TNice tutorials is one of the best intro soft softs I've ever seen. The entire basic worksoftow with no B.S.!

Great video Aaron!!! Clean, precise, very explanatory, plus giving different ways of working about! Keep up the great job!

Aaron, thank you. You guys are doing a great job!!!!!

I prefer the first method, although I use guides all the time wherever possible. I learned to draw in Parallel Projection so that you are sure all the lines are on the same level. And I make a Plan 2D layer for the line drawings. For extrusion into 3D I copy the walls on a new layer.

Thanks, I know these vids are a couple years old but I am starting to learn Sketchup and your videos are very helpful. I like the way you explain and demonstrate everything.

You’re the best mate. Thanks for doing these super helpful vids!

Aaron, great lesson - very concise.

Hi Aaron, I'm new to SketchUp and have found your videos extremely helpful - thank you. I have a question with regards to this particular one: after completing the exterior walls, grouping it and saving to "Basement" layer, why is it necessary to make a copy, turn off the Basement layer and "paste in place"? I don't understand why we then continue to draw using the copy and keep the original group in the layer turned off? thanks

Great Vid Aaron. I really liked the second way and immediately thought of a little modification to it. Drawing two surfaces 6" (wall thickness) X9' (wall height) along the green & the red axes making each surface as a separate group. Then copy the surface to its respective location on the drawing and push pull it to the desired length. Repeat for next segment of wall & continue to finish all walls. Then move in to interior walls the same way. However, my conventional way I used to follow is doing all walls exterior and interior using guidelines. Then drawing on them using line command.

Great video., especially showing the different options, particularly the one on building the individual walls. The latter was really useful as I’m planning some structural changes for my home which I’m modelling from plans that I have.

Hi Aaron, I have a question. I imported multiple pdfs, as I'm working off some old hand-drafted plans. I scaled my first plan to the correct dimensions and was working from that. When I imported the second drawing, I also needed to rescale that one, once I imported it. However, .... when I go to rescale the second pdf (to a drawn line) it always prompts me to rescale the model. When I say no, the pdf does not scale itself to my line; and when I say yes, the whole model rescales again to the new line, throwing everything out of whack. Here is my question, how can I rescale the single (2nd) pdf to a line without a prompt to rescale the entire model again? There is probably a quick fix, but I don't know it yet. I should mention that I'm scaling using the ruler tool.

Great video Aaron. I knew already both of those methods. I find with your videos where I already know what you are doing it is the little things that I like to see. Push/Pull with the modifier key, I totally forgot that that was possible. And this shows my only Kryptonite to SketchUp. There are soooo many things to know that I forget a lot of them if I don't constantly use them. So I started a cheat sheet. Which is good, if I remember I have the cheat sheet. LOL

Through these instructional videos Aaron and Josh have reduced the learning curve in Sketchup and Layout. Thanks and please continue. One of the reasons I started using Sketchup 5 years ago was due to the ease of creating sections in architecture that were accurate. In some ways, almost too accurate depending on what you are trying to communicate to the plans examiner and client(s). Having said that, I have one pet peeve that is not exclusive to the Trimble videos but seems consistent with most of the KZfaq tutorials with few exceptions. That is, they are rarely if ever structurally correct. Why does this matter? Walls do not display the components that are use to build them which means they do not conform to Building Code. Roofs do not have the proper elevation above the wall because the approach is wrong. I could (but won't) go on. This is why extensions like Profile Builder and Medeek products are so invaluable. These products are developed by professionals that make the elements and components display correctly and yet they are easily customized. Thanks again to the guys at Trimble. You make it easier to use Sketchup and each edition continues to improve and well worth the price of a subscription. Just know a wall section that is a 5.5" rectangle with a face pulled to 8ft. that has a section cut through it is not a viable wall section in any jurisdiction that I know of.

even though your videos are large, are useful and entretaining. congrats.

Ima download it thanks for sharing!!

much appreciated!

Excellent tutorial

very helpful!

Thanks Aaron! would like to ask the kindness of producing a video about inserting ifc classes into the elements of the project. what better way to do it?

