Beginner's Guide to Free SketchUp in 2025 🆓

In this video, I’ll show you how to get started with SketchUp’s free web-based modeling tool. We’ll cover the basics of navigation and walk through how you can begin building your own 3D models—all at no cost.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
0:11 - Where to find the Free Version of SketchUp
1:01 - Introduction to the Free Version workspace
1:59 - How to Save / Load and access the file menu
2:40 - Where to find instructions on your current tool
3:15 - How to navigate the 3D workspace
4:30 - How to zoom in and out
4:58 - Panning and zooming with keyboard shortcuts
5:45 - How to add lines in SketchUp Free
6:45 - What is inferencing and why it's important
8:13 - Drawing lines to a precise length
8:59 - Why drawing along axis directions is important
9:26 - How to use inference locking
10:28 - How to create faces in SketchUp
12:35 - How to erase edges and faces
13:24 - How to draw shapes (like rectangles, circles, etc)
15:45 - How to create 3D shapes with extrusions
17:54 - How to lock the rectangle tool to different directions
18:30 - How to remove material with the push/pull tool
19:45 - How to cut holes in objects in SketchUp
20:45 - How to add door and window openings