Thanks for sharing all the wonderful videos Matthias. As I started watching , I thought "man his voice sounds familiar", then it dawned on me that I had watched your pantarouter video. Very creative indeed. Keep up the awesome work
Dear Matthias, please let me share with you one trick that makes dull push-pull operations faster: After pulling first side of table top by precise distance (5 cm), you can just double click on other three sides ad Sketchup will pull them by same distance - no need to input 5 cm manually.
Thanks Matthias for this series of sketchup tutorials, very clear and structured. Very good for DIY furniture design. 3D helps to see collisions between parts. Vielen Dank.
Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. I am a regular visitor of your channel, so it is eaisier for me to follow compared to when watching any other Sketchup tutorials.
I recently bought the Read Watch Do Instructional for Sketchup not realising that you had this video series. I intend to get a handle on this eventually and I just want to say that you are an exceptional teacher. His ebook covers a tremendous amount of material and is a great resource but I like the way you just cut to the chase. Great job Matthias.
How can change dimensions of the rectangle for example? Lets say I made a mistake and i entered 4.2,4.5 in the box ( manually) but now I want to fix the mistake. I can't find any info on this, beside scale.....which is useless.
Great tutorial as always, Matthias. I have one question. When you rotate the legs and apron rail at 5:40, I'm having trouble getting the copied rail to end up anywhere near where yours did. It's usually out from the leg, and a bit to one side or the other. I then have to move it quite a bit I guess I don't know where to click the starting point properly. Any ideas? Thanks.
well, I too have an important background in engineering technical drawing, and I find these videos quite enjoyable. he doesn't show useless commands, and goes straight to the point, at the opposite of most other sketchup tutorials.
i don't even do joinery, or design classes but this is one of the best tutorial videos i've seen. might use it for drawing up future room setups. thanks vm.
@Satanro666 Hi there, I had problems with that a while back. What you need to do when you go to print is: 1) Set to "parallel projection" and you may want to "zoom extents" 2) deslect "fit to page" and "use model extents" 3)set the scale to 1:1 (or whatever you need) 4)print preview 9/10 it is not in the centre of the page If so highlight what you are printing and right click "make component" and using the pan tool move it around so it is in the centre when you print preview. Print!
Wow, this is very helpful. Thank you. I'm trying to get the hang of using SketchUp, but it can be a bit of a struggle until you get used to it. These tutorials are great. Keep up the great work.
Dude, end cards. You don't have to re shoot the video- just go to edit, get rid of annotations, click end screen & annotations, add element, and then put in a link (like you have in text in this video) into the open field there and click save. That's it. Now your viewers can find and navigate to your woodgears easier and are 1000% more likely to do it instead of having to type it in. Love ya man!
Just a question. I have never done SketchUp, but tons of Photoshop. After you created the leg and apron rail, why not group the two components and copy/rotate them 3 more times for a complete table bottom? Thank you!
Hi mattias, I just started using sketchup, after seeing some of your tutorials which were very helpful. Thanks so much for that. The thing is, when I'm practising in sketchup, and I selected the same style as you did, my faces are still transparant, so I can see the edges and axes throug all the faces. I find this very annoying, and I have tried lots of options, without good results. Do you have a solution for this? Thanks so much and keep up the good work!
I want to use this program to design a VEX robot, using the 3D Warehouse in sketch up for pre-made parts, is there a way to constrain a part to another? such as making one edge with another?
Great video!! Question: How do you rotate the object to work on different sides? I didn't see that you selected the orbit tool. Is there a keyboard shortcut?
Ohhhh... I have the Mac version and there is no "Units" on the prefs panel.. that's ok since I could choose the engineer template; and there is no "enable length snapping" either... this explains why I'm having a hard time placing things next to each other. I've switched to a machine with Windows and still those options are not there... which version you used ? I downloaded the one I found the link in one of your woodgears.ca site, version 8.0.16846 (my Mac version is 8.0.16845) Thanks for the tutorial.
very good tutorial itsi really helpful and sir i have new version of sketch up in this version some option is missing like model info so is it possible to make drawing in new version 2016 sketch up
A little tip... after you have extruded a side by 5cm you can just double click the next side and it will automatically extrude it by 5cm :) Btw... I learned a lot by this small tutorial, thank you.
technically you should have flipped that 4th table apron too. I love sketchup and have been using it for several years now. Thre are soooo many tips. Like when you have the four edges of the table and you want to make them all go out by the same amount... do the first one say 5cm. then on the other three, just double click. it will use the last push-pull amount, and you don't have to keep typing in 5cm each time.
