I am a Newbie - need suggestions for pdf manuals etc

I will have to use sketchup to make some models of buildings for further technical analysis. However, I am among those who do not find Sketchup intuitive and cannot get started doing anything right away. I need some good video and pdf turorials that I can download so I can get started. Appreciate some suggestions where to look. Online tutorials and webpages does not work well for me I am afraid.

People have individual learning styles. You request video but say the online tutorials (which are largely videos) don’t work for you. Do you need printed material like a book?

Thank you so much for your question. I was perhaps a little short in my text: What I mean is that I do not always have internet access. And I am very busy. So to download pdf files and videos (when I am online) so I can learn offline is what I prefer. The most suitable time I can manage to allocate to learn Sketchup is when I am travelling or in places where I am without internet access.

There are youTube downloaders which you can try.

Here’s a couple that I know of, but I’m sure you could find many more if you go looking for them.

http://youtubeinmp4.com

http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html

You can look into getting the “SketchUp Book for Dummies”. It lays down some good concepts and in the end teaches you how SketchUp works. There is also a series of videos on youtube to go along with it as well.

Be sure to check out other SketchUp centric channels on youtube as well:

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