Can you model this building
in under 12 minutes?
Most SketchUp users think they're intermediate. The assessment tells a different story. Find your exact gaps — and the curriculum that closes them.
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Five phases.
One complete workflow.
Total curriculum
37 lessons
18.5 hours of video
Site & Context
Shadow studies, site orientation, and terrain modeling. The decisions made here determine every constraint that follows.
Massing
From rectangle to building. Push-pull logic, face orientation, and the mental model that unlocks everything else.
Detailing
Where models become buildings
Materials
Surface logic and UV control
Presentation
Set up scenes, animate walkthroughs, and export at print quality. The skills that turn models into portfolio pieces.
37
Video Lessons
18.5h
Hours of Content
5
Design Phases
94%
Completion Rate
Three disciplines.
One curriculum that meets them all.
DraftPath routes each student into the track that matches their gaps — not a one-size-fits-all course.
"I was drowning in Revit at work and couldn't model a canopy for a freelance project without calling in a favor. Six weeks into DraftPath and I delivered a full residential scheme in SketchUp. The client thought I'd been doing this for years."
Outcome
First freelance project delivered solo — $4,200 contract
Priya Venkataraman
Junior Architect
HKS Architects, Chicago
"I was paying $800 per project to outsource my 3D models. It was embarrassing — I was designing the spaces but couldn't visualize them myself. The Materials module alone paid for the course."
Outcome
Eliminated outsourcing costs — $9,600 saved in first year
Marcus Webb
Interior Designer
Self-employed, Brooklyn
"I bought SketchUp Pro eight months before finding DraftPath. Tried three YouTube tutorials, quit each time at the roof section. The quiz told me exactly what was broken in my mental model. Fixed in one lesson."
Outcome
Now takes freelance modeling commissions — 6 clients in 3 months
Soledad Krawczyk
Career Switcher → Freelance Modeler
Formerly logistics, now design
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