I agree with hypnolobster -- especially with saving an element as a Object so that it can be copied by itself -- I believe (haven't really tried it yet) that the entire table can be selected and saved, such as if you're designing a restaurant and can 'stamp' tables all over, as well as chairs (even making 'sets' as objects) :-)
Just DL'd this program because I wanted to build a custom desk to the quality of that of a professional woodworker. I would have gave up on it due it being too much to deal with unless I saw this video. TY so much
Just downloaded sketchup. Its a far cry from MicroStation. But then again, MicroStation is a bit ponderous for woodworking. This is a great video tutorial. Keep it up.
I can just listen to you and understand what you say... unlike other videos that no matter how hard you try.. you cannot understand a word only thing I'd like to see in your videos is serieses / playlists of the same subject (sketchup, marble machine etc.) for easier navigation :) Thanks.. youre awesome :D
4:33 Duplicating the object and moving it. Select the Move tool ( ) from the toolbar or press M. The cursor changes to a four-way arrow. To tell SketchUp that you want to duplicate the selected entities, press and release the Ctrl (Microsoft Windows) or Option (Mac OS X) key. Next to the four-way arrow cursor, a plus sign appears. Click the selected entities.
@bryphi77 Yes. You right click your selection and use the flip tool, or you can use the scale tool and use -1 as the scale factor (which I prefer actually)
Mathias, Do you know if Sketch up can be loaded into a computer using Windows 8? I have tried and cannot download to my new computer with windows 8. Hey, thanks for all of your videos, they are all very interesting. I especially enjoyed the vids of your Dads shop.
I suggest that if you don't use it yet, make use of components instead of objects. There are several reasons for this, but the main one is single editing. With a component, like a leg, you want them all to be the same. (or a screw or whatever). if you edit one of them to make the leg longer, or to add some flutes to it or whatever, then they all get the same thing. That way you don't have to edit each one individually. Making simple objects doesn't allow that, they are all unique
@TeenWoodworker Also, if you use one of the standard views... say 'top', then it will allow you to do 1:1 printing. but be sure to do the parallel projections as you say. I do this often so that if I have a pattern I want to transfer, I can mirror image it, print it out, and the transfer it to the wood with a common iron. Printer ink is commonly plastic that melts. its a nice trick
You're very good at explaining things. You take us through every step of your thought process, I see it in a lot of your videos. A born teacher.
Thanks for sharing all the wonderful videos Matthias. As I started watching , I thought "man his voice sounds familiar", then it dawned on me that I had watched your pantarouter video. Very creative indeed. Keep up the awesome work
Dear Matthias, please let me share with you one trick that makes dull push-pull operations faster: After pulling first side of table top by precise distance (5 cm), you can just double click on other three sides ad Sketchup will pull them by same distance - no need to input 5 cm manually.
The first 3 minutes of this video explained how to use this thing better than anything I’ve seen. Thank you so much!
I just watched the official tutorial for 17mins and I learned much more from your video. Thanks!
thank you so much matthias; your tutorials for sketchup are the best.
Thanks Matthias for this series of sketchup tutorials, very clear and structured. Very good for DIY furniture design. 3D helps to see collisions between parts. Vielen Dank.
Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. I am a regular visitor of your channel, so it is eaisier for me to follow compared to when watching any other Sketchup tutorials.
Thanks Matthias! Very good tutorial, actually the best so far.
I know this is an old video, but thanks so much for slowly and carefully explaining things in simple language. And metric for many of us Brits 😅
I recently bought the Read Watch Do Instructional for Sketchup not realising that you had this video series. I intend to get a handle on this eventually and I just want to say that you are an exceptional teacher. His ebook covers a tremendous amount of material and is a great resource but I like the way you just cut to the chase. Great job Matthias.
How can change dimensions of the rectangle for example? Lets say I made a mistake and i entered 4.2,4.5 in the box ( manually) but now I want to fix the mistake. I can't find any info on this, beside scale.....which is useless.
I'm using the sketchup for the first time and this video helped me very well. Thank you.
Great tutorial as always, Matthias. I have one question. When you rotate the legs and apron rail at 5:40, I'm having trouble getting the copied rail to end up anywhere near where yours did. It's usually out from the leg, and a bit to one side or the other. I then have to move it quite a bit I guess I don't know where to click the starting point properly. Any ideas? Thanks.
Didn't know that at the time. I have gotten a few useful hints from having made these!
I just started with Sketchup, and your tutorials have really helped me. Thanks!
well, I too have an important background in engineering technical drawing, and I find these videos quite enjoyable. he doesn't show useless commands, and goes straight to the point, at the opposite of most other sketchup tutorials.
