I'm intentionally posting this message in the General group to increase the likelihood that non-Sketchup users will see it. If you are not a user, if you are interested in using or learning Sketchup, and if you are even remotely as much of a fan as I am of Matthias Wandel, you should take a look at these old videos he did on Sketchup. Granted, he's using a very old version, but most of the techniques are the same, and certainly it helps to understand some of the program's idiosyncrasies.
Unfortunately, unless something has changed, the free stand-alone version (Make) is no longer available, and the publisher has removed Sketchup Make 15's access to the database of models (3D Warehouse), but it's still a useful program. I'm still using 15 because 17 changed its use of video drivers, and I can't start it remotely through Windows Remote Desktop. Matthias is using Version 8.
Matthias Wandel's Sketchup Tutorials
Unfortunately, unless something has changed, the free stand-alone version (Make) is no longer available, and the publisher has removed Sketchup Make 15's access to the database of models (3D Warehouse), but it's still a useful program. I'm still using 15 because 17 changed its use of video drivers, and I can't start it remotely through Windows Remote Desktop. Matthias is using Version 8.
Matthias Wandel's Sketchup Tutorials