Introduction to SketchUp
Course 1 - First Steps in SketchUp: First contact
By Alejandro Soriano , Architectural visualization and 3D modeling
Joined October 2014
About the video: First contact
Overview
“In this lesson you will see how to choose a template and configure the user interface to have at hand all the tools we are going to use. ”
In this video lesson Alejandro Soriano addresses the topic: First contact, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 1 - First Steps in SketchUp. Learn the basics: interface, camera, and the first tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“SKETCHUP COURSE 1 Unit 3 First Contact In this lesson we'll see how to choose a drawing template for SketchUp, and we'll also setup our toolbars to have a nice and practical work space. Let's see how it's done. Once SketchUp is installed, I'll go to the SketchUp 2019 icon, I'll double click on it, and I'll get a floating window welcoming me. Then I need to log in, and for that, I need a Gmail or Google account, like the one I needed to download the installer. I'll log in, and here, in this session, I'm going to use my Google account, Gmail account, in this case. I enter the account and then...”
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Course summary for: Course 1 - First Steps in SketchUp

Alejandro Soriano
By Alejandro Soriano
Alejandro Soriano is a freelance designer specialized in 3D visualization. His job is to produce images and illustrations of objects, buildings, and environments, which have not yet been built.
He is interested in everything that has to do with 3D modeling, either through manual modeling or through other techniques such as photogrammetry.
He has worked for clients such as RBA or National Geographic, but generally works for architecture and interior design studios.
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