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Sketchup Bootcamp Online June 22, 2026
Sketchup Bootcamp
$1,490.00
This comprehensive SketchUp training class equips students with the skills needed to create precise and professional 3D models. Learn to work within SketchUp's dynamic environment, starting with 2D shapes as the foundation for intricate 3D forms. Learn essential tools like Push/Pull, understand the stickiness of geometry, and use groups and components to isolate, organize, and manage model elements effectively. Learn techniques to accelerate modeling workflows, improve accuracy, and generate repeating patterns through arrays and mirrored designs. By the end of the course, you will confidently create step-by-step models, combine elements into cohesive designs, and apply materials for visual impact.
This Sketchup training course introduces advanced features such as importing and customizing models from the Google 3D Warehouse, photomatching for realistic textures, and integrating site data from Google Earth. Discover how to tailor presentations using SketchUp’s Styles and Layout tools, ensuring their designs are polished and professional. With hands-on projects using SketchUp Pro, learn complex modeling techniques, explore creative design iterations, and develop industry-standard models suited for architecture, product design, and urban planning projects. This live Sketchup class is ideal for all who are seeking to enhance their design workflows and bring their creative visions to life with Sketchup
Topics covered in this introductory Sketchup class
- Create 2-dimensional (2D) geometry in a 3-dimensional (3D) environment
- Create surfaces from lines
- Create surfaces from circles
- Generate surfaces from polygons
- Generate surfaces from arcs
- Demonstrate stickiness of geometry using Sketchup
- Create 3-dimensional geometry
- View a model in 3D
- Create surfaces from lines in 3D
- Demonstrate stickiness of geometry in 3D
- Create geometry with the Push/Pull Tool
- Move entities to manipulate geometry
- Maintain coplanar geometry
- Connect and generate forms
- Lock inferences
- Generate forms quickly
- Restore/Heal a surface
- Create a model, step-by-step
- Mirror a model
- Create an array
- Apply materials
- Create 3D Text
- Import (download) models from the 3D Warehouse
- Alter a model using Sketchup Styles
- Import site information, imagery and topography, from Google Earth
- Position and export models to Google Earth
- Use Groups and Components to isolate geometry
- Know the difference between a group and a component
- Create a component
- Demonstrate component behavior and how to edit a component
- Create component nesting for efficient modeling
- Demonstrate the effect of scaling on similar components
- Understand the Component browser
- Browse for and download components for Google 3D Warehouse
- Combine components to create a model in Google Earth
- Locate a site in Google Earth
- Import a site to SketchUp
- Insert a component from a file
- Model from a Photograph
- Photomatch
- Texture Tweaker
- Understand the Materials browser
- Use the Follow-me tool
- Swap (reload) components in a model
- Work with SketchUp Styles
- Apply
- Edit/Create
- Mix
- Create a presentation with the Layout tools
Why Sketchup classes at AGI are the best option for you
- Hands-on learning: Learn Sketchup quickly with our proven teaching methods.
- Exceptional curriculum: AGI has delivered Sketchup training to thousands over 25 years.
- Expert instructors: Our instructors are Sketchup experts and skilled educators.
- Small class sizes: Receive personalized attention with 10 or fewer participants per class.
- Repeat for Free: If you need a refresher or miss a class day, retake the Sketchup class at no cost.