You have a really nice presentation style - calm & clear - so why would you teach unnecessarily complicated operations? Ripping a 2x4 doesn't need a edge selected, copied, and moved as a guide when you can simply Push/Pull the side face in 2". The beauty of SketchUp is how simply it can do things - to complicate it is madness.
Adam, thanks for commenting... you make an excellent point... I re-watched the segment at around 8:00 and it's embarrassing to admit that I neglected to cover the straightforward method for 'ripping' the 2x4 that you describe in your comment. I don't even have a good excuse for not showing the push/pull method first :-( My best hope is that the oversight doesn't cause viewers to miss out on other stuff in the video... 'cuz, as you say, SketchUp's main attraction IS its simplicity! Best, Matt
No worries - I kept watching! As an aside, another method I don't think you covered that I've just discovered (I've been playing inefficiently with SketchUp for years and am finally trying to learn it properly) is using the Follow Me tool - much easier than Push/Pulling a bevel cut or similar down a long length. Cheers
Adam, It's great when you feel momentum gain behind you as you work to learn SketchUp properly, isn't it? I've pinned your comments to the top for this video because they add to the value of the video for all viewers... thank you! I really like your tip for using Push/Pull along a long, straight edge... I didn't cover it because I never thought of it... but I'll definitely keep it in mind for future modeling. Not sure if you've 'discovered' the great benefit of using a 3D mouse for modeling with SketchUp yet but if you haven't and really want to improve your modeling workflow I HIGHLY recommend you check into models available from 3D Connexion! There's a link to my Amazon Influencer's page in the video description above that shows the SpaceMousePro that I use in case you're interested. It also shows the Space Navigator model I started with some years back and upgraded to the Pro (with benefit of added buttons) once I realized how much easier/faster modeling was when using it. Best, Matt
This is now over 2 years old but just as relevant today. I like your sketchUp way of doing things Digital Jobsite. I'm new to 3d and I find it easier to build in Sketchup as if I was working in real life. I.E building the components one by one as if they were real then putting them in place. Mind you I am still glad you can copy and then edit one component to edit then all. Thanks for sharing, this helped me a lot 5⭐'s 👍
Thanks for your comment Gordon... I really appreciate it. I've switched to devoting my time to videos at Next Level Carpentry on TH-cam instead where SketchUp helps me build real world projects... check it out if you have any interest. Either way I appreciate your interaction! Best, Matt
@@NextLevelCarpentry Thanks friend, Ive just looked up your newer channel and subbed. I'm not sure if I am at tat level yet but I will certainty watch your videos there for entertainment and information. And yes, I did wonder why a carpenters pencil is not round... 🤔 Now I know 😊
@@gordonchapman222 Cool... and thanks for the sub. BTW the "Build These Super Strong Sawhorses" video shows SketchUp used for figuring legs for the sawhorses: th-cam.com/video/cEUgNjT1nGU/w-d-xo.html and you already know a bit about how the SketchUp model was made! 😁😎 There's plenty more where this came from so thanks for watching! Best, Matt
Dude, Hope you're able to apply some of what you learn in these tutorials to help with whatever you're working on! If you're into carpentry you might find a few useful things on my Next Level Carpentry channel also on You Tube... Thanks for watching and commenting!
Glad I found your channel, as a new SketchUp user I learned a bunch from this tutorial. Like the way you presented this info and look forward to more of your work! Cheers..
Mike, I'm glad you found this channel too :-). There's a number of other videos on this channel that you should find similarly helpful but I have to admit I have been neglecting adding new content here. If you're using SU for carpentry you might like the 3-part 'Carpenter's Intro to SketchUp' series that goes through modeling a pair of basic builder's sawhorses. BTW Most of my energy is devoted to Next Level Carpentry these days: th-cam.com/channels/XRNHTVpEdhz9BIvomETGiQ.html If you're using SketchUp for carpentry you might find stuff you can use there too. In the meantime I'll try to answer any SketchUp questions you might have because I feel it's an invaluable tool for so many applications and want to help viewers benefit from it like I do. Best, Matt
I agree about the music, All people who create tutorials, thank you; however please do so without background music or sound effects. It makes it very difficult to follow the lesson for those of us with hearing issues.
Hello matt... Thank You for all your Sketchup videos. I noticed you use the inference mostly, when you move. I use the arrow keys a lot, to "Lock and move" along the 3 axis. Along with shortcuts, it gives the left hand something to do. Greetings from Denmark... Jakob.
