As others have said, you demystified Sketchup for me. Your example project with clear explanation and demonstration of each step made how to use Sketchup CRYSTAL CLEAR! I had looked at other Sketchup tutorials and they all left me confused and overwhelmed. Even those targeted at woodworkers. But yours made me think I can do this! Thank you!, Thank you!, Thank you!
This is an awesome comment to read. It helps me know that I am doing a great job at explaining it even though it is a difficult program to get to know. I wanted to make sure that I made these videos in a respect that people are trying to figure out the software for the first time and have no knowledge of it to begin with. If I can break it down into layman terms so they can understand it then this video did it’s job.
Great job; no self-indulgent pre-amble, just straight to the point and clearly done... thanks so much for the time you spent doing this for us beginners!
I saw these tutorials when they came out last year. I was not in a position to do much, but I always knew they were available. I’m finally on the final stages of cleaning out/up my garage to make a workshop for me. I’ve used SketchUp previously and on my Mac so I was somewhat familiar with the terminology. I even took a 2-day class at my local Woodcraft store. With all that said, you are, by a landslide, the best teacher I have found. Simple movements and instructions made it more clear than ever before. I also like the fact you gave me multiple options to do the same thing. I’ll be firing up the rest of the series as I get closer to being able to design and build my cabinets and work area. I’m actually happy I waited this long. It’s like watching Game of Thrones after the final season was released. I was able to binge watch straight through so I didn’t have to wait for the next season to come out. Thanks very much for creating this tutorial series!!!
Wow for my sketch up tutorial series to be compared to Game of Thrones is pretty cool. 😂 jk! Makes me feel good that what I am doing with this tutorial series is making a difference. I have heard from quite a few people that my teaching methods are very understandable for a program like this and that is exactly what I was hoping to do. I have seen many people try and teach this program but they always seem to do it too fast to follow and if you are not familiar with the terminology it makes it even harder. Ty so much for taking the time to write this thoughtful comment and I hope to see more of you in the comment section in future videos.
Thank you for the Sketch Up videos, I've watched many on TH-cam but still quite haven't gotten to the point where I could draw anything useful for my wood projects using my MacBook Pro. Your videos have finally got me over the threshold learning curve. Many thanks.
For you folks that are hobbyist's thinking about learning "Sketchup?" I can certainly say in part 1, this is the best teacher I have come across! Ty Drew! Outstanding. Now, headed to part 2. Actually I didn't draw the bench, so before I move on to part 2, going to get caught up and make this bench.
I have watched lots of sketch up video's in the past trying to learn sketch up but this is the best video I have seen yet. You explain it very well. Thanks so much. I will be watching all the future sketch up video's to post.
Hi Drew, super job. I have 2018 Pro version (get it free because the wife is a teacher) also on a PC. Just to mention the copy function key on a PC is the Control(Ctrl) key. Many of the shortcut keys are already set in the program like the push/pull, tape, rectangle etc. BTW I have always enjoyed your videos. You should also maybe add a donation button so those who can a want to help can donate. Your time is a value. Mikie
Great, thank you for the help in clarifying the keys for PC. Yes they short cut keys are programed but I changed a few for my easier memory. LOL. Thank you for the kind words and currently I have a patreon account but my donation button for some reason stopped working on my website. I keep forgetting to fix it. If you are interested in supporting me, my amazon affiliate account helps me when you buy from Amazon using my affiliate link. You can go to www.amazon.com/shop/rhwoodshop Thank you!
I learned more from this 40 minute video than I've learned in the past three months I've been using this! Thank you, and I look forward to your other videos!!
Thankyou so much for this video. I tried using sketchup a few years ago and could not make sense of it so I stopped wasting time. You have now given me the starting point that I didn't have before. I am looking forward to future videos on this subject.Cheers John
GREAT tutorial Drew. Moves at the right pace for "us" beginners. I picked up MANY things I was doing wrong. Looking forward to more tutorials and thanks! !! !!!
I'm refreshing my Sketchup skills and these videos are very easy to follow. I am used to AutoCAD and the way that you teach is extremely organized and creates a polished product/drawing that mirrors the quality I was able to achieve with autocad. So thank you! These are great videos for product designers.
Kyra this is a great comment. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know that these videos are helping you. That is one reason why I keep doing them.
Half way through this. I always steered clear of programs like Sketchup as they always looked too difficult. The way you explain things whilst demonstrating makes it so much easier. I dare say I will no doubt have to go over it a few times, but it really is a great tutorial, I hope your others are the same. Many thanks Gary
This was so helpful! It really helped me (an avid weekend warrior) finally get the info I need to get started designing in sketchup. Very excited to watch the rest of the series. Thanks Drew!
Simply awesome tutorial. I'm just now retiring and getting into doing some simple wood projects around the house. First up is a table top for a front loading washer and dryer. There will also need to be an elevated L shape enclosure at the back to hide the connections which are higher than the W&D. This awesome tutorial is so simple to follow and gives me exactly what I need for this project. A table top, three legs and the L shape riser for the back. Thanks for this great presentation.
