The fastest way to learn SketchUp Pro
The SHORTCUT to implementing SketchUp into your workflow
By the end of this course you will have…
3D Floor Plans
Create 3D floor plans fast, edit them easily, and populate them with free components I show you how to download so you can save time.
Modeling Mastery
Achieve mastery over the fundamental entities that make up EVERYTHING in SketchUp, enabling you to intuitively model anything you can imagine.
Efficiency
The fastest and easiest path to implementing SketchUp Pro in your workflow. Learn the level of detail you should model in order to design fast and make changes more easily.
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1: Creating a Floor Plan
- Jump right in by creating a 3D floor plan of one of your current projects.
- Learn not only creating walls, but how to edit them easily as you make design changes.
- Create and edit window and door openings.
Chapter 2: Fundamentals
- Take a step back to really understand the fundamental building blocks of everything in SketchUp, so you build intuition on how to draw and modify any entity.
- Understand how to model accurately in any unit of measurement.
- Import CAD or reference images into SketchUp to convert your existing designs or hand sketches into 3D models.
Chapter 3: Organization
- Gain control over the organizational structure of your model using groups and components, nested into logical assemblies.
- Find out where to download thousands of free 3D components to use in your models, saving you hundreds of hours of work.
- Have complete control over the visibility of every part of your model, to isolate parts of the model you're working on, or to prepare scenes for presentation.
Chapter 4: Beyond Modeling
- Add color and texture to your models using materials.
- Craft your own unique look for your model using Styles.
- Add sections to your model to create floor plans and elevations.
- Save scenes to recall different configurations and views.
- Add shadows and fog and geolocate your model for accurate solar studies.
Chapter 5: Advanced House Modeling
- Add new functionality to SketchUp Pro by installing extensions.
- Model common roof structures like angled flat roofs, hip roofs, and gable roofs.
- Add baseboard, casing, and other trim to your model using native SketchUp tools.
Meet Your Instructor
Hi, I'm Matt Donley and I've taken everything I know about SketchUp and condensed it down into the most efficient way to implement SketchUp into your workflow without getting overwhelmed.
I've been teaching SketchUp for over a decade on my website and YouTube channel, MasterSketchUp.
I've taught seminars at AIA, SketchUp Basecamp, and Trimble conferences, as well as one-on-one training and small group training all around the country.
I'm the author of 3 popular books on SketchUp and LayOut which have sold all over the world.
They each have an average of 4.5 star reviews from readers.
The problem I've found with most beginner SketchUp users is they either jump right in and try to figure it out themselves, or they get lost and overwhelmed in the hundreds of YouTube videos. YouTube is great, but it only shows you the questions you know to ask. What about the things you don't know to ask? This leave you with large gaps in knowledge.
The problem with just jumping right in is that by the time you've realized you've made mistakes, it's so hard to fix that you might as well start modeling from scratch again.
You start out strong since SketchUp is one of the easiest 3D modeling software to learn. But then the bad habits start to slow you down, and you end up with an unusable model that's difficult to fix or edit.
You get more frustrated until you eventually give up and go back to your existing workflow.
With the Shortcut to SketchUp Pro course, you still get the benefit of quick progress at the start. By the end of the very first chapter you'll have a 3D floor plan of one of your projects.
Then, we'll back up and take a closer look at the fundamental entities that make up everything in SketchUp while learning commonalities between all of the tools, so you gain an intuition for the foundational behaviors of SketchUp.
Following a carefully curated learning path, you'll learn logical organizational methods that enable fast modeling and easy editing as your design is refined throughout each design phase.
Testimonials
"Matt from MasterSketchUp is one of my go to guys for showing SketchUp workflows. I have always enjoyed the way that he relays information and have felt assured that what he is conveying is top quality. Really, it's all there in his name; Master SketchUp!"Aaron Dietzen | SketchUp
"Working with Matt over the past few years gave me the opportunity to expand my knowledge of Sketchup and Layout in ways I did not expect. I always considered myself fairly confident in the use of these programs, but didn’t realize the refinement possible in my process until meeting Matt."Nick Sonder | SketchUpbook.com
"Matt Donley has always been one of the great SketchUp trainers - his material is both easy to understand for beginners and comprehensive enough that even experts will find themselves consistently learning something new."Justin Geis | TheSketchUpessentials.com
“When I need to investigate some aspect of SketchUp modeling I start at MasterSketchUp.com, because I know Matt Donley has poked and prodded SketchUp and LayOut from every angle.”Mark Harrison | product manager, sketchup
Who is this course for?
This course is for SketchUp Pro beginners of all types who want to learn a way to design faster, produce a beautiful, immersive 3D model, and don't have a lot of time to learn. You don't need any experience with SketchUp or 3D modeling in general. All you need is:
- Basic computer knowledge
- A computer or laptop, (Mac or PC)
- A subscription to SketchUp Pro
- A desire to visualize your house designs in 3D.
Here are some common types of designers who will get value from this course:
Guarantee
Shortcut to SketchUp Pro has a 7-Day Satisfaction Guarantee. If you are not completely SATISFIED and ENLIGHTENED by the Shortcut to SketchUp Pro course, then contact us within 7 Days for a full refund, no questions asked!