Man, every part of this video is just great, and music mix can't be better. Nice choice of music too - and I tell it as a musician. I can't believe that there are people that can't use their ears, and tell the difference between loud and soft :) Also, when you build something, this approach of putting objects to the floor is just so good that it's a touch of genius. When I saw it I told to myself - that's the way I'll draw in sketchup and I sent this video to a friend. Bravo!
hmm... I got it - you have music in one channel, and speech in the other, so the mix depends on the speaker balance. But it's perfect in center balance.
hdagelic, I'm glad my approach for modeling objects 'on the floor' struck a chord with you (especially since you're a musician :-) ... that kind of revelation should help make modeling quicker and more enjoyable. Your discovery about music settings for this video balances out our karma accounts and earns it the top spot in comments where I hope it helps others to be able to hear the dialog!
Hey Brandon, Make sure that you're in "Component Edit" mode (same goes for Groups) and select an individual face to use the push/pull tool. That's because the tool can only work on a single face. When you initially create a 'board', the geometry isn't contained in a Component or Group 'box' so you can manipulate individual faces. Once you contain the whole 'board' within a Component or Group, you have to double click to get 'inside' the entity to manipulate it as 'raw' geometry again. See if that helps... I'm betting your hunch is right.😎
Can't figure out. I use ready stud component from Warehouse. I was able to notch it what I wanted. Problem is that if I add another same component, it also has that notch. How to add another new component then, or cut the notch differently. I used double select and move tool. ???
Michal... the Component is functioning exactly as it's supposed to. The simplest way to make a new component with a different notch, for example, is to Copy/Paste the Component you're working with then select the Copy and Right Click>Make Unique. You can do this as many times as necessary. Remember that now each Component you've made will behave like all others copied from it. Hope that helps.
@@michalaugustyniak6449 Thank you... and Merry Christmas too! Best, Matt PS sometimes when I need to make a number of similar parts that are all Unique I just create them as Grouped geometry instead of making them all Unique Components.
At Three DDDepot... it's my favorite place to shop for SketchUp building materials 😁😎 Thanks for watching and subscribing, Robert. I've rather neglected The Digital Jobsite Channel over the last year, focusing my efforts on Next Level Carpentry on TH-cam instead. You might find it useful/helpful since I often refer to SketchUp models used for the carpentry tutorial videos there. Best regards, Matt
Just came across this video. Amazing job I just have one question on putting an arch in. I'm having trouble with it not filling in the arch and I didn't see part 2 mention it. Hopefully someone can help me out with this.
Glad you like the video... thanks! Any time an arch, arc or anything else doesn't 'fill in', it's because the ends aren't connected. Even if it's missing just a SINGLE pixel, SketchUp doesn't recognize it as a plane and leaves it as just line segments. Zoom way in and inspect both ends and you can usually spot the problem and connect the lines to form a plane. Hope that helps...
You're welcome, Jan! I figured other SketchUp users would share my frustrations with the simple task of 'cutting' boards in 3D models because it's not a linear path between cutting a real board and cutting a virtual one so thanks for commenting!
I can't hear you over the music. Music is to loud and you are very quite. I really want to watch this because it is exactly what I've been trying to figure you.
+Mark Scully Sorry Dude, you're kinda stuck with the tunes :-( I've been told my voice lulls people to sleep and the music is the only thing that keeps 'em from dozing :-)
a bowl of fresh air... - someone who knows how to teach, covering enough angles and gotchas to save the student from falling in pot-holes and go wtf! now! - combining related jobs in such a manner reduces BY MILES, the ratio of scenario-setup-time TO teaching-content-time - your direct smooth non-assuming approach is jewel to my learning neurons! I am making sure to log your ID on my help section and keep your links at finger tips! ...and of course registering to your channel. I shall spread the word by referring you in my comments everywhere I post. Most tutorials on SketchUp are garbage... disgustingly wasteful on time due to: - excessive babbling, - listening to oneself, - constantly hyping of the app or excusing its shortfalls, - or trying to be cute with wording, - stretching the delivery as if teasing a dog with candy! - over emphasizing in a patronizing slow delivery while THEY TOTALLY LACK IN CRUCIAL CONTENT! You ROCK! ...
+Matt Jackson --- you are not in the least clumsy... if it ain't broke don't fix it! The only thing I see a small problem is the level of the music, NOT because it is that bad, because it is not, but if watching your video while the rest of the house is asleep, one must turn it up high enough to hear your voice and then the music becomes prominent... So turn that down to 75% of what it is now and the rest of your improving will come naturally by doing more and more videos, but if you never improved that part, you would still win hands-down on more than 90% of what's out there! I spend much of my time attacking everyone who is mediocre with an in-the-face-approach, rarely am I able to give credit where it's due! Don't cut yourself down... Simon Cowell may be disliked but he is respected because he is that good. (He does screw up though...)
