How to get Sketchup
Google SketchUp version 8 can be downloaded with this link (free).
Google Videos
Here is Getting Started with Google SketchUp video part one. To view the second, third and fourth videos, you need to go to the Google Sketchup Video site. Click here to find these videos..
SketchUp Tutorials in pdf form
If watching a video isn't how you learn, here are step-by-step instructions for working in Sketchup
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Atomic Learning Help Video Links
There are many mini-videos to help you learn how to use Google Sketchup. You will need to know the school's username and password for IowaAEAonline. Because my webpage is global, I cannot put the username and pasword here, so you will need to find it in your school agenda.
- Google SketchUp 7 Training
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- C. Setting Up Your Work Environment
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- Learning vocabulary and procedures pt. 1
- Learning vocabulary and procedures pt. 2
- Hiding/showing tools and toolbars pt. 1
- Hiding/showing tools and toolbars pt. 2
- Assigning hotkeys and default hotkeys
- Setting units of measurement
- Understanding inferences and color codes
- Learning the menus pt. 1
- Learning the menus pt. 2
- Learning the menus pt. 3
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- F. The Drawing Tools
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- Using the Line tool pt. 1
- Using the Line tool pt. 2
- Using the Line tool for 3D drawing pt. 1
- Using the Line tool for 3D drawing pt. 2
- Using the Eraser tool
- Using the Rectangle tool
- Creating circles and polygons
- Creating arcs
- Using the Push/Pull tool pt. 1
- Using the Push/Pull tool pt. 2
- Using the Offset tool pt. 1
- Using the Offset tool pt. 2
- Using the Follow Me tool
- Using the Text tool
- Using the 3D Text tool
- Using the Measuring Tape and Protractor tools pt. 1
- Using the Measuring Tape and Protractor tools pt. 2
- Creating sections
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- I. Rendering and Animation
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- Applying styles pt. 1
- Applying styles pt. 2
- Applying styles pt. 3
- Making your own style pt. 1
- Making your own style pt. 2
- Making your own style pt. 3
- Exporting as an image file
- Animating your model pt. 1
- Animating your model pt. 2
- Animating your model pt. 3
- Creating contours
- Creating terrain
- Modeling terrain with the Smooth tool
- Placing objects in the terrain
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- J. Google Earth and the 3D Warehouse
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- Downloading a model from the 3D Warehouse pt. 1
- Downloading a model from the 3D Warehouse pt. 2
- Editing a model from the 3D Warehouse
- Uploading a model to the 3D Warehouse
- Geo-modeling with Google Earth pt. 1
- Geo-modeling with Google Earth pt. 2
- Geo-modeling with Google Earth pt. 3
- Geo-modeling with Google Earth pt. 4
- Geo-modeling with Google Earth pt. 5
- Geo-modeling with Google Earth pt. 6
- Accessing help and resources