Category Archives: SketchUp

Import an AutoCAD file and turn it into a house. Use the 3 point rectangle to create door and window heads.

Make a terrain model with the Geolocation function, the Subtract solid tool, and the Terrain Volume and Slicer TIG extensions.

Use the Tape Measure to make guide lines, guide points, measure distances and scale the model.

Generate an interior elevation and section view from a model, then send to LayOut, scale, and print the scaled drawing.

Ways to use Follow me to make a door panel, beveled or curved edge on a table and rotate a profile.

Joint Push/Pull, Weld, Curve Maker and Draw Pipes from Lines. All very useful! And all available free from the SketchUp Extension Warehouse.

Use the Subtract tool from the Solid Toolbar and the Intersect with Model tool to cut a hole through a curved wall. Also covered is Paste-in-Place.

How to link a local folder to SketchUp so it’s always available, and fill it with components and materials of your choosing.

How to space trusses equally and equidistant.