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Category Archives: SketchUp for STEM

Your Thoughts on Online SketchUp Training (and mine)

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 20, 2017 by Bob LangMay 20, 2017
Bob Lang Online SketchUp Class

In the almost 10 years that I’ve been teaching people how to 3D model with SketchUp, I’ve learned a lot about the many ways different people learn. Each of us is a little different in the way our brains absorb … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp Classes, SketchUp Classes Online, SketchUp for STEM | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Classes | 6 Replies

SketchUp 2017 – New Release Looks Great

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on November 10, 2016 by Bob LangNovember 10, 2016

SketchUp 2017 has just been released and the new version is definitely a change for the better. Almost all of the changes are “under the hood”. Much like rebuilding the engine of a car, SketchUp has reworked their “graphics pipeline”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp 2017 | Leave a reply

SketchUp Class June 2-3, 2016 – Cincinnati Area

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 9, 2016 by Bob LangFebruary 9, 2017

I will be teaching a two-day SketchUp class on June 2 & 3, 2016, at the Golden Lamb Inn in Lebanon, Ohio. This two-day class (Thursday and Friday) will cover how to use SketchUp to design, plan and problem solve … Continue reading →

Posted in SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp Classes Past, SketchUp for STEM | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Classes | 1 Reply

SketchUp, Compound Angles and 3D Printing

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on March 6, 2016 by Bob LangMarch 7, 2016

What do middle school students and amateur carpenters have in common? Neither group realizes how tricky and troublesome compound angles can be. Carpenters will have fits trying to run crown molding and one group of middle schoolers recently hit a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials, SketchUp Videos | Tagged 3D Printing, Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp | 1 Reply

2 SketchUp Shortcuts – Now You See It, Now You Don’t

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on February 15, 2016 by Bob LangJuly 2, 2017

One of the most popular posts on this blog is my “SketchUp Shortcuts Cheat Sheet”, a handy list of the shortcuts I use all the time. Those are all standard shortcuts that exist when you install SketchUp. A few years … Continue reading →

Posted in SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials, SketchUp Videos | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp | 2 Replies

Free SketchUp Keyboard ShortCuts Cheat Sheet

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on February 8, 2016 by Bob LangFebruary 8, 2016

For efficient work in SketchUp, you should use keyboard shortcuts instead of clicking on the icons in the toolbars, at least for the most often used commands. One of the quirks of SketchUp is that the obvious way of doing … Continue reading →

Posted in SketchUp, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Keyboard Shortcuts | 2 Replies

2 Things That Bite SketchUp Beginners

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on February 7, 2016 by Bob LangJuly 2, 2017

Twitchy Index Fingers & the Move Tool When I teach SketchUp in person I get reminded of the basic issues that confront many people. If you can get past these hurdles you’ll be well on your way to mastering the … Continue reading →

Posted in SketchUp, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials, SketchUp Videos | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp | 2 Replies

New SketchUp for STEM Page & URL

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on February 6, 2016 by Bob LangFebruary 6, 2016

Since the first post on this site in August, 2011 I’ve written about woodworking, the American Arts & Crafts period and SketchUp. My interest in SketchUp began with my own use and that led to teaching other woodworkers how to … Continue reading →

Posted in SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp For STEM | 2 Replies

SketchUp Resources for Teachers

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on February 4, 2016 by Bob LangFebruary 5, 2016

One of the most flattering things that can happen to an author is an inquiry asking “Can I use your book as a resource for my class?” It makes me feel a little proud and it also makes me want … Continue reading →

Posted in Books-Enhanced PDF, SketchUp, SketchUp for STEM | Tagged Bob Lang, Building Blocks of SketchUp, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Classes, Woodworker's Guide to SketchUp | Leave a reply

SketchUp: Make It Then Move It

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on February 2, 2016 by Bob LangJune 30, 2017

SketchUp is a program that tries to make things easy. There are inferences at the ends and midpoints of every line. When you get close to one with the mouse cursor a colored dot appears along with a yellow tag. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials, SketchUp Videos | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp | 3 Replies

SketchUp: Gateway to STEM, 3D Printing and More for Schools

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on January 27, 2016 by Bob LangFebruary 3, 2016

Last week I spent a most interesting day in the tech lab at a Michigan middle school, showing a group of five (a middle school technology teacher, an 8th grade science teacher, a high school technology teacher, a high school … Continue reading →

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New in SketchUp 2016 – Trays for Windows

