Introduction to SketchUp - Live online training

Learn to use SketchUp for 3D interior design, architecture and other design work, from the comfort of your own home (or place of work).

When you attend live online training with Armada, you’re participating in a real course, hosted by a real trainer, in real time.

During our Introduction to SketchUp training course; you’ll learn the fundamentals of 3D design, and then go on to cover topics including:

• Incorporating textures, scenes and styles.
• Producing visualisations of your designs.

SketchUp courses are hosted by highly experienced instructors who uses SketchUp in their professional work.

Training is highly practical, combining lecture, demonstration and plenty of assisted practice.

Our approach to live online training

We do everything possible to make your experience as close as possible to actually being in the classroom…

• You can see and hear our trainer and the other delegates.
• Our trainer and the other delegates can see you (via your webcam) and hear you.
• We’ll post you printed training materials, and make the course files and resources available for you to download.
• Your training is hands-on: you’ll practice and carry out exercises throughout.
• If you're learning to use an application and don’t have access to the software, we’ll send you a link to fully-functional trial software that you can download and install.
• If you need assistance, you can share your screen with our trainer, and pass control to them.
• Should you want to send a private message to your trainer, you can do so using chat.
• You’ll receive an e-certificate confirming successful course completion.
• You’re entitled to 30 days’ email support from your trainer.

We also offer this course with classroom attendance at our centres in Birmingham (Bromsgrove), Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Reading, and Sheffield.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

• Course outline - > download

This two-day course covers the following sessions:

What is SketchUp?

How to get around inside SketchUp
Zoom, pan and rotate
Understanding the XYZ axis

Selecting toolbars
Applying templates

Drawing and using the pencil tool
Drawing basic geometric shapes
Drawing with measurements
Drawing circles and arcs

Sticky Geometry benefits
Discovering layers
Using shortcuts
Measuring items inside SketchUp
Information and database

Moving and move / copy
Simple Array techniques
Rotating objects
Rotate / copy
Scale fractional and relative

Making components
Making groups
Comparisons and benefits
Saving components
Re-loading components
Creating a digital warehouse

Modelling techniques
Using Push Pull
Using Follow Me
Intersecting Geometry

Copy and Offset Faces, edges and polygons
How to use polygons in 2D drawings

Paint bucket
Materials Editor
Textures and bitmaps

Getting to understand the Materials Editor
What makes a good texture?
Where to find textures
Positioning textures
Limits to graphics and bitmaps

Create new scenes
Create new styles
Saving scenes and styles

Introduction to animation

Dimensions inside SketchUp
Annotation inside SketchUp
Printing from SketchUp
Exporting 2D images or PDF

This course is ideal for anyone who wants to begin designing and producing visualisations using SketchUp running on a Windows computer or a Mac.

No prior CAD knowledge is necessary.

Delegates must have access to a Windows PC, or a Mac, to use throughout the course. If delegates do not have SketchUp installed on their computer, Armada can provide delegates details of free trial software to download prior to their course commencing.

A stable internet connection and a webcam are also essential.

SketchUp skills are in demand.

Depending on the specific role and experience, salaries start at £20k, and can rise to £50k+.