Thanks so much for this! Yours has been the most comprehensive intro to Sketchup I've seen. I'm a woodworker and have been wanting to use Sketchup but none of the previous videos I've seen has been as intuitive as yours, and I've given up after the first few minutes into the video - not so with yours. I'll be watching the rest of this series for sure. I also liked the planer bed video - that's next on my to do list in the shop! Thanks again!
Albert, thanks so much for taking the time to comment. This is one of the nicest comments I’ve received and I am so thankful that my videos are working for you. Sketchup is complicated if you don’t have proper instruction. That’s the barrier I wanted to break.
I watched three of your tuts and I've been a 3d modeler for 20 years, hobby and professional and I gotta say you did an excellent job on these videos. Very pleasant to watch and easy to follow. I had to learn to sketchup so I can give better quotes on my woodworking bids and needed something for fast mock ups so I figured I'd learn it and I've watched 3 or four others so far and between you and April Wilkersons vids I learned my way around in 3 hours no problem. It's a nice program for this sort of thing compared to cinema 4d and maya and those kinds of apps. Thank you and good job.
It never hurts to listen to another tutorial on sketch-up, as there is always something new to learn. I thought your tutorial far surpassed many of the the other sketch-up tutorials availible on the internet and TH-cam respectively. Really great job Drew, Keep up the great work my friend. All the best from North London.
I've used Sketchup a few times, but I am not really quick with it. The tips for the shortcuts will be extremely helpful as will the copy function and making the changes to the copied board so the original is changed also. This will save me some time for sure. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Looking forward to future tutorials.
Nice tutorial Drew! If you're not familiar with the 3D Connexion Space Mouse it makes using Sketchup a lot easier to use. Anyone who finds sketchup to be something they begin to use on any kind of a regular basis I would highly recommend picking one up. It makes navigating around your drawing a dream. No more changing to orbit and click and drag and change back. With the Space Mouse you fly around your drawing with ease. You operate the Space Mouse with your left hand and use the regular mouse with the right. It cost around $100 for the base model and is worth every penny. I would liken it to the difference between welding with an auto darkening helmet vs. a fixed shade helmet. Not something you really need until you use one. Then you can't go without it!
Yeah, that's the one. I've had mine for about three years now and it's great. Can't draw without it. The corded one would be fine too because I really only use it when drawing in sketchup. Another cool thing you can do with it is fly through Google Earth. Normally you would have to navigate Google Earth similar to sketchup clicking and dragging but with the Space Mouse you just fly around! It's great!
@@ryangratland2330 I have the cordless but either would work fine. Just a matter of preference. I was worried at first that the battery might die (it can't be changed) but it's been working fine for over 3 years now. It needs charged occasionally just plug it into the computer via usb cord. If you use sketchup you will love it I promise!
Thank you so much for making this video. Your video has helped me out greatly. I had deleted Sketch up from my computer and was planning never to try to use it again, after seeing your video I downloaded it again and followed along with you and I think I will be able to use it after a lot of trial and error. Thanks again and I am going on to the other lessons to learn more.
+Hugh Robinson thank you so much for this line Hugh! I wanted to make the series as easy to follow as possible because it seems like a lot of tutorials out there already assume that you know more about this program than you really do and I wanted to eliminate that thought process in my tutorials. Did you get an opportunity to follow along in any of the others?
@@rhwoodshop I am working on the lesson 2 now, almost finished with that one. Thanks for asking. I am excited to start making my own stuff. I also am converting a old garage into a wood shop and a place to store my lawn mower and ATV. Working on it as I can.
Thank you so much. Been waiting for a time to set aside to learn along. Even in lesson one I learned one or two things, though I’ve already put in a few hours. I know that from lesson 2 onward, I’m going to expand my knowledge a lot more. Thank you for putting in the time to teach. Appreciated.
So glad to hear that. I remember having to learn sketch up on my own and thankfully I had someone show me very few basics that I was able to build upon once I practiced with it enough
Thank you Drew. This is a great tutorial for anyone starting with Sketch Up. It is orderly, understandable, logical, well-paced, and with an appropriate level of complexity. I am looking forward to your next effort (with the "cut list" information). Please consider an episode covering how to best produce a working drawing (views, dimensions, notes, etc.) using the free version, as I have the impression that that is the main reason many people finally upgrade to the paid version. Also, an episode showing how best to layout the parts for the most economical cutting (e.g, from a from a sheet of plywood) would be appreciated. All your videos are outstanding; congratulations! 👍
@@rhwoodshop Thank you for the heads up. I will be watching. While I'm watching, I will be working to become proficient on Sketch Up. Also, as I did yesterday, I will be enjoying again your other videos. My next project may be your second table saw sled. I really appreciate your effort in creating it. It is a quality design.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Good luck in making yours. You will love it. I still need to make stop blocks for mine. Procrastination gets the better of me at times. LOL.
Excellent intro video. I tried using this a year or so ago, and the tutorials I saw didn’t help me much, which was funny since I spend most of my time either in Photoshop or doing Excel macro programming. You do a great job explaining this.
+Clay T. Enos Clay you made my day I am very glad to hear that these videos are helping people turn a really daunting program into something very user-friendly. Thank you again for that
Awesome, informative video Drew. I have watched hours of Sketch up tutorials, but yours was practical and very useable. Thanks for taking the time to do it and I look forward to more.
