Intro to DYNAMIC COMPONENTS in SketchUp (Beginners Start Here!)

In this video, learn the basics of creating dynamic components in SketchUp! We'll talk about what dynamic components are, how to use them to adjust lengths, widths, heights, color, and more! Want to Learn how to Use SketchUp? THE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS COURSE http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/course Want to Support the SketchUp Essentials? http://www.patreon.com/thesketchupessentials http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/support MY SKETCHUP MODELING PC SETUP https://kit.co/TheSketchUpEssentials/sketchup-modeling-and-youtube-creation-kit SKETCHUP BOOKS AND RESOURCES https://kit.co/TheSketchUpEssentials/sketchup-books-and-resources MY CURRENT FAVORITE SKETCHUP PLUGINS AND EXTENSIONS https://kit.co/TheSketchUpEssentials/my-current-favorite-sketchup-extensions (Affiliate Links) PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE Check Us Out On - Website - http://www.thesketchupessentials.com Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/easysketchup Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/thesketchupessentials Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/easysketchup/ Disclaimers: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged. Product Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support the channel at no extra cost. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 0:15 - Learn SketchUp with the SketchUp Essentials Course 0:47 - What Are Dynamic Components? 1:38 - Creating a Dynamic Component 2:11 - Using Component Attributes to Adjust Dynamic Components in SketchUp 3:30 - Using Size Functions to adjust the size of a Dynamic Component 4:44 - Adjusting a 3D object with the size functions 5:19 - Changing an object material with a material attribute 6:12 - Setting up user selected dynamic component functions from a dropdown 7:44 - Allowing a user to enter a dynamic component function from the keyboard 9:39 - Creating a dynamic component with nested components 10:40 - Creating a custom component attribute and naming it 11:35 - Linking object size to your custom attribute 12:19 - Using math within a dynamic component attribute 13:14 - Learn SketchUp with the SketchUp Essentials Course