great efforts to produce this tutorial video. Many thanks!

[@BGJ710]

Your videos are so helpful. Thanks you so much

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I really like your tutorials! Thanks!

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Thank you for all these useful tutoriels I'm enjoying them

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Thankyou very much you are a legend Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you and your family

[@rosemckeon]

These are exactly what I needed to help me get started. Thanks!

[@chedmoo1967]

very nice video - solved the problem I was having - thanks!

[@jamesquinn8632]

Excellent video thanks

[@peterlabat1527]

Great tutorial! I can't believe i'm navigating this program so well after being totally intimidated by it for months! Just on video 3 and I already feel much more confident. Question: I find that when I'm using the move/copy feature works great. But on occasion my items will disappear while i'm in the midst of moving them, then I have to go back and reselect them and try the move again. This happens specifically when I have the items selected, begin the move, the zoom out for a wider view. I don't have a mouse at the moment so I'm using the keypad, and i'll also use the "M" key to begin the move as you described.

[@aeronperlman6671]

i herd of sketch up from my dads friend bet i did not know how to use it.i love your videos

[@nickbrand8628]

Hey Justin just marvelous love your videos.

[@billcox1962]

Justin, thank you for a great series on using the free online version. I hope you do more. Now that I can finally use the tool and actually model things I may upgrade to shop. My questions: Q1- are there any "extensions" or "plug-ins" that can be used with the free online version? Q2 - can you model terrain in the free version?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Nope - extensions don't work with the web version. I assume that you can't do terrain either as Sandbox tools in the desktop version is also an extension

[@sophielerner1882]

This is excellent. Thank You SO MUCH!

[@angeloandrade3214]

Very good videos, excellent work !

[@ReginaMiller]

Wow! You make it look so easy. I can't wait to try this :)

[@jeremiahthompson82]

Fantastic. Thanks so much bro

[@LucilleMoore-c9e]

Such helpful videos. Thank you!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you like them!

[@Rasheedasss]

Hi. Great Video! Can you make an array along a curve on sketch up free?

[@ArtScienceWonder]

All my questions keep getting answered by the very next video XD Thanks!!!!!

[@tylerclarkson4792]

Awesome videos! I am really learning to be more proficient in SketchUp. Just one thing though... a pentagon has 5 sides :P

[@EssensOrAccidens]

As with the previous 2 lessons, very helpful. Thank you for posting.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you're liking them!

[@thewanderer8]

Good tutorial, but struggling with copying!! What order to press the keys in to creat multiple copies in the same plane - seems different every time?

[@millenial_actress]

Also struggling with this!

[@SG35K]

Thanks for these tutorials! Very helpful indeed.

[@AndersYngve]

Great help to learn basics. Thanx... :)

[@roberthatcher2773]

Excellent tutorial as always, thanks!

[@johnnyhagen4714]

Very, very good tutorials! Thank you so much!

[@britneyevebordaquispe4349]

confused when i downloaded and opened soft soft . I couldnt find any good and informative video for beginners to help

[@aP-tf8lp]

Thank you somuch I spent 2 hours just to learn this

[@billys1974fotd]

Great stuff ! Thanks for this series. I just wanted to make a 3d image of a camper I am building. I was just about to throw in the towel when I found your stuff. Just for fun only a pentagon has 5 sides hexagon 6

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Sigh...I'm glad everyone is picking up on that

[@MrKen-wy5dk]

Thank you for not using any cheesy repetitive obnoxious background music.

[@shivasharan2473]

very helpful thank you for the video series :)

[@hanshuijsman4426]

great lectures

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Many thanks!

[@bajessilmi6162]

thank you for your effort

[@ghassans1481]

Fabulous!! Many Thanks.

[@cynfulification]

It would be great if you could please write the copy command you are using to everyone. After much fiddling, I came to find out that it is Ctrl+ mouse drag.

[@Hmue243]

Thank you. I was looking for that

[@dirtserpents4288]

in Mac the option key toggles the copy functionality. took me awhile to figure this out

[@dkkrecords]

First up the tutorials are great. 2 things....I personally need to learn about drawing elevation variables on land...I need to design my residence of undulating land. Is this covered in the tutorials? I couldn’t get “on face” for love of money but found a go round for doors and windows using erase.....any reason why I can’t get “on face”.....enjoying the flow of these tutorials

[@GhostedStories]

Thanks, this is helpful!