Thank you so much for that feedback. I guess it means I’m doing something right because I am getting a lot of feedback like this. I am actually going to be recording one today to air next Wednesday.
Thank you for this series. I tried three other tutorials before getting to yours. Either they weren't woodworking or they started assuming I knew the interface. I found yours. I am using a different version but after looking around when you said to, I found a tool bar on the left I liked that exposes just about everything. You started with your bench at a different angle on the screen, so I messed up my first bench and started over. Actually, I did this twice. I had made some unknown error. But, that's ok. Each time I repeated the project, I caught up much faster. No harm done. I wrote down all the dimensions the first time so now, if I had to recreate it, I think I can do it in about 5 minutes. Getting used to the orbit and hand is a PITA, but that's not on you. By the time I got to the skirts, I could figure out what I was doing regardless of the angle you used. On to the next video
thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! for an easy to understand guide. I have tried to learn to do this on my own, only got frustrated... all the different tools that I do not know what they do and how to work with them. this guide helps. thank you!
+BuildiT - DIY Israel so glad my video helped you. I completely understand the frustration and I wanted to make it simple so people wouldn’t have to go through what I went through
A great video! I learned so much in just the 40 minutes of the video than I have for any other SketchUp videos out there. Thank you and I am looking forward to seeing your other videos.
Best tutorial yet. Keep em coming Drew. Nice and simply explained which is great as I am one brain cell up from a pot plant. Looking forward to the next.
Thank you, very clear. I only had a problem with the protractor where I could not get it to stay red, it would change to green as soon as I clicked. I used the tape measure instead to create the reference points.
Rock-n H Woodshop I have tried but haven’t been able to get the hang of it. Other tutorials didn’t explain things like this one and it’s working for me. Great job man
@@rhwoodshop Yes it is...when you have a good style of explanation it will attract seeing & hearing of the viewers. The impact & the marks you earn is when the viewers understand about the tutorial contents without frowning.....hahaha...Keep it up bro! I follow you!
Thank you for the video! I downloaded sketchup and just started playing with it and it was very confusing to get started. This video was very helpful when it comes to getting started. So, the only suggestions I could make would be to make as many videos as you have time to do to help us beginners ha! Thanks again
I followed along and it was so easy to create that way, I've done a couple of the sketchup tutorials but they are more complicated. Here I found the shelf cleat would have to be made lower down on the leg and then moved into place. The make component clicking kept including the shelf.
+LT Woodproducts if you forget to make the component for the leg and you make another one on top of it it will include it. You also need to click out of components before you make other ones because again it will include it as one part.
SketchUp is one of those things that seems to intimidates people. I think your SketchUp Series will show them that it's not that hard, and in fact fun after you learn it. As for me, I've used it in the past, then tried Fusion 360, and then went back to hand drawn plans. However, now I want to use SketchUp again to create better prototypical designs, and to create accurate cutting lists to save material and time. I'm looking forward to this series of videos Drew!
When choosing the item to make a component, instead of clicking and dragging to select, you can triple click the item to select it. Quite a bit easier.
Excellent demo. I've been on sites and they didn't cover some of the finer points like yours. The 37 minutes went fast. The one thing I hope you will mention is how to UNDO things. I've watched about 6 or so beginners videos and non had mentioned how to do it. Then found out it is Ctrl Z for windows.
Rock-n H Woodshop yes the other videos are great too. This is the first time I have had any success using a CAD type program. I am on a Windows PC and the interface is somewhat different but the functionality is mostly there. Your presentation excellent, thanks again.
Great video as all of yours have been. Great pace, and easy to follow...Looking forward to more lessons on SketchUp. Just started making your table saw sled.
Hey that’s awesome to hear. You won’t be disappointed with that sled. I’m glad you’re looking forward to more vid‘s of sketch up I want to make more detailed ones but I’m going to take it slow for everybody to learn at their own pace.
Wow! TY so much for the well taught vids. I took all your tutorials and was able to easily design my new workbench and create a cut list/optimizer etc....Great, Great tutorial! Would love to see more projects! Subbed....
Nice training tutorial! I need to start using Sketch up. I currently use Power Point to draw some basic drawings, but you can't get that isometric view very well. Sketch up looks to be a pretty powerful tool for drawing woodworking plans.
You seem to be to keyboard centric. In CAD environment the keyboard is a tertiary input. Primary=mouse secondary= Space Navigator then keyboard. Establish floating menu palettes. That way you have only to slightly move your mouse to activate icons. Hotkeys, Google had their heads in a dark spot with "G" for components! Change that to "C" and the use "G" for groups (which is nearly a useless feature anyway @14'55 you just proved my point. Drawers MUST be a component for some plugins to work properly.). Add "Outliner" to the Default tray. That makes components LOTS easier to use.
