The red, blue, and green axes in a SketchUp model are not only starting points. These axes also serve as guides you can use throughout the modeling process. Some examples of how using the drawing axes can help with your workflows include:

In SketchUp, you can add four types of text:

With SketchUp’s Solid tools, you can create new shapes by combining or cutting one shape with another, making it easy to model an outer shell or joinery.

SketchUp’s Tape Measure tool, Protractor tool, and the Measurements box help add accurate measurements to your designs. These tools offer several ways to add precision to a model:With the Tape Measure tool (), you can measure a distance and set precise guide lines or guide points.

When you create a 3D model, you often need to draw a slightly bigger or smaller version of a shape and keep the two shapes equidistant from each other. This is called offsetting a line. An offset is handy when:

The SketchUp Follow Me tool () leads a face along a path to create a 3D shape. The Follow Me tool does only one thing. However, it has a multitude of applications and can help you draw complex 3D models with only a few clicks.

In SketchUp, you can resize and reshape your model based on the relative sizes of edges and faces. With SketchUp’s scaling tools you can:

With SketchUp's flipping and rotating tools, your geometry becomes as nimble as an acrobatic troupe. The Flip Along command enables geometry to backflip 180 degrees along any axis. With the Rotate tool, your geometry can spin and fold like a professional gymnast.

When you're drawing a model in SketchUp, moving all or parts of your model can be tough, especially when navigating geometry in a three dimensional space. Here's your guide to moving things around in your 3D model, from a simple click-and-move operation to moving precisely with 3D coordinates.To perform a simple move operation follow these steps:

Your model is more than just straight lines. SketchUp can help you create curved geometry using arcs. Before you begin drawing arcs, here are a few handy details about the way arc entities work: