Google SketchUp: Getting Started User Manual

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Google SketchUp: Getting Started

Google SketchUp is a fun, easy-to-learn software program for exploring and
communicating ideas in 3D. It allows students and educators to build 3D models
which can be used to visualize and understand three-dimensional concepts
pertaining to math, science, history, art, industrial technology, geography,
geology, language arts and many others. A simplified set of modeling tools and
an intuitive user interface allow most students to learn SketchUp in a couple of
hours.

Learning Google SketchUp

Many learning resources exist for SketchUp, and all are free and available online. Visit:

http://sketchup.google.com

Video Tutorials

Access the video tutorials online by choosing View Tutorials… in the
SketchUp Help menu. We recommend that you start with the video
called

Quick Start: Video 1

and proceed from there. You can also

access the Google SketchUp video tutorials on the web at:

http://sketchup.google.com/tutorials.html

Self-Paced Tutorials

Self-paced tutorials are Google SketchUp files that offer a step-by-step, interactive approach to
learning the software. These can be accessed by choosing Self-Paced Tutorials… in the
SketchUp Help Menu.

Help Center

The Google SketchUp Help Center is an extensive website dedicated to answering questions
about SketchUp in a user-friendly question and answer format. Access the Help Center online

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