Hai, did you know there is an alternative to sketchup make, with a few advantages, There is a combine function in "Design Spark Mechanical" that program is free to use. If you want those "combine" tools in sketchup, you need the pro version (not free) For instance, if you draw a side board for a table and you draw the tenons at the ends of it, you can put your board but against the table leg and cut out the mortise with the combine tool. you can open skp files, and step and obj even stl files directly or drag them into your sketch Kind regards Hans
What do you mean, like a picture reference? There’s nothing that you can really put on a mobile device that will allow you to manipulate it like sketch up does on your computer but sketch up does offer a read-only style app that allows you to view your works in sketch up but not manipulate them
Thanks for sharing. I don't use sketchup enough to remember all the commands. What you went through seemed to soak in. I made a simple shelf a couple weeks ago and used the drawing as a guide. I'll create this and play with making components and learn to copy and move, instead of creating every piece, while its fresh in my mind. You may get an additional 25 views from me. Lol
Thanks for a great tutorial. Really easy to follow as I have a MAC and can follow the commands. My only issue is Sketchup doesn't like my MagicMouse. A Microsoft mouse works but I wonder if I should buy a tablet?
All of the tutorials that I do I perform on a MacBook Pro with a touchpad mouse. I don’t think it has a problem with a product manufacturing mouse (Microsoft) but some programs are a little buggy with specialized equipment I’ve noticed. But I wanted to let you know what I actually compose these tutorials on.
As others have said, you demystified Sketchup for me. Your example project with clear explanation and demonstration of each step made how to use Sketchup CRYSTAL CLEAR! I had looked at other Sketchup tutorials and they all left me confused and overwhelmed. Even those targeted at woodworkers. But yours made me think I can do this! Thank you!, Thank you!, Thank you!
This is an awesome comment to read. It helps me know that I am doing a great job at explaining it even though it is a difficult program to get to know. I wanted to make sure that I made these videos in a respect that people are trying to figure out the software for the first time and have no knowledge of it to begin with. If I can break it down into layman terms so they can understand it then this video did it’s job.
Great job; no self-indulgent pre-amble, just straight to the point and clearly done... thanks so much for the time you spent doing this for us beginners!
I saw these tutorials when they came out last year. I was not in a position to do much, but I always knew they were available. I’m finally on the final stages of cleaning out/up my garage to make a workshop for me. I’ve used SketchUp previously and on my Mac so I was somewhat familiar with the terminology. I even took a 2-day class at my local Woodcraft store. With all that said, you are, by a landslide, the best teacher I have found. Simple movements and instructions made it more clear than ever before. I also like the fact you gave me multiple options to do the same thing. I’ll be firing up the rest of the series as I get closer to being able to design and build my cabinets and work area. I’m actually happy I waited this long. It’s like watching Game of Thrones after the final season was released. I was able to binge watch straight through so I didn’t have to wait for the next season to come out. Thanks very much for creating this tutorial series!!!
Wow for my sketch up tutorial series to be compared to Game of Thrones is pretty cool. 😂 jk! Makes me feel good that what I am doing with this tutorial series is making a difference. I have heard from quite a few people that my teaching methods are very understandable for a program like this and that is exactly what I was hoping to do. I have seen many people try and teach this program but they always seem to do it too fast to follow and if you are not familiar with the terminology it makes it even harder. Ty so much for taking the time to write this thoughtful comment and I hope to see more of you in the comment section in future videos.
Thank you for the Sketch Up videos, I've watched many on TH-cam but still quite haven't gotten to the point where I could draw anything useful for my wood projects using my MacBook Pro. Your videos have finally got me over the threshold learning curve. Many thanks.
+Chris E then I have done my job. Thank You!!!
For you folks that are hobbyist's thinking about learning "Sketchup?" I can certainly say in part 1, this is the best teacher I have come across! Ty Drew! Outstanding. Now, headed to part 2. Actually I didn't draw the bench, so before I move on to part 2, going to get caught up and make this bench.
Thank You!!! So happy you like it. Get cracking
Thank You!!! So happy you like it. Get cracking
I have watched lots of sketch up video's in the past trying to learn sketch up but this is the best video I have seen yet. You explain it very well. Thanks so much. I will be watching all the future sketch up video's to post.
Thank you so much Larry that means a lot. I actually posted lesson 2 this morning. Hope you saved lesson one.
Hi Drew, super job. I have 2018 Pro version (get it free because the wife is a teacher) also on a PC. Just to mention the copy function key on a PC is the Control(Ctrl) key. Many of the shortcut keys are already set in the program like the push/pull, tape, rectangle etc. BTW I have always enjoyed your videos. You should also maybe add a donation button so those who can a want to help can donate. Your time is a value. Mikie
Great, thank you for the help in clarifying the keys for PC. Yes they short cut keys are programed but I changed a few for my easier memory. LOL. Thank you for the kind words and currently I have a patreon account but my donation button for some reason stopped working on my website. I keep forgetting to fix it. If you are interested in supporting me, my amazon affiliate account helps me when you buy from Amazon using my affiliate link. You can go to www.amazon.com/shop/rhwoodshop
Thank you!
@@rhwoodshop I have your Amazon link on my toolbar now. Looking forward to the next video in this series Mike
I learned more from this 40 minute video than I've learned in the past three months I've been using this! Thank you, and I look forward to your other videos!!
Thankyou so much for this video. I tried using sketchup a few years ago and could not make sense of it so I stopped wasting time. You have now given me the starting point that I didn't have before. I am looking forward to future videos on this subject.Cheers John
You are so welcome John. That is what I have found missing from a lot of tutorials online, the starting point.
GREAT tutorial Drew. Moves at the right pace for "us" beginners. I picked up MANY things I was doing wrong. Looking forward to more tutorials and thanks! !! !!!
