Hey everybody, I just joined up because I just discovered SketchUp and downloaded the free version 8. In fact I was searching for an online concept art forum and stumbled upon this site which led me to the program. I am so amazed and excited that there's a free 3D modelling program out there! I've always had a lot of ideas floating around in my head, gadgets, buildings, spaceships you name it. But i'm not that great at drawing, I'm decent but not good enough to really put my ideas onto paper exactly as I visualize them, anyway hopefully I'll get good at this!

Just tried using it and was epicly lost. Figure I'll start with the most basic shapes and work my way up from there. That said, how do I make a cone? Or a dome? or a sphere? It's a miracle I got circle square cylinder and cube down haha! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!