+DormantIdeas NIQ ... one thing you DO NOT WANT TO DO, is to start getting what they call 'CANNED' and end-up sounding like the typical boring CORPORATE politically-correct and commercial-/like style... VOMIT.
great videos! unfortunately the music is mixed WAY TOO LOUD... It's very annoying because otherwise this guy sounds very informative. I hate that the music is so dang distracting tho.
Kam, If it wasn't such a time-consuming process (it would take many hours with my slow computer and slower DSL internet connection) I'd re-edit this video with out the music background since it's so distracting for you (and many others). Hope you find other tutorials on my TH-cam channel helpful (the music isn't so bad on most of the others) and take time to comment there too :-) This Guy
Hi Matt, That was one of the kindest replies and the main reason I'm so frustrated is that your knowledge is so good that I just want to soak it up. Thanks for the kind response and I'll keep watching and listening. Thanks!
Cut the music, and place the voice on the left and right channels. Music is irrelevant to this topic, and apparently is only for those who grew up doing everything to mindless music. Other than that, this is a good video.
It's also a bit bloody annoying when students never learned to adjust the balance setting on their computer speaker so that they only hear the music track :-)
You have a really nice presentation style - calm & clear - so why would you teach unnecessarily complicated operations? Ripping a 2x4 doesn't need a edge selected, copied, and moved as a guide when you can simply Push/Pull the side face in 2". The beauty of SketchUp is how simply it can do things - to complicate it is madness.
Adam, thanks for commenting... you make an excellent point... I re-watched the segment at around 8:00 and it's embarrassing to admit that I neglected to cover the straightforward method for 'ripping' the 2x4 that you describe in your comment. I don't even have a good excuse for not showing the push/pull method first :-( My best hope is that the oversight doesn't cause viewers to miss out on other stuff in the video... 'cuz, as you say, SketchUp's main attraction IS its simplicity!
Best,
Matt
No worries - I kept watching! As an aside, another method I don't think you covered that I've just discovered (I've been playing inefficiently with SketchUp for years and am finally trying to learn it properly) is using the Follow Me tool - much easier than Push/Pulling a bevel cut or similar down a long length. Cheers
Adam,
It's great when you feel momentum gain behind you as you work to learn SketchUp properly, isn't it? I've pinned your comments to the top for this video because they add to the value of the video for all viewers... thank you!
I really like your tip for using Push/Pull along a long, straight edge... I didn't cover it because I never thought of it... but I'll definitely keep it in mind for future modeling.
Not sure if you've 'discovered' the great benefit of using a 3D mouse for modeling with SketchUp yet but if you haven't and really want to improve your modeling workflow I HIGHLY recommend you check into models available from 3D Connexion! There's a link to my Amazon Influencer's page in the video description above that shows the SpaceMousePro that I use in case you're interested. It also shows the Space Navigator model I started with some years back and upgraded to the Pro (with benefit of added buttons) once I realized how much easier/faster modeling was when using it.
Best,
Matt
Instead of complaining about things just thank the man for his time and effort. If you can do better post your own videos! I think he did a great job!
had to watch this excellent instruction in 5 minute increments as the music was so painfully invasive
Your video is still going strong after 5 years is quite the achievement!
This is now over 2 years old but just as relevant today. I like your sketchUp way of doing things Digital Jobsite. I'm new to 3d and I find it easier to build in Sketchup as if I was working in real life. I.E building the components one by one as if they were real then putting them in place. Mind you I am still glad you can copy and then edit one component to edit then all. Thanks for sharing, this helped me a lot 5⭐'s 👍
Thanks for your comment Gordon... I really appreciate it. I've switched to devoting my time to videos at Next Level Carpentry on TH-cam instead where SketchUp helps me build real world projects... check it out if you have any interest. Either way I appreciate your interaction! Best, Matt
@@NextLevelCarpentry Thanks friend, Ive just looked up your newer channel and subbed. I'm not sure if I am at tat level yet but I will certainty watch your videos there for entertainment and information. And yes, I did wonder why a carpenters pencil is not round... 🤔 Now I know 😊
@@gordonchapman222 Cool... and thanks for the sub. BTW the "Build These Super Strong Sawhorses" video shows SketchUp used for figuring legs for the sawhorses: th-cam.com/video/cEUgNjT1nGU/w-d-xo.html and you already know a bit about how the SketchUp model was made! 😁😎 There's plenty more where this came from so thanks for watching! Best, Matt
@@NextLevelCarpentry 👍
I would like to say with what I have learned an bought, feels like you save my life!!!