Awesome feedback. Thank you! More to come each week.
I'm refreshing my Sketchup skills and these videos are very easy to follow. I am used to AutoCAD and the way that you teach is extremely organized and creates a polished product/drawing that mirrors the quality I was able to achieve with autocad. So thank you! These are great videos for product designers.
Kyra this is a great comment. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know that these videos are helping you. That is one reason why I keep doing them.
Half way through this. I always steered clear of programs like Sketchup as they always looked too difficult. The way you explain things whilst demonstrating makes it so much easier. I dare say I will no doubt have to go over it a few times, but it really is a great tutorial, I hope your others are the same. Many thanks Gary
You are so welcome Gary and I’m glad you’re able to follow it
Great this video is still up, I needed a reminder on how to build within a box, thanks Drew.
This was so helpful! It really helped me (an avid weekend warrior) finally get the info I need to get started designing in sketchup. Very excited to watch the rest of the series. Thanks Drew!
Ryan Gratland so glad to hear it Ryan! I hope my next vids are just as good
Simply awesome tutorial. I'm just now retiring and getting into doing some simple wood projects around the house. First up is a table top for a front loading washer and dryer. There will also need to be an elevated L shape enclosure at the back to hide the connections which are higher than the W&D. This awesome tutorial is so simple to follow and gives me exactly what I need for this project. A table top, three legs and the L shape riser for the back. Thanks for this great presentation.
Awesome comment and I’m so glad I could help
Thanks so much for this! Yours has been the most comprehensive intro to Sketchup I've seen.
I'm a woodworker and have been wanting to use Sketchup but none of the previous videos I've seen has been as intuitive as yours, and I've given up after the first few minutes into the video - not so with yours.
I'll be watching the rest of this series for sure.
I also liked the planer bed video - that's next on my to do list in the shop!
Thanks again!
Albert, thanks so much for taking the time to comment. This is one of the nicest comments I’ve received and I am so thankful that my videos are working for you. Sketchup is complicated if you don’t have proper instruction. That’s the barrier I wanted to break.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. BY Far the easiest guide to follow along with....livin up to the name ROCKIN
Awesome. I’m glad these are helping you. I like doing them.
I watched three of your tuts and I've been a 3d modeler for 20 years, hobby and professional and I gotta say you did an excellent job on these videos. Very pleasant to watch and easy to follow. I had to learn to sketchup so I can give better quotes on my woodworking bids and needed something for fast mock ups so I figured I'd learn it and I've watched 3 or four others so far and between you and April Wilkersons vids I learned my way around in 3 hours no problem. It's a nice program for this sort of thing compared to cinema 4d and maya and those kinds of apps. Thank you and good job.
Well this just made my day. Thank You!!! I’m so glad that you are getting some good use from it. Hope to see more from you in the comment section.
It never hurts to listen to another tutorial on sketch-up, as there is always something new to learn. I thought your tutorial far surpassed many of the the other sketch-up tutorials availible on the internet and TH-cam respectively. Really great job Drew, Keep up the great work my friend. All the best from North London.
Wow, thank you so much Trev, that means a great deal to me. I’m so glad that you found this video informative
I've used Sketchup a few times, but I am not really quick with it. The tips for the shortcuts will be extremely helpful as will the copy function and making the changes to the copied board so the original is changed also. This will save me some time for sure. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Looking forward to future tutorials.
it is a great time saver but there is still more to explain on copying components.
Nice tutorial Drew! If you're not familiar with the 3D Connexion Space Mouse it makes using Sketchup a lot easier to use. Anyone who finds sketchup to be something they begin to use on any kind of a regular basis I would highly recommend picking one up. It makes navigating around your drawing a dream. No more changing to orbit and click and drag and change back. With the Space Mouse you fly around your drawing with ease. You operate the Space Mouse with your left hand and use the regular mouse with the right. It cost around $100 for the base model and is worth every penny. I would liken it to the difference between welding with an auto darkening helmet vs. a fixed shade helmet. Not something you really need until you use one. Then you can't go without it!
I am definitely going to check that out. It sounds awesome!
Which one?
It looks like the starting model is $129 for the wireless version, is that correct. Is that the one you use?
Yeah, that's the one. I've had mine for about three years now and it's great. Can't draw without it. The corded one would be fine too because I really only use it when drawing in sketchup. Another cool thing you can do with it is fly through Google Earth. Normally you would have to navigate Google Earth similar to sketchup clicking and dragging but with the Space Mouse you just fly around! It's great!
@@ryangratland2330 I have the cordless but either would work fine. Just a matter of preference. I was worried at first that the battery might die (it can't be changed) but it's been working fine for over 3 years now. It needs charged occasionally just plug it into the computer via usb cord. If you use sketchup you will love it I promise!
Excellent video man! I'm not even half way through and I'm compelled to say thanks! Very intuitive and clear.
Thank You!!! I’m so glad you are liking it. I have many more to go and to come.
Thank you so much for making this video. Your video has helped me out greatly. I had deleted Sketch up from my computer and was planning never to try to use it again, after seeing your video I downloaded it again and followed along with you and I think I will be able to use it after a lot of trial and error. Thanks again and I am going on to the other lessons to learn more.
