Resources
SketchUp
Where great ideas get to work. Design delightfully. Collaborate clearly. Build better buildings.
SketchUp Campus
In-depth SketchUp training… at your own pace. If you’re looking for great free content, SketchUp Campus has a ton. Each lesson often contains a SketchUp or Layout gem that will end up saving you time and energy.
SketchUp School
Our Co-Founder, Joanne, took the SketchUp School courses and is a strong advocate. If taken from beginning to end, SketchUp School can rid you of bad habits, teach you new methods and set you on track for clean and organized modeling.
SketchUp Tutors & Services
Do you prefer one-on-one tutoring? Visit Geoff Bostwick’s website, Tutors and Services. This is a catered service with many diverse tutors to fit all skill levels.
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SketchUp for Dummies
The founders of Sloped have read this book cover to cover, and although not exactly a thrilling page turner, it does leave you feeling confident that there are no stones left unturned when it comes to the tools and functions of SketchUp. There’s a lot to know, and it does a great job of covering everything!
SketchUp to LayOut - 2nd Edition
Matt Donley is owner of the ‘mastersketchup’ website, and also has countless youtube videos helping those on the road to becoming SketchUp masters. He has written a book called SketchUp to LayOut, which guides you through the relationship between the two programs and how to navigate through them like a pro.
Mike Brightman - Architecture Workflow
Mike Brightman is a pioneer in model organization and creating methods for representing your SketchUp model in LayOut. He has created a plugin based on his methods (Condoc), but even if you do not use this plugin, it is worth reading his views on tagging, grouping and nesting hierarchy in order to help you use SketchUp for your entire workflow.
Nick Sonder - SketchUp & LayOut for Architecture
Nick Sonder is one of the biggest influences for many architects who have made the switch to a full SketchUp and LayOut workflow. This book details his entire process. If his system doesn’t work perfectly for you, you will still get a lot of value from studying his workflow. You can buy it as a hard copy, or Ebook.
Luke Whitelock for Set Design
Luke Whitelock has blown people away with his stunning LayOut drawing sets from major motion pictures over the last decade. He has recently started offering courses to help people, specifically in the set design industry. Because of the incredibly rapid turn-around rates of modelling to construction, set design is an entirely different ball game when it comes to the design world. Luke helps navigate you through that.
Daniel Tal for Landscape Design
Daniel Tal is one of the most well known Sketchup users and educators. He is a master of the software and is involved in plugin development, education, and professional landscape and master planning projects. His website is full of video content to level up your Sketchup use where terrain and landscape development are concerned.
Paul Lee's Construction Documents using Sketchup Pro
Paul Lee's Construction Documents using Sketchup Pro (Training and Services also available from sketchup.expert)
Paul’s detailed step-by-step guide to building a house model from scratch and creating finished construction documents. This super easy-to-follow course contains tips and tricks to export fully finished Plan/Sections/Elevations and Details. A must have for any professional user of Sketchup Pro.