The document provides instructions for using Google SketchUp to draw a simple 3D cube. It explains how to load the program, select the rectangle tool to draw a square, use the push/pull tool to extrude the square into a cube, and use the viewing tools to see the cube from different perspectives.

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SketchUp Tutorial 1
- Drawing a simple 3D object and familiarising with the SketchUp tools.
Introduction
Load your google SketchUp program. Click the "Choose Template" button.
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Select the "Simple Template" in "Feet" or "Meters".
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Click "Start using SketchUp" button to start drawing.
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The SketchUp window will load with a work space ready to start drawing.
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The Google SketchUp 8 (free version) includes the above basic tools. These
tools in Fig.3 are adequate enough to draw 3D objects.
Draw a simple 3D object
Click the "Rectangle" tool. The cursor will change to a pencil.
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Create a square by clicking anyway near the green line then drag the
"Pencil" towards the person in the working space. Refer to Fig.5
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Select the "Push/Pull" tool. Refer to Fig.6 below.
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Move the "Push/Pull" tool to the square. The square surface will be selected.
Now click your left button mouse and drag it upwards.

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By dragging the tool upwards the square becomes a 3D cube. Refer to Fig.8
below.
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Please use the four viewing tools to experience different 3D perspective of
the cube. Refer to Fig.9 below.
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