Very glad you're doing this. You have an extremely helpful method of explaining things.
i don't even do joinery, or design classes but this is one of the best tutorial videos i've seen. might use it for drawing up future room setups. thanks vm.
This was such a good tutorial, I feel like I learnt so much of the basics from this one video. Thanks for your help.
Wow! this tutorial is fast and easy to understand. Thankyou for making this, i hope you made more sketchup tutorials.
3:49 - Adding the component tool.
1) Click View
2) Click Customize toolbar
3) 2nd row....very top...."make component".
Took me about 20 minutes to find this...2017 Sketchup.
There's many ways to do it, I just figured that was the quickest and easiest to explain.
@Satanro666
Hi there, I had problems with that a while back. What you need to do when you go to print is:
1) Set to "parallel projection" and you may want to "zoom extents"
2) deslect "fit to page" and "use model extents"
3)set the scale to 1:1 (or whatever you need)
4)print preview 9/10 it is not in the centre of the page
If so highlight what you are printing and right click "make component" and using the pan tool move it around so it is in the centre when you print preview.
Print!
Pretty good tutorial. Thanks. I'm just started learning SketchUp.
Subbed for more.
extremely helpful video matthias, as usual!
Very helpful and clear directions. Thank you for doing these videos.
Thank you. Excellent tutorial. A table is my first project with SketchUp.
You got a good voice that makes it clear for me to understand what you are talking. Nice tutorial. Keep it coming. Another sub here!
Thanks for the tutorial, Matthias.
Looks like a good program to learn.
Wow, this is very helpful. Thank you. I'm trying to get the hang of using SketchUp, but it can be a bit of a struggle until you get used to it. These tutorials are great. Keep up the great work.
Love what your doing.
Thanks alot Matthias, you are a very good teacher
Dude, end cards. You don't have to re shoot the video- just go to edit, get rid of annotations, click end screen & annotations, add element, and then put in a link (like you have in text in this video) into the open field there and click save. That's it. Now your viewers can find and navigate to your woodgears easier and are 1000% more likely to do it instead of having to type it in. Love ya man!
thanks , that's the kind of tutorial that i was looking for !!!!
My very first Sketchup tutorial. What a lecture. Thanks a zillion. Perfect start to my Sketchup Adventure
Just a question. I have never done SketchUp, but tons of Photoshop.
After you created the leg and apron rail, why not group the two components and copy/rotate them 3 more times for a complete table bottom?
Thank you!
Wow now that I know you can just input the numbers you want instead of trying to get the correct size, has just opened a new world to me
Your tutorial was more helpful than the "official" tutorial vids by Google.Thumbs up!
Hi mattias, I just started using sketchup, after seeing some of your tutorials which were very helpful. Thanks so much for that. The thing is, when I'm practising in sketchup, and I selected the same style as you did, my faces are still transparant, so I can see the edges and axes throug all the faces. I find this very annoying, and I have tried lots of options, without good results. Do you have a solution for this? Thanks so much and keep up the good work!
Thanks, appreciate the tutorial.
hello, thanks for the turtorials on all that stuff that seems to interest you. including cad.
It uses the local numbering convention. If you switch everything to english on your computer, then its periods and commas.
Sick !!! I am ready to Build !!!! thank you !!!!
Thanks Matthias, it was a great help!
Look under styles. I'm using the free version.
I want to use this program to design a VEX robot, using the 3D Warehouse in sketch up for pre-made parts, is there a way to constrain a part to another? such as making one edge with another?
love your videos, Was wondering if you could do one on adding a .dae file to sketchup please. Thank you
WOW, you saved me ! i must finish my project till 25 december, and i was stuck at printing it !!! THANK YOU FROMm AL MY HEART !
do you have to purchase sketchup in order to actually change the length value opposed to using the free 30 day trial?
Just type them in. They appear on the bottom right, but no need to move the mouse there.
this is awesome videos!
Because you use commas for your numbers, because of your locale. Switch your computer to "us, english", and then 4.5,4.5 is what you need to type.
Great video!! Question: How do you rotate the object to work on different sides? I didn't see that you selected the orbit tool. Is there a keyboard shortcut?
A really good video for beginners. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for those tips!
Thanks for the great tutorial!
Thanks for this! Made sketchup a lot easier for me. I always used AutoCAD and programs like that.
Ohhhh... I have the Mac version and there is no "Units" on the prefs panel.. that's ok since I could choose the engineer template;
and there is no "enable length snapping" either... this explains why I'm having a hard time placing things next to each other.
