The document provides instructions on how to use various tools in Google SketchUp, including the follow me tool, tape measure tool, scaling tool, push/pull tool, offset tool, and x-ray vision tool to create 3D models. It discusses the steps for using each tool and provides examples of how to make spheres, scale objects, cut out openings, and build a table and bench. The document is meant to teach users how to properly utilize different modeling functions in SketchUp.

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2. Lesson 1
Part 2
Google SketchUp

3. Follow Me Tool
• Can apply a condition to both an
entire face and path

4. Follow Me Tool
3 STEPS TO USING THE FOLLOW ME TOOL
Step 1
Lesson 1
Part 2

5. Follow Me Tool
3 STEPS TO USING THE FOLLOW ME TOOL
Step 2
Lesson 1
Part 2

6. Follow Me Tool
3 STEPS TO USING THE FOLLOW ME TOOL
Step 3
Lesson 1
Part 2

7. Orientation
• Hold shift key to set orientation in a different plane
Lesson 1
Part 2
NO Shift Key: Circle defaults to
drawing on top of face
Pressing Shift Key: Circle stays
oriented to where you started
(doesn’t default to drawing on face)

8. Making Spheres
• Must make use of orientation to make a sphere
Lesson 1
Part 2

9. Making Spheres
• Step 1: Draw a circle on the blue plane.
Lesson 1
Part 2
• Step 2: Move mouse cursor far away from circle,
until your cursor turns either green or red. Hold
down shift key!
OR

10. Making Spheres
• Step 3: Draw slightly smaller circle on top of
regular circle, while still holding shift key
Lesson 1
Part 2
• Step 4: Use Selector tool to click the face of the
large circle

11. Making Spheres
• Step 5: Click on “Follow Me” tool, and then click
the face of the smaller circle
Lesson 1
Part 2
• Step 6: Using Selector tool, click once on outside
line of larger circle and hit delete. Voila!

12. Tape Measure Tool
Lesson 1
Part 2
Tape measure tool helps you
measure specific points for
more precise drawings.
The grey dashed lines are
guide lines
The points on either end of
the dashed line are guide
points

13. Guide Lines
• Select Tape Measure Tool, click an edge of object
and move mouse onto a face. If you do not see a
grey dotted line, hit CTRL or Command (Mac)
Type in a length and hit enter.
Lesson 1
Part 2

14. Guide Lines
• Do this again, but on the right-front face.
In this case, you have found a point 6 inches away
from both of these two edges.
Lesson 1
Part 2

15. Scaling
Used to scale the entire object or
certain faces of the object about
the opposite point (eg, corner to
corner)
Lesson 1
Part 2

16. Scaling
Use selector tool and click three times to select
entire 3d object. Then select scaling tool and click
and drag green cubes that appear
Lesson 1
Part 2

17. Scaling
Use selector tool and click once to select a 2d
face. Select Scale tool to move face
Lesson 1
Part 2
Original

18. Scaling
Hold down CTRL (PC) or ⌘ (Mac) to scale about
object center
Lesson 1
Part 2
3d (center of whole object)
2d (center of face)

19. Scaling
Hold down Shift to scale non-uniformly
Lesson 1
Part 2
Non-uniform: does not
keep same proportions,
but scales about the
same point
Uniform: Keeps same proportions
Hold SHIFT

20. Inferred Push/Pull
Sketchup will infer the height of push/pull based
on existing parts of your drawing.
Lesson 1
Part 2

21. Inferred Push/Pull
Draw two rectangles next
to each other, and
push/pull one
Lesson 1
Part 2
Push/pull the other, while
moving your cursor over the
other object. If done correctly,
a dotted line connecting your
objects should appear
OR

22. “Punching out” Openings
Lesson 1
Part 2

23. Offset Tool
Creates lines offset from the main shape.
Essentially just a smaller outline of the shape.
Lesson 1
Part 2
above: example image from Instructor panel

24. Punching-out
Drawing a 2D shape on a 3D face lets you do this
for any shape.
Lesson 1
Part 2
We will focus on using offset tool, though.

25. Lesson 3Offset
Click on offset tool.

26. Lesson 3Offset
Create an offset outline on a face.

27. Lesson 3Offset
Use push/pull tool to cut out shape

28. Lesson 3Offset
Paint bucket tool to color offset region

29. Lesson 3Offset
Custom colors
PAINT
BEFORE
PROCEEDING

30. Lesson 3Offset
Try it!

31. Build a table
Lesson 1
Part 2

32. Lesson 1
Part 2

33. Lesson 1
Part 2

34. X-ray Vision
Lesson 1
Part 2

35. Add a bench!
Lesson 1
Part 2
I could really use a
nice place to sit...

36. Add a bench!
Lesson 1
Part 2
You don’t want to make me a
bench, huh?