How to Create a Standard House in SketchUp

Create a custom 3D house design in Google SketchUp

Last Updated: May 30, 2022

Google SketchUp is a fun and innovative CAD software. These steps shown for beginners show how the basics work for Google SketchUp.

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Choose a template.
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Use the Push/Pull tool to push in the door a little. Erase the bottom line of the rectangle.
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Use the select tool to click on the circles. Click delete on your computer keyboard.
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Use the line tool to click on a place on the lines of the building. Drag the line to the midpoint of the top of the building. Click on the same spot again and then drag the line downward until you see a line that crosses the first dot to the dot that you're dragging down.
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Use Brick and Cladding and then Roofing to finish the building.

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Take screenshots of the instruction (command+shift+4), then print it out.

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