Don Butler's SketchUp Page

GOOGLE has provided us with a 3D modelling program. A free copy can be downloaded by clicking on the link at right.

If you run this program without instruction you may be bewildered or you may simply give up. To be fair, the program is not intuitive. You have to find where the tools and features are before you can use them.

I've built a number of PDF's to try to help you learn to use it to the greatest advantage. The utility will do well to do very detailed drawings once you've acquired skill with it. Be patient and keep working with it. Soon, you'll be doing some amazing things with it.

A young man who's written a book on the subject, "Google SketchUp for Dummies", Aidan Chopra, also has some extremely helpful videos on YouTube. click to Watch

He also has a blog on the subject. click to go to the blog.

Click for GOOGLE's SketchUp

Don's SketchUp tutorials. Click on one to download the PDF.

You may need to get the free Adobe PDF reader. Click here

Quick Reference card

Offset tool

Designing a crown molding

Discovering the Fold feature

FollowMe tool for Crown Molding

Getting crazy with the Move tool

Pipes

More PDFs will be added from time to time. Check back often.

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