Thank you 🤗

Thank you... i prefer the first one

Vet helpful thanks!

Hi do we have to download a pdf drawing plan or can we built all those lines with sketchup?

I just learned how to do things another way completely AND I gleaned another couple of techniques too! Gotta work harder on my layers too however I have done a slight variation whereby I grouped “zones” of the house and they were effectively non negotiable sizes or negotiable.... which then allowed for the play factor in getting a drawing sized up. Another “duffers edition “ drawing mode I really tried hard to incorporate was the golden mean sizing. Apart from the helpful snap of the rectangle I tried getting very close. Are there any tricks in settings or a add on that includes this “modality “? Thanks very much again Aaron.

Great video. Wondering how you navigate in 3d space, your view seems to be very fluid, without having to hit Orbit all the time to swivel around. Do you have a specific type of mouse or use a combo of mouse and trackpad or something else? I move around so slowly as I have to keep reorienting my view with orbit, grab & zoom. Any tips here would be much appreciated.Thanks

This video was really helpful, the second way seemed much easier and quicker. When I'm doing models I tend to also just lift them from the surface. Keep up the great work bro.

One tip, if you change the color of the lines (on styles / edit / edges - I use red), it helps a lot wen drawing over the images.

Great, I'm glad Sketchup has layers and groups.

Awesome, tnx!

I subscribed , it works

thank you, gracias

I don´t want to be a smartass, but the workflow is a lot faster, if the reference is a dwg or dxf, instead of the simple image. Thanks a lot for the Video-Series Aaron!

Excellent

dedication to what you want to acNice tutorialeve in life! Stay safe and be wise! Much love!

Another tip writing from an 'old' architect (me) is to add up all the individual dimensions across a frontage and then use the total as a means of scaling. That way you avoid cumulative errors. This method is normal when out surveying in the field - always do running dimensions!

i like your vedio i have the 2017 vesion i would like to have the 2017 licence but i dont want to upgrade to 2018 because iam not archetect i just like to mess about with it plus it is very easy to you

How do you show a wall made up of SIP panels, say 6 ft wide which needs a window installed over 3SIP panels?

Yeap, if you are a environmental graphic designer, you might want to use the 2nd method, very helpful later on.

VERY helpful. Thank you

Hi Team I am in the Exhibition business and do not have a reliable designer. is ther any one out there that can teach me on line? how to use this programe effectively PLEASE"

Thanks Aaron!!

i am long user of 3ds max but i bought SU2018pro and i am missing selecting edges by ring or by loop or grow or shrink order /editable poly/ is there an extension to select edges by this kind of order ?

Hey Aaron. I would love to practice this but don't have an image file that I can import. Is it possible for you to share these drawings? If so, I can provide my email address. Thanks.

tem essa explicação em português.

Wow I’m learning so much here thankyou so much Mate

I almost always use the first method, except I typically have the garage walls as a separate group as they are most likely outside the conditioned envelope of the home. Thanks for the video! I assume there is part 3 for interior walls?

I would love to know if there is a way to easily include the components of a wall (framing, drywall, sheathing) into the wall section

How I access the floor plan? Could you add it ?

Nice one 😍

So... how do you get that inspector window on the left that has your Layers? I have Sketchup Pro 2022 and have gone through all of the menus and cannot find how to access layers. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

It's high time for sketchup to have a wall tool.

Quality education as always. Thank you.

I thought you were going to use follow me to make the walls. It always seems like magic.

5.5 inch thick exterior walls!

like there...

Import cad block closed pl

Did not know control push pull!

If you want to develop your floor plan in Sketchup first, this video might help you. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKqEfM1ku6iddnk.html

For me, I think "The Follow Me" may be used instead.

let know

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Where's part 1?

Sa idk why it does that

I still miss the plugin "BuildEdge PRO". It took me minutes to make walls. SU should buy this plugin and update it and put it permanent into SU - PLEASE

Pretty primitive.

Excellent, and thank you! Would you be able to use Follow Me for the exterior walls as well?