GETTING STARTED with SketchUp Free in 2025 - Lesson 2 - Creating a House Model!

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