本教程是关于SketchUp建筑设计初学者入门指南程视频教程，时长：1小时32分，大小：3.2 GB，MP4高清视频格式，附工程源文件，教程使用软件：SketchUp Pro，作者：Matthew Abbott，共10个章节，语言：英语。

Sketchup是一套直接面向设计方案创作过程的设计工具，其创作过程不仅能够充分表达设计师的思想而且完全满足与客户即时交流的需要，它使得设计师可以直接在电脑上进行十分直观的构思，是三维建筑设计方案创作的优秀工具。

SketchUp是一个极受欢迎并且易于使用的3D设计软件，官方网站将它比喻作电子设计中的“铅笔”。

它的主要卖点就是使用简便，人人都可以快速上手。

并且用户可以将使用SketchUp创建的3D模型直接输出至Google Earth里，非常的酷！Software公司成立于2000年，规模较小，但却以SketchUp而闻名。

：This class will teach you the absolute basics of “Sketchup Make 2017”. This is useful for anyone that wants to create and visualise a 3d object.It is used mainly by Architects but can also be used Furniture Designers, Set Designers, Product Designers Furniture Designers and Engineers, in fact, anyone who wants to create a visual or “mock up” a 3D object or space of any kind be it virtual or physically built.The “Make” version of Sketchup is completely free to download and use, and if you want some more specific features such as exporting simple animations you can pay for the full version which is called “Pro”. For most people though the functionality of “Make” is generally enough.：