SketchUp is both simple and intuitive; there is no doubt about that. It usually takes a couple of hours to get grips on it and to create your first 3D models. But when you are using it for a professional project – with all the attendant time and quality constraints – you have to get a few things straight first to avoid the traps that users inevitably fall into, whether they are beginners or experienced operators.

When you are working on a complex project, made up of a large number of elements, SketchUp can slow down, often considerably. The working methods and the tips and tricks presented in this book can considerably improve SketchUp’s performance, enabling you to work much more quickly. The good news is that many of the methods used to efficiently organize a model actually make SketchUp a lot quicker.

So, here are a series of good habits that you should pick up when you are working with your models, in order to optimize SketchUp’s performance.

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