SketchUp collections organize your default/custom/embedded Materials, Styles, and components. Do you want to understand what happens when you edit materials or styles in SketchUp? Do you want to know how to save materials, styles, and components for use in other models? If so, you need to understand how collections work! What are collections? I’ve always been confused with the term …
Two inputs for the Move tool
It’s likely that you find the Move tool to be very intuitive and easy to use. But have you ever thought about the two things SketchUp is looking for whenever you move an entity? Once you identify those two things, you can unlock even more flexibility in how you move things in SketchUp. Direction and Distance Ultimately, SketchUp looks for …
Easy Stairs in SketchUp
As a carpenter, one of the most challenging things to plan out is stairs. Tricky math, figuring out the rise and run of each step and accounting for thicknesses of treads, risers and finished floor height are all opportunities for mistakes. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use SketchUp to plan out deck stairs. Watch the video or continue …
Speeding up imported geometry
If you experience lag in SketchUp after importing geometry from another program, the tips I’m going to share in this post will help you speed up your model. From simple things like choosing a fast style and assigning geometry to layers in order to limit what is visible, to advanced tips like writing a custom Ruby script to process the …
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