It can be downloaded from the SketchUp website. It is then necessary to create a free Trimble account to download SketchUp.
Download SketchUp
Creating Your Own Workspace
As soon as you open SketchUp, a window appears where you can select your workspace. Three tabs are displayed: Learn, License, and Template. There are different presets to choose from on the Template tab. Depending on what kind of model you are going to do.
You will need to click on the template and then on ?Start using SketchUp? in the lower right corner. Please check the Always show on the startup box on the lower left so that you can choose any template each time you open the application.
SketchUp Toolbar
The features of SketchUp are many. The upper part of your screen will have your default SketchUp toolbars. You may now select View > Toolbars.
A toolbar list will appear in a new window. The Large Tool Set will be used in this tutorial. You can create 3D models with the tools available in this toolbar. Take a look at the Large Tool Set. For your convenience, I recommend un-checking the other toolbars.
Axes
Like any other 3D software, SketchUp uses an axis for each red, green, and blue axis in the workspace. You can also align lines and models in SketchUp by snapping along different axes.
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