Thanks for sharing, very helpful videos.
Really enjoy your tutorials and the practical uses! Thanks!
Dude, Hope you're able to apply some of what you learn in these tutorials to help with whatever you're working on! If you're into carpentry you might find a few useful things on my Next Level Carpentry channel also on You Tube...
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Glad I found your channel, as a new SketchUp user I learned a bunch from this tutorial. Like the way you presented this info and look forward to more of your work! Cheers..
Mike, I'm glad you found this channel too :-). There's a number of other videos on this channel that you should find similarly helpful but I have to admit I have been neglecting adding new content here. If you're using SU for carpentry you might like the 3-part 'Carpenter's Intro to SketchUp' series that goes through modeling a pair of basic builder's sawhorses.
BTW Most of my energy is devoted to Next Level Carpentry these days: th-cam.com/channels/XRNHTVpEdhz9BIvomETGiQ.html
If you're using SketchUp for carpentry you might find stuff you can use there too. In the meantime I'll try to answer any SketchUp questions you might have because I feel it's an invaluable tool for so many applications and want to help viewers benefit from it like I do.
Best,
Matt
love the video but the music a little loud for my taste thanks for helping us learn
I agree about the music, All people who create tutorials, thank you; however please do so without background music or sound effects. It makes it very difficult to follow the lesson for those of us with hearing issues.
Hello matt... Thank You for all your Sketchup videos. I noticed you use the inference mostly, when you move. I use the arrow keys a lot, to "Lock and move" along the 3 axis. Along with shortcuts, it gives the left hand something to do. Greetings from Denmark... Jakob.
Man, every part of this video is just great, and music mix can't be better. Nice choice of music too - and I tell it as a musician. I can't believe that there are people that can't use their ears, and tell the difference between loud and soft :) Also, when you build something, this approach of putting objects to the floor is just so good that it's a touch of genius. When I saw it I told to myself - that's the way I'll draw in sketchup and I sent this video to a friend. Bravo!
hmm... I got it - you have music in one channel, and speech in the other, so the mix depends on the speaker balance. But it's perfect in center balance.
hdagelic, I'm glad my approach for modeling objects 'on the floor' struck a chord with you (especially since you're a musician :-) ... that kind of revelation should help make modeling quicker and more enjoyable. Your discovery about music settings for this video balances out our karma accounts and earns it the top spot in comments where I hope it helps others to be able to hear the dialog!
Glad if I helped. Keep up the good work.
My boards are not push pulling like yours when I do a line or rectangle why would that be. If it is a component would that make a difference ?
Hey Brandon, Make sure that you're in "Component Edit" mode (same goes for Groups) and select an individual face to use the push/pull tool. That's because the tool can only work on a single face. When you initially create a 'board', the geometry isn't contained in a Component or Group 'box' so you can manipulate individual faces. Once you contain the whole 'board' within a Component or Group, you have to double click to get 'inside' the entity to manipulate it as 'raw' geometry again. See if that helps... I'm betting your hunch is right.😎
When I select one of my boards all of the other boards copy what I'm doing to the selected board.
Can't figure out. I use ready stud component from Warehouse. I was able to notch it what I wanted. Problem is that if I add another same component, it also has that notch. How to add another new component then, or cut the notch differently. I used double select and move tool. ???
Michal... the Component is functioning exactly as it's supposed to. The simplest way to make a new component with a different notch, for example, is to Copy/Paste the Component you're working with then select the Copy and Right Click>Make Unique. You can do this as many times as necessary. Remember that now each Component you've made will behave like all others copied from it. Hope that helps.
Next Level Carpentry thanks Merry Christmas
@@michalaugustyniak6449 Thank you... and Merry Christmas too! Best, Matt PS sometimes when I need to make a number of similar parts that are all Unique I just create them as Grouped geometry instead of making them all Unique Components.
? How do you buy lumber with all the knots in the same place. Hi ... hi. Thanks for the video.
At Three DDDepot... it's my favorite place to shop for SketchUp building materials 😁😎
Thanks for watching and subscribing, Robert. I've rather neglected The Digital Jobsite Channel over the last year, focusing my efforts on Next Level Carpentry on TH-cam instead. You might find it useful/helpful since I often refer to SketchUp models used for the carpentry tutorial videos there. Best regards, Matt
Just came across this video. Amazing job I just have one question on putting an arch in. I'm having trouble with it not filling in the arch and I didn't see part 2 mention it. Hopefully someone can help me out with this.