[@goggsmiester]

Hey Justin, fab video's, thanks. One quick question. When I view entity info I get the very basic information. I don't have the option to change number of edges on a curve etc, or options to hide, section planes etc. Is this because I am using the free online version or is there a setting that needs to be clicked somewhere. Thanks

[@randomscandinavian6094]

Certainly helpful, thanks, but a lot of what you do I am unable to reproduce myself. This video I have watched a couple of times now, rewinding some parts again and again to attempt to follow. But some things, like the settings mentioned under Entity Info, are not there. Cannot find them. I’m also having a lot of trouble with things working only once and then not a second time. Another example: drawing an arc gave me about five arcs at the same time. Deleting everything else first didn’t help and I had to make a new project for the tool to work. I don’t know if this is a bug or if some things you did earlier like making multiple copies of a cylinder then becomes sticky to all subsequent actions. In any case I had to start a new project several times along the way in order to make your actions work. Still extremely helpful!

[@christopheralmeydasinfuego6279]

Thank you! Very nice!

[@naokisonoda1367]

This is so helpful! Thank you!

[@PankajJainOttawa]

Great videos! Thanks a lot Justin. I am trying to place a component from the warehouse on to an inclined roof, but I am having no luck! Any tips would be helpful. Thanks again!

[@victorwachanga8570]

Excellent instruction..thank you

[@SonOp12]

You're the absolute best 👍👍

[@MrMonkeyslick]

hello Justin, these lessons are great thank you, i seem to not have the 11 buttons on the right hand side ie little glasses etc. i have toggled everything on and still nothing. i am still on free trail version, are these something that are there only with the paid version?

[@IMakeStuff92]

But with components, is there a way to adjust the geometry of the "master" object so those changes apply to the "slave" objects, but then changing the geometry or material of the slave objects doesn't change the geometry of the master object? Like a hierarchical structure that only flows one way down the line?

[@xiuhuawang7751]

very nice vido for me ! Thank you so much

[@agtolits4705]

Thank you for this great tutorial 👍👍👍 question how do I project orthographic view out of the 3D Model to show top view, front view, side view and so on?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I believe the view options are in the menus on the right side of the screen

[@dkkrecords]

AG Tolits ...yes I discovered this last ...options right side...I think there 9 view perspectives

[@colinburgess7728]

great vid - thanks a million

[@paulgorman8097]

Question; at 0:44 how do you get the complete cube to highlight in blue. Can you explain how to set that up. Right now I'm only able to highlight single lines so I can't follow the move proceedure. Tks in advance.

[@jloc803dw]

Thank you for these great tutorials! Can I use the MAKE UNIQUE feature in order to design a board and batten accent wall in such a way that if at a later time I want to adjust the width of the planks, I only have to do that once and all the other instances automatically adjust? My only doubt is that if I make a grid of 4" planks and later change them to 3" planks, will the model know to fill in the gaps created by the now smaller boards that used to touch each other.

[@jamesskinner8527]

Thanks for all the information you give. I'm new to SketchUp and this really helps. Question: Is there a function to snap to objects together. ex: I am building a porch. I built the deck and now want to add a side rail. I worked and worked on trying to align the rail to the deck....but I am all over the place with it. What is the correct way to do this?

[@hectorflores6666]

Hello Is there a way to print a list of materials based on the sketch Using the free version ?

[@dougwharton902]

Does SketchUp Free allow flattening so I can use the pieces for patterns?

[@RanchHandTexas]

I subscribed. Great tutorial.

[@Kaiviti-boy]

Very helpfil Thanks

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it helped!

[@veronicaalessandrello1022]

Thank you so much for making these tutorials. I have Sketch Up 8 and have been using it without tutorials and I can't number the useful tips you have shown to me in this video. I totally feel upskilled. I have subscribed to your channel and soon I'll support you in Patreon. But will that monthly payment make you my employee? hehe... just kidding. You are awesome!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks very much - glad you're finding the videos helpful!

[@mrphan529]

Are the sample softs there when you open the software or do you have to download them from sowhere

[@Camden04843]

I was inadvertently merging objects, so the group comments were huge. Not sure the rank beginners needed to understand curves this early