FREE LayOut Video Tutorials

Learnt the basics of 3D modelling with SketchUp and want to learn 2D model presentation and construction documentation with LayOut?

LayOut Essential Tutorials

SketchUp's free LayOut Essentials course on Trimble Learn (formerly SketchUp Campus) covers the fundamentals end to end - free with a Trimble ID.

LayOut Intermediate Tutorials

Interested in learning how to create working drawings for building consent/construction documentation?

LayOut 2026 added four drafting tools - Trim, Extend, Fillet and Chamfer - and its upgraded graphics engine is now the default renderer, so current tutorials are worth a look even if you learnt LayOut years ago. For working-drawing training tailored to NZ consent documentation, book our SketchUp training.