How long to learn sketchup

Re: Beginner here 2 Sketchup Here! And when you think you know it all or you think SU isn't up to the job go here Re: Beginner here 2 Sketchup ! It is a mellow learning curve, but as with anything there are times it seems harder until you get past some hangup. I guess at that rate you could be doing some nice houses in a couple months. Depends on what you know about houses of course. You'll get good help here. If you like videos there are plenty. And there are books if you like having a book to work with.

Everyone is different, some pick it up naturally, others can work with it every day for years and still not understand it. The most important thing, as with learning anything, get a good understanding of the basics first before exploring advanced tools. Watch as many sketchup for dummies videos as you can and practice what they show you until they are second nature. Draw whatever you want, but don't start on a job thinking it will push you to advance, draw, play, enjoy and learn.

Once you have a good grounding, move on to Plugins. But take the time to understand what the various plugins are for and how they can help you.

Practice makes perfect also applies here. As long as you;. This topic was automatically closed 91 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed. Best way to learn Sketchup from scratch? Hi I want to learn Sketchup from scratch. SketchUp is made for architecture and is perfect for interior design. In a few weeks you will be quite happy with how much you have achieved. Max is overkill. If people want to learn 3DS MAX completely then it will take 8years but if there is any specific course like modelling, lighting, texturing, animation etc then it will take 1 to 2 months.

VRay is a very sophisticated rendering engine based on a scientific model of how light interacts with surfaces. Learning a rendering engine with slow feedback is very difficult, and takes forever.