Google Sketchup best place for tutorials?

[Strouty]

I have been searching youtube and other sites, but a lot of the videos seem to waste my time. I don't figure it out until I have all ready invested time in them. Anyone have some good references for video tutorials? I am essentially a total newbie, so I can deal with the basic videos as well. I am trying to model my shop with all the tools and storage cabinets. I started with the basic dimensions, I am having trouble with adding doors. I either get them on the face of the wall and I can't modify them afterwards or I end up with something totally messed up. I have been playing with the groups, but then it seems like I can't edit a part of the group afterwards. It is confusing to me.

 

[dankicksass]

Does Sketchup run with Intel graphics yet? I'd love to be able to use it with one of my tablet pcs.

 

[Strouty]

I don't have a clue about that, I am sure someone will know the answer.

 

[SigElite]

I haven't found a good set of tutorial videos but I learned best by playing with the program. It's essentially drawing an 2d face and then extruding it to a height to make the 3d version and then using midpoints,end points, to mate different surfaces together


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[motobilt]

Lynda.com always has good tutorials. Check it out here:

http://www.lynda.com/3D-Animation-training-tutorials/1-0.html?category=google_117&views=0


I don't use Google Sketch Up so I cant speak for the videos here. I use Solidworks.

 

[Strouty]

Thanks motobilt, I will check it out.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I learned watching videos.
The guy's voice in this video sounds like the series I watched the most:

Here's a similar video set: http://www.sketchup.com/learn/videos


Often what I did was watch a video then play with Sketchup as far as I culd go until I got stuck. Then I searched that technique tutorial and went further. Until I got stuck, tutorial,did more. Lather. Rinse. Repeat until I finished the sketch. Then onto the next one and the next new thing that stumped me.

 

[Strouty]

Thanks for the links GirlnAgarage.

 

[D_Wooderson]

I watched the first four videos in the "Getting Started" section and it got me to the point that I could mock up my basement including cabinets, workbenches, etc. After I mess around with it a bit more I will move on to the next section, but for now I know enough to be dangerous.

 

[javajaws]

http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials

They have a great user forum there as well for all the assistance you could ever need.