Viewing SketchUp Models, for Newbies

Nice. Good Information.

I’m not totally sold on Sketchup Free. Too dependent on Internet speeds and doesn’t support a lot of the extensions/plugins I like using. Maybe down the road the extension problem will be solved but for now I’ll stick with 2017 Make.

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.

Thanks. And I totally agree. Along with what you mentioned, some of the shortcuts don’t work, and I rely on them. Oh, and “minor” issues like you have to upgrade to get the outliner, or better materials support. What the heck is that all about?

The only reason I did the tutorial on the web version, was to lower the hurdle of starting out for the average person. But for me, SketchUp 2017 is the go-to version.

Honestly, I’d pay money for the Make version, just not the $700 they want for the pro version!

-- Newbie Dan, https://www.youtube.com/c/thenewbiewoodworker

You sure are talented. Very helpful….

-- Desert_Woodworker

Thank you! What a nice thing to say. :)

-- Newbie Dan, https://www.youtube.com/c/thenewbiewoodworker

Thank you. This is very helpful and timely for me. I have just started using SketchUp in the past couple of days and just started looking at the models last night.

Great! Just take it slow and don’t try to do too much at once, or you’ll go crazy. At least, I went crazy when I tried to do too much too fast.

Also, I hear Matthias Wandel and Jay Bates (I think) have tutorial videos, so you might want to watch them. Even though they’re for an older version, most of the concepts translate.

Have fun!

-- Newbie Dan, https://www.youtube.com/c/thenewbiewoodworker