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=Welcome to The SketchUp Summer Wikispace= Here are links to helpful tutorials, videos and lessons.

=Getting started:= At home, download SketchUp Make for free. @http://www.sketchup.com/download

Here are some projects created by elementary school children. @http://www.sketchup.com/case-study/elementary-student-work

=**First develop skills at using the different tools in SketchUp.**=

=ONE= @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EkfR3vPJmo&list=PL38D0A996E0154E12 Open SketchUp. Select a template. To work 2-D: If you want to make mosaic designs or other flat designs, select Plan View. There are two plan views. One that uses feet and inches to measure and one that uses metric measurements. To work in 3-D: If you want to design a house, car, chair, or robot, select Simple Template, or Architectural Design, or Product Design. Again each of these comes with a metric or a feet and inches option.
 * Templates: Video:**

Along the top, Go To Windows, Preferences, Click on Templates in the left hand box. Click on the desired template.
 * To Change Templates:**

=**TWO**= Instructions: see different sides of your model Video: Orbit, View, and Pan
 * Using the Orbit Tool**

=**THREE**=

**Using the Pan Tool**
Use the Pan Tool to move the camera (your view) vertically and horizontally. Activate the Pan Tool from either the Camera Toolbar or the Camera menu. To pan using the Pan Tool:
 * 1) Click on the Pan Tool . The cursor changes to a hand.
 * 2) Click anywhere in the drawing area.
 * 3) Move the cursor in any direction to pan.

A 3-button mouse allows you to pan your view without exiting the current drawing tool, speeding up your drawing. To orbit with a 3-button mouse: = = =FOUR= Good basic video on orbit, pan, and zoom. Draw a shape and push and pull @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqcL-xPC-Ys&feature=channel Good Video on zooming and orbiting with best practices: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc4TeDuEbfU
 * Using the Pan Tool (3-Button Mouse)**
 * 1) Click on the Pencil Tool  in the toolbar. The cursor changes to a pencil . [[image:http://chrisyocca.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/drw-toolpencillarge1.png?w=24&h=24 width="24" height="24" caption="Pencil Tool"]]
 * 2) Press and hold the **Shift** key.
 * 3) Press and hold the middle-mouse button. The cursor changes to the Pan Tool cursor.
 * 4) (optionally) Press and hold the left mouse button while pressing and holding the middle mouse button (scroll wheel) to activate the Pan Tool.
 * How to** **use the mouse videos:**
 * @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NREaJLMpaI&NR=1**

=FIVE= Good video on how to draw lines to make shapes. It shows what inferring means. There are **4 rules for drawing edges.** http://www.youtube.com/user/SketchUpVideo#p/c/F001616C0ADF4245/2/0MXharjbIdY = = =**SIX**=
 * Drawing Shapes:**

**Learn how to move objects:**
Select well. Make a component or use **Select** plus the **Shift** key to select multiple edges. Grab and move by corners. Look for red, green and blue axes inferences. If you’re struggling, as sometimes happens, try using the keyboard. Use the arrow to move left, right, up, or down. The shift key can lock in movement in one direction. Remember to use **Edit/Undo** when you make a mistake.

**Google SketchUp Toolbar Series: Move**
=SEVEN=

You may want to print this card for handy reference.