Help on sketch up

ben1988 · February 9, 2019, 9:06pm

hi just wondering of anyone can help me, it may sound stupid but how do I open the example file provided for the core concepts course? I have the free version on the web if that helps thanks

GSTUDIOS · February 9, 2019, 9:33pm

Software makes us all look stupid on a regular basis

Download model to an appropriate folder on your computer - then drag and drop into the SketchUp browser window.

Good workflow practice means you will have a copy on your computer and one in the Trimble Cloud (for important models).

ben1988 · February 9, 2019, 9:35pm

thanks do you mean download exercise files? if so ive tried to drag and drop into the browser but no luck maybe im doing it wrong

GSTUDIOS · February 9, 2019, 9:37pm

Yes - I mean download the exercise model to your computer first.

ben1988 · February 9, 2019, 9:39pm

ive done that so your saying now I drag and drop the entire folder into a new sketch up model?

ben1988 · February 9, 2019, 9:41pm

I think I need the paid version in order to do this

ben1988 · February 9, 2019, 9:44pm

that’s what its saying anyway to upgrade once I drag and drop it in sketchup

GSTUDIOS · February 9, 2019, 9:45pm

Unzip the folder you downloaded - navigate to the first model - open the folder and drag n drop the skp into the bowser window.

ben1988 · February 9, 2019, 9:46pm

oh joy I don’t even know how to unzip the file lol im not much of a wiz on the computer, thanks ill try to do that now

GSTUDIOS · February 9, 2019, 9:54pm

right click on the zipped folder - extract all to the same location.

JenniferD · February 17, 2019, 3:09am

I had similar difficulty opening my downloaded exercise files (using free Web version of SketchUp on Safari). I managed to drag and drop the Core Concept file into the web browser as mentioned above. But right off the bat the video tutorial wants us to select a tab at the top, which doesn’t seem to exist in the Web version. I thought I would run through the tutorial to see if I could get around this by just zooming in on the rectangle, but it appears to be “grouped” with all the other components of this file. Am I missing a place where I can select the tab on the web version. Or is there a way to get around it? Thanks.

Update:
I started over and looked for a new way to open the file into the browser and found it. I don’t know how I did it before, but it clearly made a difference. I still don’t see tabs at the top, but I seem to be able to follow along on the exercise now, so I think I can just pan over to the other sections of the file in place of the tabs.