Summary

Hopefully, this chapter gave you a good idea of what the entire 3D modeling and printing workflow looks like and where SketchUp fits in. You should now know what sort of modeling can be produced with SketchUp and have at least an idea of how it can be used to create models from scratch, edit existing models, and can be used as a repair tool.

I believe that the best way to learn to use a tool such as SketchUp is to use it, so we will spend quite a bit of time modeling and editing models in SketchUp. Before we do that, however, let’s talk about which version of SketchUp you should use and some ways to get your SketchUp ready to create print-ready models in Chapter 2, Setting Up Your SketchUp Environment for 3D Printing.