+Hugh Robinson thank you so much for this line Hugh! I wanted to make the series as easy to follow as possible because it seems like a lot of tutorials out there already assume that you know more about this program than you really do and I wanted to eliminate that thought process in my tutorials. Did you get an opportunity to follow along in any of the others?
@@rhwoodshop I am working on the lesson 2 now, almost finished with that one. Thanks for asking. I am excited to start making my own stuff. I also am converting a old garage into a wood shop and a place to store my lawn mower and ATV. Working on it as I can.
Thank you so much.
Been waiting for a time to set aside to learn along. Even in lesson one I learned one or two things, though I’ve already put in a few hours. I know that from lesson 2 onward, I’m going to expand my knowledge a lot more. Thank you for putting in the time to teach. Appreciated.
You are so welcome. I have another releasing on Friday for my Patrons and Saturday for normal TH-cam.
Awesome, first lesson, you've already saved me tons of time using Preferences/Shortcuts and customizing toolbar!!!, thank you Drew.
Your Tutorials are awesome!!.. highly intuitive and just at the right pace...God bless you man ...thank you much for taking the time to share!!
My first jump into sketchup. and have to say you made it very simple. many thanks.
So glad to hear that. I remember having to learn sketch up on my own and thankfully I had someone show me very few basics that I was able to build upon once I practiced with it enough
Wow!!! Finally a great very simple explanation of a design program. Thank you very much.
+Paul Lobwein wow thank you for the awesome comment. I love doing these and teaching something I like to use is very easy for me.
Well you do it very well in a very simple easy to explain way to apply practically.
Thank you Drew. This is a great tutorial for anyone starting with Sketch Up. It is orderly, understandable, logical, well-paced, and with an appropriate level of complexity. I am looking forward to your next effort (with the "cut list" information). Please consider an episode covering how to best produce a working drawing (views, dimensions, notes, etc.) using the free version, as I have the impression that that is the main reason many people finally upgrade to the paid version. Also, an episode showing how best to layout the parts for the most economical cutting (e.g, from a from a sheet of plywood) would be appreciated. All your videos are outstanding; congratulations! 👍
Don't worry. I don't have the paid version and I am able to do all of that, It just takes a little extra time. I will show you what I do.
@@rhwoodshop Thank you for the heads up. I will be watching. While I'm watching, I will be working to become proficient on Sketch Up. Also, as I did yesterday, I will be enjoying again your other videos. My next project may be your second table saw sled. I really appreciate your effort in creating it. It is a quality design.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Good luck in making yours. You will love it. I still need to make stop blocks for mine. Procrastination gets the better of me at times. LOL.
What a great tutorial. You're a natural in teaching!
Thank you very much, I’m glad that you are enjoying it. I’ve got 14 episodes on sketch up out so far
Fantastic presentation, one of the best beginner lessons on sketch up on you tube hands down!
Great to hear. Hope you like all the others.
Thanks for the tutorial you make it easy to understand and follow
Perfect. That’s what I wanted to accomplish.
Excellent intro video. I tried using this a year or so ago, and the tutorials I saw didn’t help me much, which was funny since I spend most of my time either in Photoshop or doing Excel macro programming.
You do a great job explaining this.
+Clay T. Enos Clay you made my day I am very glad to hear that these videos are helping people turn a really daunting program into something very user-friendly. Thank you again for that
Awesome, informative video Drew. I have watched hours of Sketch up tutorials, but yours was practical and very useable. Thanks for taking the time to do it and I look forward to more.
Thank you so much for that feedback. I guess it means I’m doing something right because I am getting a lot of feedback like this. I am actually going to be recording one today to air next Wednesday.
Excellent, so don't waste time replying to this, just get cracking on the next one!!!!! LOL@@rhwoodshop
Will do and it’s not a waste of time.
Thank you for this series. I tried three other tutorials before getting to yours. Either they weren't woodworking or they started assuming I knew the interface. I found yours.
I am using a different version but after looking around when you said to, I found a tool bar on the left I liked that exposes just about everything. You started with your bench at a different angle on the screen, so I messed up my first bench and started over. Actually, I did this twice. I had made some unknown error. But, that's ok. Each time I repeated the project, I caught up much faster. No harm done. I wrote down all the dimensions the first time so now, if I had to recreate it, I think I can do it in about 5 minutes.
Getting used to the orbit and hand is a PITA, but that's not on you. By the time I got to the skirts, I could figure out what I was doing regardless of the angle you used.
On to the next video
Excellent job! Very clear and easy to follow.
Thank you, I hope you enjoy the rest that are in my sketch up series
thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! for an easy to understand guide. I have tried to learn to do this on my own, only got frustrated... all the different tools that I do not know what they do and how to work with them. this guide helps. thank you!
+BuildiT - DIY Israel so glad my video helped you. I completely understand the frustration and I wanted to make it simple so people wouldn’t have to go through what I went through
Nice job Drew!!! Great information for anyone wanting to jump into Sketch Up but now sure where to start!!!! Thanks again!!
Thank you, I appreciate the comment and the kind words
A great video! I learned so much in just the 40 minutes of the video than I have for any other SketchUp videos out there. Thank you and I am looking forward to seeing your other videos.
