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[Skill Builder] Welcome to Dynamic Components Part 1

Dynamic components aren't something that will fit into one Skill Builder. This is part 1 of our dynamic components series. In this video, we will dive into what dynamic components are and give you a l

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[Skill Builder] Add water to your landscape

Turn your landscape drawings up a notch by adding water throughout. In this SketchUp Skill Builder, we show you how to add bodies of water to your landscape designs.

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Using Glowforge, 3D printing, and SketchUp to create custom keyboards

As a hobbyist maker and a general fan of technology, Kevin decided to build two split ortholinear keyboards to help with his tendinitis.

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How to use CAD files in your SketchUp workflow

CAD files (specifically .dwg files) are ubiquitous in the design/build world. So what happens when you bring those CAD files into SketchUp?

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Applying lessons from software design to building services engineering

The philosophy of project managing teams of software engineers effectively is rich with new ideas. Unlike building project management, project management in software has focused on the micro.

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Mechanical design for everyone: SpaceClaim 3D Direct Modeling

An easy mechanical design for everyone is SpaceClaim's newest 3D direct modeling application.

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[Skill Builder] Building a 3D model from a 2D DXF file

Check out this tip from 3D Basecamp 2018 presenter Dave Cooperstein from his presentation: Lateral Thinking.

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Designing for mechanical engineering at Stangl Associates

Mitchel Stangl shows us how SketchUp's intuitive operator interface has reduced modeling time and the Mechanical Engineering Industry's carbon footprint.

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Getting Started with SketchUp - Part 1

Learn the fundamentals of SketchUp by following along with this video series. Each video is a mini-project that will introduce new tools and essential techniques to the SketchUp work flow. This is P

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SketchUp Essential Guide

Your toolkit of essential shortcuts and must-have extensions to get you on your way.

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Big CAD in SketchUp – Duane Addy | 3D Basecamp 2018

What does it look like to deploy SketchUp on a $300 million project? What about switching a $300 million business from traditional CAD to SketchUp? Duane Addy, Creative Director at Jayman Built, creat

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[Quick Win] How to change your edge color for CAD linework

Did you know that you can have more than one edge color in your model? This comes in handy when tracing over CAD linework in SketchUp. Follow along as we show you how to do this! Get more awesome tip

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[Quick Win] Resizing your circle with cardinal points

Did you know that when you draw a circle the corners that meet the axis are called cardinal points? If you click on those cardinal points, you can quickly and easily resize your circle.

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