SketchUp Basics for K-12 Education

Learning SketchUp at Home for Students & Educators

With the unprecedented number of students and educators adjusting to distance learning, the SketchUp Education team would like to share some of our favorite free educational resources.

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Converting bedrooms into classrooms

As we all learn how to live and work together but from a social distance, we need to come up with new ways to arrange our homes to accommodate both privacy and intimacy.

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[Season 3, Episode 1] SketchUp Talk: Education with Chris Brasher

In our first episode of SketchUp Talk season 3, we go behind the scenes and talk to our education programs coordinator, Chris Brasher.

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School is back in session: new features in SketchUp for Schools

It's back to school time, which means awesome new features for those of you teaching with SketchUp for Schools.

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Under the Hood: An Extension Ecosystem with Christina Eneroth

If a tool or command doesn’t exist in SketchUp, Julia Christina Eneroth builds it. A designer and developer, Christina has published 66 extensions and plugins to Extension Warehouse.

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[Skill Builder] Quick and easy conceptual massing with SketchUp

Are you working with 3D scan models, or trying to easily set even dimensions for your model? Follow along in this video tutorial as Aaron shows you a tool.

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13:02

[Skill Builder] Prepping SketchUp Files for LayOut

We have had a lot of requests for a LayOut based Skill Builder, so let's start by preparing a SketchUp file for import into LayOut!

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8:27

[Skill Builder] Drawing Drapes with Extensions!

Aaron showed how to draw drapes using only native SketchUp commands. Now let's see what we can do when we use a couple of extensions! Curviloft by Fredo6: https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/c

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[Skill Builder] Making Drapes with Only Native Tools

By popular demand, Aaron is showing how to go about modeling drapes using only native SketchUp commands. No extensions, no 3DWarehouse, no shenanigans! Just pure SketchUp 3D magic!

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[Skill Builder] Rough Openings

Part 4 in our Architectural hit list! This time we will cover a few tips for putting rough openings into the exterior walls!

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6:06

[Skill Builder] Cardinal Points

Have you heard of Cardinal Points before? No? Well, they are in SketchUp, and they do some pretty cool stuff! Check it out and try modifying some Cardinal Points of your own!

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[Skill Builder] Exploded Model

Have you ever seen one of those cool looking exploded views of a piece of furniture or model of something? Did you know you can make one of those in just a few minutes in SketchUp?

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[Skill Builder] Always Face Camera

Aaron reviews the Always Face Camera option when creating a component. This will enable you to make your own scale figures and increase performance by only rendering a 2D form of the component. It's a

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Fat Pencil Studio: Building and Organizing Models for Presentation

Joshua Cohen of Fat Pencil Studio talks through his process for construction logistics modeling including creating a base model, adding logistics and phasing information, and tips for presenting. http

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Temple Grandin’s new home in SketchUp for Schools

Guess who the new scale figure for SketchUp for Schools is? It's Dr. Temple Grandin!

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SketchUp in the Classroom

SketchUp for Education: this video features two High Schools that use 3D modeling for history and technology projects. Learn more about SketchUp for Education at http://sketchup.com

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The strengths of autism shine in 3D

SketchUp created Project Spectrum for autistic children due to a recent discovery that the strength of autism shines in 3D. Find out more about the project on our site!

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SketchUp Basics for K-12 Education - 3

Tutorials created for K-12 educators and students to easily get started making models in SketchUp. Start by modeling a simple dog house, applying materials, and importing components.

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Sharks, rays and SketchUp at the New England Aquarium

How so sharks, rays, and modeling go together? Find out here. Learn about how SketchUp was game-changer for the New England Aquarium.

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Yestermorrow Semester Program: A Hands-On Design/Build Education

Yestermorrow is a non-profit organization in Vermont that teaches the design and building process combined together, translating theory into practice.

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With the unprecedented number of students and educators adjusting to distance learning, the SketchUp Education team would like to share some of our favorite free educational resources.

As we all learn how to live and work together but from a social distance, we need to come up with new ways to arrange our homes to accommodate both privacy and intimacy.

In our first episode of SketchUp Talk season 3, we go behind the scenes and talk to our education programs coordinator, Chris Brasher.

It's back to school time, which means awesome new features for those of you teaching with SketchUp for Schools.

If a tool or command doesn’t exist in SketchUp, Julia Christina Eneroth builds it. A designer and developer, Christina has published 66 extensions and plugins to Extension Warehouse.

Are you working with 3D scan models, or trying to easily set even dimensions for your model? Follow along in this video tutorial as Aaron shows you a tool.

We have had a lot of requests for a LayOut based Skill Builder, so let's start by preparing a SketchUp file for import into LayOut!

Aaron showed how to draw drapes using only native SketchUp commands. Now let's see what we can do when we use a couple of extensions! Curviloft by Fredo6: https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/c

By popular demand, Aaron is showing how to go about modeling drapes using only native SketchUp commands. No extensions, no 3DWarehouse, no shenanigans! Just pure SketchUp 3D magic!

Part 4 in our Architectural hit list! This time we will cover a few tips for putting rough openings into the exterior walls!

Have you heard of Cardinal Points before? No? Well, they are in SketchUp, and they do some pretty cool stuff! Check it out and try modifying some Cardinal Points of your own!

Have you ever seen one of those cool looking exploded views of a piece of furniture or model of something? Did you know you can make one of those in just a few minutes in SketchUp?

Aaron reviews the Always Face Camera option when creating a component. This will enable you to make your own scale figures and increase performance by only rendering a 2D form of the component. It's a

Joshua Cohen of Fat Pencil Studio talks through his process for construction logistics modeling including creating a base model, adding logistics and phasing information, and tips for presenting. http

Guess who the new scale figure for SketchUp for Schools is? It's Dr. Temple Grandin!

SketchUp for Education: this video features two High Schools that use 3D modeling for history and technology projects. Learn more about SketchUp for Education at http://sketchup.com

SketchUp created Project Spectrum for autistic children due to a recent discovery that the strength of autism shines in 3D. Find out more about the project on our site!

Tutorials created for K-12 educators and students to easily get started making models in SketchUp. Start by modeling a simple dog house, applying materials, and importing components.

How so sharks, rays, and modeling go together? Find out here. Learn about how SketchUp was game-changer for the New England Aquarium.

Yestermorrow is a non-profit organization in Vermont that teaches the design and building process combined together, translating theory into practice.