SketchUp -Tools Series

Getting Started With SketchUp For Schools

Go to your APPS in GMAIL

Find Sketch Up For School.... Log in with PUSD GMAIL

Now watch this brief introductory video

The Project Process

Tip: For many of the tools show a "Before" and "After" of an object, for example Before Rotate, or Scaled, then After. Snag a Screen Shot of Each for your slide.

Here is how to take full screenshots and regions of a screen on your Chromebook:

Here are the Tools to learn.

You should have ONE slide for EACH tool so 12 slides total

Be sure to watch the short videos - then try the tool yourself.

1. The Line Tool (tip: draw something useful to show you know how the tools works)

2. The Rectangle Tool

3. Push Pull Tool

4. Scale Tool

5. Arc Tool

6. Component Library

7. Rotation Tool (tip: get something from the Component Library to rotate, use before and after screen shot)

8. Off Set Tool

9. Follow Me Tool

10. Move Tool

11. Paint Bucket

12. Draw A Sphere