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on December 12, 2015 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016

SketchUp 2016 was released a few weeks ago, with a few new features and under the hood improvements. You can find the full list of features (and download the latest version of SketchUp) at this link. If you use SketchUp … Continue reading →

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Pythagoras and SketchUp, Model a Wacky Room

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on September 24, 2015 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016
Pythagorean Theorem in SketchUp Step 4

Most good builders know and use the Pythagorean Theorem, even if they never heard of Pythagoras or slept through high school geometry. It’s easier to remember 3-4-5 than an ancient Greek and it’s a reliable way to make something at … Continue reading →

Posted in SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Woodworking | Leave a reply

Make an Exploded View in SketchUp

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on July 2, 2015 by Bob LangApril 17, 2018

The Massachusetts Department of Education links to this page as a valuable resource for learning SketchUp. If you’re a teacher and looking for ways to integrate 3D modeling into your Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math program, visit our “SketchUp … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, New Woodworker's Guide to SketchUp, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp Books, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials, SketchUp Videos, SketchUp Woodworking | Tagged Bob Lang, exploded view sketchup, Woodworker's Guide to SketchUp | 2 Replies

10 Things I Wish I Had Known About SketchUp

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on June 9, 2015 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016

Back in 2012, I wrote a series of posts titled “10 Things I Wish I Had Known About SketchUp” The series grew out of a presentation I gave at a woodworking conference. It turned out to be a popular series, … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Things About SketchUp, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials | Tagged 10 Things About SketchUp, Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp | 2 Replies

The First Thing to Learn About SketchUp: Navigation

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 27, 2015 by Bob LangJune 30, 2017

A few years ago my son talked me into playing a video game, one where we had to run around an imaginary world with people shooting at us. I sucked at it, big time. I got blasted before I could … Continue reading →

Posted in New Woodworker's Guide to SketchUp, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials, SketchUp Videos | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Woodworking, Woodworker's Guide to SketchUp | 5 Replies

Taking SketchUp to School

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 23, 2014 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016
Bob Lang sharing SketchUp with middle and high school geometry students

When I was sitting in my high school geometry class I wouldn’t have believed you if you had told me that one day I would standing in front of the class, suggesting that geometry was not only useful, but interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp in School | 4 Replies

Print Full-size Patterns from SketchUp

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on January 26, 2014 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016

In my post on making a template for through mortises, I used a full-sized paper pattern that I printed from a SketchUp model. A reader posed the logical and obvious question “can you print a full-size pattern from the free … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials, SketchUp Woodworking | Tagged Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Woodworking | 8 Replies

Organize a SketchUp Model With Components

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on November 15, 2013 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016

SketchUp is a great tool to quickly draw parts for furniture and cabinet projects. Even better is the fact that if you know how to organize all the bits and pieces of the model you hardly need to draw at … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, exp, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Woodworking | 3 Replies

SketchUp 2013 (& Newer) Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on August 4, 2013 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016

With the release of SketchUp 2013, many of the tool icon images changed. What hasn’t changed is that for efficient work in SketchUp, you should be using keyboard shortcuts instead of clicking on the icons in the toolbars, at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, exp, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials | Tagged Building Blocks of SketchUp, Learn SketchUp | 2 Replies

SketchUp Pro: Make the Most of Solid Tools

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on June 5, 2012 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016

One of my favorite features of SketchUp Pro is the solid tools. I do a lot of detailed models of furniture, and these tools make my life a lot easier and my work go much faster. I can take a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, exp, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials | Tagged Bob Lang, Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Pro Solid Tools, Woodworker's Guide to SketchUp | 2 Replies

SketchUp Made Easy-Adjust Your Attitude

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on June 3, 2012 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016

When I teach SketchUp classes, I try to spend at least half my time looking over the shoulders of students, answering questions and coaching them past the hard parts. The answer to almost every question (and the solution to the … Continue reading →

Posted in exp, SketchUp, SketchUp Blog, SketchUp for STEM, SketchUp Tutorials | Tagged Learn SketchUp, SketchUp Classes, SketchUp Woodworking | 1 Reply

Follow Me Made Easy SketchUp Video

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on August 18, 2011 by Bob LangFebruary 4, 2016

This is an example of one of the videos embedded within Woodworker’s Guide to SketchUp. Follow Me can be one of the most frustrating tools in SketchUp, unless you know the trick revealed at the end of this video. This … Continue reading →

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