In this video (part 2 of the learn SketchUp Free in 2025 series), learn everything you’ll need to know to start creating your own models in SketchUp by modeling a house! We’ll talk about grouping geometry, adding materials, roofs, doors, windows, and more!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Introduction
0:11 – Drawing your model base
2:18 – Extruding your base to 3D
3:16 – Adding your roof slope
6:17 – Giving your roof thickness
7:57 – Using the flip tool to copy symmetrical geometry
9:04 – Why grouping is important
10:17 – Grouping and extruding your roof
12:30 – Adding openings for doors and windows
16:07 – Why your holes might not cut
16:37 – Adding your door
18:30 – Modeling your windows
19:12 – Re-using repeating objects with components
21:10 – Adding materials to your model
23:09 – Adding a brick wainscot and siding
24:40 – Adding materials to doors and windows
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