I've switched to a machine with Windows and still those options are not there... which version you used ? I downloaded the one I found the link in one of your woodgears.ca site, version 8.0.16846 (my Mac version is 8.0.16845)
Thanks for the tutorial.
very good tutorial itsi really helpful and sir i have new version of sketch up in this version some option is missing like model info so is it possible to make drawing in new version 2016 sketch up
This is great! Thankyou so much for doing this.
Thank you for these videos.
agree with sidar1, your Videos are much more helpful than those google produce, thanks for getting me started :)
Thank you for the great video.
thanx man...this helps me out alot
awesome video man , thanks for sharing
A little tip... after you have extruded a side by 5cm you can just double click the next side and it will automatically extrude it by 5cm :)
Btw... I learned a lot by this small tutorial, thank you.
technically you should have flipped that 4th table apron too.
I love sketchup and have been using it for several years now. Thre are soooo many tips. Like when you have the four edges of the table and you want to make them all go out by the same amount... do the first one say 5cm. then on the other three, just double click. it will use the last push-pull amount, and you don't have to keep typing in 5cm each time.
Watch the turorial before this one.
Thanx a lot, very comprehensive:)
What kind of careers require work like this to do on sketchup or something like autodesk inventor?
At ~6:40, you have two legs and two apron rails. select the whole mess, copy it, and rotate 180 degrees. Boom, four legs and four rails.
cool table :)
4:40 how'd you get the guideline when copying?
I agree with hypnolobster -- especially with saving an element as a Object so that it can be copied by itself -- I believe (haven't really tried it yet) that the entire table can be selected and saved, such as if you're designing a restaurant and can 'stamp' tables all over, as well as chairs (even making 'sets' as objects) :-)
Just DL'd this program because I wanted to build a custom desk to the quality of that of a professional woodworker. I would have gave up on it due it being too much to deal with unless I saw this video. TY so much
Thank you very much for the help.
"We have Susan here. [...] She's kind of shallow, she's just a silhouette." Haha, great!
And thanks to this software, you can determine the dimensions of her Va-Jay-J.
Just downloaded sketchup. Its a far cry from MicroStation. But then again, MicroStation is a bit ponderous for woodworking. This is a great video tutorial. Keep it up.
I use MicroStatiion at work and would have to agree. This satisfies my needs for some "rough" planning for some weekend wood working projects.
Nah, no need to block comments. I just blocked you instead :)
Wow this looks very easy thanks
I can just listen to you and understand what you say...
unlike other videos that no matter how hard you try.. you cannot understand a word
only thing I'd like to see in your videos is serieses / playlists of the same subject (sketchup, marble machine etc.) for easier navigation :)
Thanks.. youre awesome :D
4:33 Duplicating the object and moving it.
Select the Move tool ( ) from the toolbar or press M. The cursor changes to a four-way arrow. To tell SketchUp that you want to duplicate the selected entities, press and release the Ctrl (Microsoft Windows) or Option (Mac OS X) key. Next to the four-way arrow cursor, a plus sign appears. Click the selected entities.
Great video!
wow thanks dude for the quick class :)
@bryphi77 Yes. You right click your selection and use the flip tool, or you can use the scale tool and use -1 as the scale factor (which I prefer actually)
BASIC TUTORIALS IS HELPFUL, THANKS
Mathias,
Do you know if Sketch up can be loaded into a computer using Windows 8? I have tried and cannot download to my new computer with windows 8. Hey, thanks for all of your videos, they are all very interesting. I especially enjoyed the vids of your Dads shop.
I tried using SketchUp 8 but I couldn't, the newer version has lots of features this one doesn't have.
Which sketchup edition are you using?
best SU tutorial!!!!
VERY nice thankyou!!
Great! Thank You
sweet - thanks for that
Thank ya for this Matthias
When i draw the top of the table and drag it up, it leaves the corners missing, this is really stumping my progress, please someone help.
I suggest that if you don't use it yet, make use of components instead of objects. There are several reasons for this, but the main one is single editing. With a component, like a leg, you want them all to be the same. (or a screw or whatever). if you edit one of them to make the leg longer, or to add some flutes to it or whatever, then they all get the same thing. That way you don't have to edit each one individually. Making simple objects doesn't allow that, they are all unique
@Matthias Wandel where your saved components are stored? I can't find them anythere.
+ignasmixer Under model info --> components, I think (best to just look it up via google)
Is there a mirror tool? That would make some things easier... I know other software has it.
@TeenWoodworker Also, if you use one of the standard views... say 'top', then it will allow you to do 1:1 printing. but be sure to do the parallel projections as you say. I do this often so that if I have a pattern I want to transfer, I can mirror image it, print it out, and the transfer it to the wood with a common iron. Printer ink is commonly plastic that melts. its a nice trick