+Peter Floyd so glad to hear it! Thank You!!!
That was an awesome video for any beginner. Keep them coming!
Thank You!!! I will.
Best tutorial yet. Keep em coming Drew. Nice and simply explained which is great as I am one brain cell up from a pot plant.
Looking forward to the next.
Hopefully you have some miracle grow in there as we are going to learn much more. LOL. Thank you for the kind words. See you next week.
Good lesson, looking forward to number 2. Thanks Drew.
Thank you for the feedback Paul! I hope to have one each week.
Thank you, very clear. I only had a problem with the protractor where I could not get it to stay red, it would change to green as soon as I clicked. I used the tape measure instead to create the reference points.
Using your cursors will change the colors of the protractor without moving your mouse
Superb instructional video.
Thank you! I have episode 8 releasing today.
Wow man great job. Very nice explanations and tips. Looking forward to many more!
So glad you liked it. Have you used it before?
Rock-n H Woodshop I have tried but haven’t been able to get the hang of it. Other tutorials didn’t explain things like this one and it’s working for me. Great job man
Thank you very much for this absolute genius tutorial...like it 3000!!
So glad that you got use from it. From what I’ve been told it has helped a lot of people.
@@rhwoodshop Yes it is...when you have a good style of explanation it will attract seeing & hearing of the viewers. The impact & the marks you earn is when the viewers understand about the tutorial contents without frowning.....hahaha...Keep it up bro! I follow you!
Thank you for the video! I downloaded sketchup and just started playing with it and it was very confusing to get started. This video was very helpful when it comes to getting started. So, the only suggestions I could make would be to make as many videos as you have time to do to help us beginners ha! Thanks again
I have made four I think so far and there will be more to come Michael. Thank you so much for taking the time to drop this line.
I followed along and it was so easy to create that way, I've done a couple of the sketchup tutorials but they are more complicated. Here I found the shelf cleat would have to be made lower down on the leg and then moved into place. The make component clicking kept including the shelf.
+LT Woodproducts if you forget to make the component for the leg and you make another one on top of it it will include it. You also need to click out of components before you make other ones because again it will include it as one part.
muchas gracias , es el mejor video que he encontrado. saludos desde chile!
Awesome. So glad you liked it.
I watched it for the second time this morning. It's a great review for me. Thanks Drew!
Thanks Carl! Your feedback is most appreciated. Glad it is helping
SketchUp is one of those things that seems to intimidates people. I think your SketchUp Series will show them that it's not that hard, and in fact fun after you learn it. As for me, I've used it in the past, then tried Fusion 360, and then went back to hand drawn plans. However, now I want to use SketchUp again to create better prototypical designs, and to create accurate cutting lists to save material and time. I'm looking forward to this series of videos Drew!
When choosing the item to make a component, instead of clicking and dragging to select, you can triple click the item to select it. Quite a bit easier.
Yes sir. Thank You!!! I just like showing different ways so others can know many ways to do the same thing. I appreciate it very much though.
First lesson and first attempt and it seems mine looks like yours! Thanks for sharing.
Woohoo! That’s awesome. Great job! Hope you are able to learn more.
I love this episode. Please continue these tutorials!
I’ll do my best.
Excellent demo. I've been on sites and they didn't cover some of the finer points like yours. The 37 minutes went fast. The one thing I hope you will mention is how to UNDO things. I've watched about 6 or so beginners videos and non had mentioned how to do it. Then found out it is Ctrl Z for windows.
Didn’t think of that. It’s Cmnd Z for Mac. You can also do edit - undo
This was helpful. thanks! Looking forward to next videos in series
You are quite welcome and I’m glad you liked it. There are many more including one this weekend
Thanks for the no nonsense, direct info. Awesome job
You are so welcome.
You’re awesome... don’t know what else to say. Thank you so much and keep them coming!
This got me started.
Great job! Your teaching style is very effective.
One of the best how to’s that I have seen. Thanks
What a great video presentation, thanks so much you certainly eliminated some frustration in my life. Well done!
+Jack Ferguson so glad to hear it!
Thank you.
Very nice of you to do this.
Presentation is great.
Thank You Charles I hope the successive videos are just as helpful.
Rock-n H Woodshop yes the other videos are great too. This is the first time I have had any success using a CAD type program. I am on a Windows PC and the interface is somewhat different but the functionality is mostly there. Your presentation excellent, thanks again.
Great video! My Sketchup drawing will improve just from the first video. I look forward to watching the others soon.
Great video as all of yours have been. Great pace, and easy to follow...Looking forward to more lessons on SketchUp. Just started making your table saw sled.
Hey that’s awesome to hear. You won’t be disappointed with that sled. I’m glad you’re looking forward to more vid‘s of sketch up I want to make more detailed ones but I’m going to take it slow for everybody to learn at their own pace.
Wow! TY so much for the well taught vids. I took all your tutorials and was able to easily design my new workbench and create a cut list/optimizer etc....Great, Great tutorial! Would love to see more projects! Subbed....
+KO Cornhole so glad I could help and thank you so much for the kind words and subbing.
Great lesson Drew, not I gotta wait for what I actually came for, cut lists!
Yeah I’m hoping that I can get that covered in my next episode
Wow, fantastic tutorial, can't wait for more. Really interested in the cut list stuff but the joints will be awesome as well.
