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SketchUp Pro is the desktop version that has been around since the early days of SketchUp. You can download and install the current version at https://www.sketchup.com/download/all.

Whether you’re using the current version of SketchUp Pro, an older version of SketchUp Pro, or an older free desktop version, Figure 1-1 should still be useful to you as an overview of the interface. We walk you through each element of the SketchUp interface in “Taking the 10-Minute SketchUp Tour” later in this chapter.

When you first open SketchUp, you’ll notice a little person on your screen. This illustration is called a scale figure, and his or her purpose is to help orient you in 3D space. With a scale figure, you have an immediate sense of up and down, as well as the proportion (or scale) of your model. The scale figure is also a little bit special in that it is a 2D drawing that will always orient itself to face your view head-on. Of course, you can delete the scale figure from your model; there’s no harm in doing so.

FIGURE 1-1: Important features in SketchUp Pro.