Sketchup 101 anyone?

fturner · Post by **fturner** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:23 pm

Count me in. I have sketched up several versions of one as yet un-built project. That probably makes me about a 1.1.

Len · Post by **Len** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:02 pm

I am spatially challenged, see things in my head kind of well, but drawing? So being a half-wit, mark me down for a half way go at this.

W3DRM · Post by **W3DRM** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:11 pm

While we are waiting for the class to start, here is a link to the Google Sketchup 7 for Dummies website. The author of that site is incredible. I would suggest that everyone take a look at the site and his video tutorials on YouTube.

It's just amazing what can be done with Sketchup 7. And, he makes it look so easy...

http://www.aidanchopra.com/tableofcontents

Take a look at the reference links he has for even more videos and other references for the product.

baddlad · Post by **baddlad** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:52 pm

great link and count me in for a class on Sketchup.

rdewinter · Post by **rdewinter** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:10 am

Great idea as I find the program a bit complicated.

Group 1 for me.

I would like the study course of Sketchup to stay pretty basic so that at completion we can have something useful to work with. I would think we could learn more of the advanced features on our own once we know the basics (hmmmm, kinda like woodworking)

Bob
San Diego

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:02 am

Well Bob, we can get that chore out of the way right now.

Start by loading up Sketchup. Across the top of the screen are a number of words. Place the cursor over the word DRAW and click. This gives you a drop down menu. Select line. Now you see a pencil on the screen.

Click the mouse and start drawing.

Done with that?

Click on the UpArrow, far left side. Point at the Rectangle and click. Now you got the pencil back. Click and draw. Now you are a budding sketchup artist.

Pay some attention to the instructions across the bottom of the screen.

See you in class.

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:30 am

Students including myself!:)

Tom has suggested a curriculum starting with the downloading instructions for the program, followed by at least 3 drawing projects each a little more advanced than the previous. He has some ideas about using Skype to connect and be able to view his desktop. I think that is a great idea as it would be much like a classroom. I was not familiar with Skype and some of you may not be as well, so I am suggesting that we learn that process in the time before the class starts.

Mark

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:48 am

mbcabinetmaker wrote:Students including myself!:)

Tom has suggested a curriculum starting with the downloading instructions for the program, followed by at least 3 drawing projects each a little more advanced than the previous. He has some ideas about using Skype to connect and be able to view his desktop. I think that is a great idea as it would be much like a classroom. I was not familiar with Skype and some of you may not be as well, so I am suggesting that we learn that process in the time before the class starts.

Mark

Good idea, Mark. I should have read the forum posts before I started my last new thread.

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:11 pm

Something exciting is coming but you didn't here it from me!:D

iclark · Post by **iclark** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:37 am

mbcabinetmaker wrote:He has some ideas about using Skype to connect and be able to view his desktop. I think that is a great idea as it would be much like a classroom. I was not familiar with Skype and some of you may not be as well, so I am suggesting that we learn that process in the time before the class starts.

Mark,
do you have a good link to start learning Skype?
preferably something at the slow dummies level.

Ivan

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