True Beginner guide/tutorials for SketchUp Web

[mcp111]

Hi Everyone,

Are there any current tutorials for true beginners that progress through all the features in a logical fashion? I’ve already found and used TheSketchUpEssentials which has been helpful. But that still seems somewhat disjointed in terms of learning as a true beginner. I find myself making what are probably simple mistakes because I don’t throughly understand what I’m doing just yet.

[RLGL]

Try The Learning Center and The Square One Series

[mcp111]

Those help, thanks!

[john_mcclenahan]

I wrote for another new user some notes you may find helpful - here.

Help getting started

Start with learning the basics, from the videos at learn.sketchup.com, and practice those on something simpler than your house to start with. There’s an exercise to draw a playground slide and stairs - try it. Make sure to get some of the very basic ideas right, from the start. Many beginners don’t (including me, when I first started using SU many years ago!), and then get into trouble when they try to edit the model later. I’ve tried to cover here some of the things that trip up many beginner…

You’ve already viewed the Sketchup Fundamentals topics at learn.sketchup.com.

But my other suggestions may be of some use to avoid common beginner errors that catch up with you later on.