Glad you like the video... thanks! Any time an arch, arc or anything else doesn't 'fill in', it's because the ends aren't connected. Even if it's missing just a SINGLE pixel, SketchUp doesn't recognize it as a plane and leaves it as just line segments. Zoom way in and inspect both ends and you can usually spot the problem and connect the lines to form a plane. Hope that helps...
How do you rotate the view so quickly and accurately? I don't see you using the Orbit tool.
+Matt Jackson Thanks for the videos. They are really helpful.
A simple Thank You !
You're welcome, Jan! I figured other SketchUp users would share my frustrations with the simple task of 'cutting' boards in 3D models because it's not a linear path between cutting a real board and cutting a virtual one so thanks for commenting!
Thank you.
Juan, you're most welcome... thanks for commenting to say so :-)
I can't hear you over the music. Music is to loud and you are very quite. I really want to watch this because it is exactly what I've been trying to figure you.
Your efforts are appreciated!
turn the music down if you're going to give instruction course to help people so they can hear you . Why are all your videos like this
Hi just like justen write I don´t like music in the tution
+Mark Scully
Sorry Dude, you're kinda stuck with the tunes :-( I've been told my voice lulls people to sleep and the music is the only thing that keeps 'em from dozing :-)
a bowl of fresh air...
- someone who knows how to teach, covering enough angles and gotchas to save the student from falling in pot-holes and go wtf! now!
- combining related jobs in such a manner reduces BY MILES, the ratio of
scenario-setup-time TO teaching-content-time
- your direct smooth non-assuming approach is jewel to my learning neurons!
I am making sure to log your ID on my help section and keep your links at finger tips!
...and of course registering to your channel.
I shall spread the word by referring you in my comments everywhere I post.
Most tutorials on SketchUp are garbage... disgustingly wasteful on time due to:
- excessive babbling,
- listening to oneself,
- constantly hyping of the app or excusing its shortfalls,
- or trying to be cute with wording,
- stretching the delivery as if teasing a dog with candy!
- over emphasizing in a patronizing slow delivery
while THEY TOTALLY LACK IN CRUCIAL CONTENT!
You ROCK!
...
+Matt Jackson --- you are not in the least clumsy...
if it ain't broke don't fix it!
The only thing I see a small problem is the level of the music, NOT because it is that bad, because it is not, but if watching your video while the rest of the house is asleep, one must turn it up high enough to hear your voice and then the music becomes prominent...
So turn that down to 75% of what it is now and the rest of your improving will come naturally by doing more and more videos, but if you never improved that part, you would still win hands-down on more than 90% of what's out there!
I spend much of my time attacking everyone who is mediocre with an in-the-face-approach, rarely am I able to give credit where it's due!
Don't cut yourself down... Simon Cowell may be disliked but he is respected because he is that good. (He does screw up though...)
+DormantIdeas NIQ ... one thing you DO NOT WANT TO DO, is to start getting what they call 'CANNED' and end-up sounding like the typical boring CORPORATE politically-correct and commercial-/like style... VOMIT.
great videos! unfortunately the music is mixed WAY TOO LOUD... It's very annoying because otherwise this guy sounds very informative. I hate that the music is so dang distracting tho.
Kam,
If it wasn't such a time-consuming process (it would take many hours with my slow computer and slower DSL internet connection) I'd re-edit this video with out the music background since it's so distracting for you (and many others).
Hope you find other tutorials on my TH-cam channel helpful (the music isn't so bad on most of the others) and take time to comment there too :-)
This Guy
Hi Matt, That was one of the kindest replies and the main reason I'm so frustrated is that your knowledge is so good that I just want to soak it up. Thanks for the kind response and I'll keep watching and listening. Thanks!
Yes, production value top notch in the link you pasted... Thanks for steering me in the right direction!
I heard very good opinions about the Woodglut plans.
Cut the music, and place the voice on the left and right channels. Music is irrelevant to this topic, and apparently is only for those who grew up doing everything to mindless music. Other than that, this is a good video.
You're funny! :-)
music..
For the love of god, make that background music stop.
Do they have music playing in a school ? no why because its bloody annoying when you cant hear the person talking ..
It's also a bit bloody annoying when students never learned to adjust the balance setting on their computer speaker so that they only hear the music track :-)