Course Overview

Expand any chapter to see the lessons included. We suggest working through the course in order, but you can also pick and choose which lessons are most relevant to you. Be sure to ENROLL to start the course.

  • 1

    Downloads

    • LayOut Essentials - Exercise Files
  • 2

    Getting Started in LayOut

    • 1. Getting Started

    • 2. Creating a new document

    • 3. Preferences Overview

    • 4. Document Setup-Customization

    • 5. Document Navigation
  • 3

    Tools Overview

    • 1. Selections

    • 2. Lines

    • 3. Arcs

    • 4. Shapes

    • 5. Adding Text

    • 6. Labels & Dimensions
  • 4

    Modifying & Styling Content

    • 1. Working with Objects

    • 2. Modifying Lines

    • 3. Moving & Copying Objects

    • 4. Rotating, Scaling, & Arranging Objects

    • 5. Styles: Fills & Patterns

    • 6. Styles: Strokes
  • 5

    Working with References

    • 1. Pages Overview

    • 2. Inserting SketchUp Model

    • 3. Changing & Updating Model Scenes

    • 4. Creating & Applying Model Styles

    • 5. Adding Labels to Model Reference

    • 6. Dimensioning a Model Reference

    • 7. Stacking Views

    • 8. Reference Images & Clipping Masks

    • 9. Working with CAD Files

    • 10. Scaled Drawing
  • 6

    Layers, Scrapbooks, Templates & Tables

    • 1. Working with Layers

    • 2. Title Blocks & Templates

    • 3. Scrapbooks

    • 4. Tables: From Scratch

    • 5. Tables: From Spreadsheet
  • 7

    Presenting & Exporting

    • 1. Presenting within LayOut

    • 2. Exporting to Image or PDF

    • 3. Exporting to DWG / CAD

FAQ

  • What is LayOut?

    LayOut is a tool for creating documents from your SketchUp model. We've seen professionals use it for simple presentations or design approvals all the way to full construction documents created fully with SketchUp and LayOut.

  • Where do I get LayOut?

    LayOut is part of SketchUp Pro or SketchUp Studio and will be installed as a separate program when you run the downloaded SketchUp installer. It runs on both Windows and Mac.

  • What does this Course cover?

    We'll cover the basics of LayOut and creating a simple document from a SketchUp model. This is a great starting place, and for more in-depth learning on creating documents with LayOut, see our course: LayOut Design Package