It’s all coming very soon.
This video was very helpful. Much appreciated.
So glad to hear it
Ok! I did it. A few little hick ups along the way + an older version.
Yay! Good to hear you made it through unscathed.
Nice training tutorial! I need to start using Sketch up. I currently use Power Point to draw some basic drawings, but you can't get that isometric view very well. Sketch up looks to be a pretty powerful tool for drawing woodworking plans.
It is a great tool for such as that
Thank you. I’ve been looking everywhere for a tutorial like this
Checkout th-cam.com/channels/r9w79gB1Y2W0-dApHBoHqA.html I Sketchup, You can to. It is for v.8 but most of the items are identical
Very informative step by step tutorial. Nc bro
Great tutorial - thanks mate.
I’ve been waiting for something like this. Looking forward to future videos.
Well, I am so glad I could accommodate. Hope to have one out each week.
Thank you very much sir, I'm from india...
Thank you for sharing this video 🙏
I agree with Mr. Hunter ......Please keep this up.... this is great ....Very well explained...... Thanks........
Thank you so much Martin. Lesson three is now up and running if you want to check it out
Thanks. I have the free version too. Look forward to learning how to use it.
Good, I hope you and many others can learn together right along with the videos. That is why I wanted to do this.
Nicely done. I like this tutorial. I am looking forward to the cut list video.
Thanks for watching Sean. This was fun to do and apparently it was broken down enough for people to follow.
This was perfect - exactly what I was looking for!
Glad to hear it John so glad I could help
Thanks a lot, helped my get started. Thumbs up!
Awesome! I have many other videos that follow this that should help you even further
I really need to learn Sketchup.
Yes sir you do. If you want to really impress your clients before the project begins, this will really help
Super helpful. Thanks for making this video dude, appreciated.
You’re very welcome glad it helps
Awesome tutorial... I learned a couple new tricks!
What tricks did you learn Sir?
Rock-n H Woodshop the biggest one is the zoom with the 2 fingers.
You seem to be to keyboard centric. In CAD environment the keyboard is a tertiary input. Primary=mouse secondary= Space Navigator then keyboard. Establish floating menu palettes. That way you have only to slightly move your mouse to activate icons. Hotkeys, Google had their heads in a dark spot with "G" for components! Change that to "C" and the use "G" for groups (which is nearly a useless feature anyway @14'55 you just proved my point. Drawers MUST be a component for some plugins to work properly.). Add "Outliner" to the Default tray. That makes components LOTS easier to use.
Great video. Thanks!
+Mac McMillen you are so welcome.
Thank you for the lesson. Keep it coming please.
Thanks for the comment I will do my best.
well done sir!!
Hai, did you know there is an alternative to sketchup make, with a few advantages, There is a combine function in "Design Spark Mechanical" that program is free to use. If you want those "combine" tools in sketchup, you need the pro version (not free) For instance, if you draw a side board for a table and you draw the tenons at the ends of it, you can put your board but against the table leg and cut out the mortise with the combine tool. you can open skp files, and step and obj even stl files directly or drag them into your sketch
Kind regards Hans
Excellent tutorial...(commented for future reference)
Thank you. So glad you liked it.
Dude, love it! Thank you for this. Subscribing and checking out the rest.
Thank You!!! Enjoy. I put out new Sketchup vids every 2 weeks.
You the best been looking for vids like this
Look no further because they will get better
It was hard at first but I have to get used to it.... what key is for the arrow?
The Move Arrows are set up as "M" on my computer.
Really enjoy this series, can you make a video on how to access your cut plans through a mobile device?
What do you mean, like a picture reference? There’s nothing that you can really put on a mobile device that will allow you to manipulate it like sketch up does on your computer but sketch up does offer a read-only style app that allows you to view your works in sketch up but not manipulate them
Yes that's what I mean, a picture reference.
Awesome tutorial mate thanks for sharing
you are welcome and thank you for the great feedback.
Eagerly but patiently awaiting lesson 2 😊
Thanks for sharing. I don't use sketchup enough to remember all the commands. What you went through seemed to soak in. I made a simple shelf a couple weeks ago and used the drawing as a guide. I'll create this and play with making components and learn to copy and move, instead of creating every piece, while its fresh in my mind. You may get an additional 25 views from me. Lol
Yea, I kept drilling it into each movement I did in hopes it would be a repetitive action in your memory by the time I was done. Thanks so much Ron!
This is excellent stuff! I subscribe!
Thank you so much, I am so glad you liked it.
Thanks for a great tutorial. Really easy to follow as I have a MAC and can follow the commands. My only issue is Sketchup doesn't like my MagicMouse. A Microsoft mouse works but I wonder if I should buy a tablet?
All of the tutorials that I do I perform on a MacBook Pro with a touchpad mouse. I don’t think it has a problem with a product manufacturing mouse (Microsoft) but some programs are a little buggy with specialized equipment I’ve noticed. But I wanted to let you know what I actually compose these tutorials on.
Good tutorial.
Thank you
Great intro! Thank you so much
Good, hopefully you’ll find lesson 2 just as informative.
Thanks Drew 🙌👍😀
Thank You!!! I appreciate the comment.