Master SketchUp & Layout for Interior Design

Focused on Retail & Hospitality Design, this course is for designers and owner-operators who want to plan, design, and document their venue with confidence.

This course gives you the exact system to plan and document your hospitality space, from concept to builder-ready drawings. No bouncing between platforms. No guesswork. Just one simple, professional process to help you get your vision right, in a streamlined, time-saving workflow. You’ll learn from scratch, with no complicated extras - just the clear tools and knowledge you need taught step by step and all in one place.
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Why learn SketchUp/LayOut, and take the Masterclass?

Learning SketchUp & LayOut will change the way you design forever. Whether you’re an interior designer or an owner-operator planning your first venue, this all-in-one course gives you the tools to bring your vision to life, beautifully and professionally. You’ll learn how to design, plan, and document your space from scratch using one powerful, easy-to-learn system. No experience needed. No switching software. Just a streamlined process to go from concept to build-ready documentation, confidently and affordably.

  • Learn SketchUp & LayOut in full - everything you need all in one course
  • A full program that's east to follow, and cuts your design & documentation time in half
  • More affordable than most other design software, without sacrificing capability
  • Give you, your clients and/or your team (and builder) confidence with clear 3D visuals
  • Ensures every angle of your design is considered and communicated
  • Make instant updates - your model and drawings always stay in sync
  • The course is design specifically for retail & hospitality (but works for residential too!)
  • Go from beginner to confident, even if you've never used a design or 3D software before

Who's this course for?

Interior Designers & Design Students

Whether you’re freelancing, part of a studio, or just starting out, this course gives you a complete system to design and document hospitality spaces in SketchUp & LayOut—quickly, clearly, and professionally.

Perfect if you:

  • Want a better, faster way to produce builder-ready drawing sets

  • Are tired of switching between programs or redrawing things twice

  • Need a simple, proven workflow to design cafés, retail, and food venues

  • Want to improve your process, not just your presentations


Owner–Operators & First-Time Founders

If you’re planning to open your own café, shop, or venue and want to design it yourself—this course is made for you.

No experience needed. We teach you everything from scratch, so you can bring your vision to life and hand your drawings to a builder with confidence.

Perfect if you:

  • Have a clear vision but don’t know how to get it onto paper

  • Want to design your own space without hiring an expensive designer

  • Need to test ideas, layouts, and details before committing to the build

  • Want professional-level drawings that help things get built right

Module 1: Set Up a Clean, Structured SketchUp Model from the Start

Avoid the chaos. Learn how to structure your model properly—with scenes, tags, and components that keep your project efficient from day one.

Learn the basics of SketchUp and the important concepts that are essential to ensuring your experience with the software and this course is fun and rewarding! With 6 step by step lessons, by the end of this course you will feel confident in navigating around in SketchUp and be able to use a selection of tools and other functions required moving into Module 2.

Module 2: Model with Confidence Using a Repeatable Workflow

No more second-guessing. Discover the core SketchUp tools and modeling techniques that speed up every hospitality or retail project.

Discover the course project and start using the tools and techniques explored in Module 1 to draw the cafe plan in 2D. Learn to develop your SketchUp modelling skills following along 6 Lessons. At the end of the module, play with styles to create different visuals of the same plan to use in presentations and design meetings.

Module 3: Prepare Your Model for Drawings—Scenes, Tags & Clarity

Set up your scenes and tags like a pro. This module gives you the system to move seamlessly into documentation without the mess.

Transform the 2D cafe plan into a detailed 3D model, first by creating basic 3D shapes, then adding detail to illustrate the design and set up the model for use with LayOut. Learn to navigate around a 3D model, build kitchen, bar, counter and other service areas, then detail in finishes, furniture, lighting and styling items.

Module 4: Create Builder‑Ready Documentation in LayOut

Turn your 3D model into professional 2D plans. Learn how to create clean, annotated, scaled drawings—ready for client, landlord, or builder review.

Your introduction to LayOut and how to use the 2D plan and 3D model you've created in earlier modules. Learn the basics of layout, how to set up pages and create title blocks, add viewports linking in the model from SketchUp, key tools in LayOut and export your finished drawings.

SketchUp & LayOut for Hospitality & Retail Design Masterclass

Learn SketchUp & LayOut from scratch, and use the exact system real interior designers rely on to design faster, cleaner, and more confidently with builder-ready documentation that gets approved. Whether you’re a designer looking to streamline your process or an owner-operator wanting to plan your own space, this course gives you the tools to get it right. Self-paced, with lifetime access, including all future updates and bonus lessons. Start today and finally learn SketchUp & LayOut the way hospitality spaces are really designed.

What makes these courses unique? They’re based on real industry examples and insights, giving you a true understanding of workflow requirements and industry standards. You’ll learn from an experienced interior designer who specializes in hospitality, retail, and wellness design

Insight into LayOut

Sneak Peek at Module 4


Course curriculum

    1. Intoduction & Welcome

    1. Welcome & Introduction to Module 1

    2. M1 Lesson 1 - How to Navigate

    3. M1 Lesson 2 - Tools to get started

    4. M1 Lesson 3 - Understanding SketchUp Geometry

    5. M1 Lesson 4 - Section Tool & Outliner

    6. M1 Lesson 5 - Setting Up Scenes

    7. M1 Lesson 6 - Tags (or Layers)

    8. SketchUp Essentials: Are You on Point?

    9. Checking In after Module 1 :: Let me know how it's going!

    1. Overview of Module 2

    2. Preview of Module 2 Outcomes :: 2D Stylised Plans

    3. M2 Lesson 1 - Introduction to the Course Project

    4. M2 Lesson 2 - Drawing a Floor Plan from Measurements (Method 1)

    5. M2 Lesson 3 - Drawing a Floor Plan from a PDF (Method 2)

    6. M2 Lesson 4 - Drawing a Floor Plan from a CAD file (Method 3)

    7. M2 Lesson 5 - Adding Detail to the 2D Plan

    8. M2 Lesson 6 - Styles & Using the 2D Plan

    9. Checking In after Module 2 :: Let me know how it's going!

    1. Overview of Module 3

    2. Preview of Module 3 Outcomes :: Your 3D Model!

    3. M3 Lesson 1 - Creating the basic 3D Model

    4. M3 Lesson 2 - Setting Up Scenes for 2D Drawings & 3D Views

    5. M3 Lesson 3 - Modelling for Structure, Operations & Compliance

    6. M3 Lesson 4 - Adding Design Detail to the Model

    7. M3 Lesson 5 - Ceilings & Lighting

    8. M3 Lesson 6 - Adding Furniture & Styling

    1. Overview of Module 4

    2. M4 Lesson 1 - The Basics of LayOut

    3. M4 Lesson 2 - Creating Title Blocks & Using AutoText

    4. M4 Lesson 3 - Setting Up Views on Pages

    5. M4 Lesson 4 - Adding Detail; The Scaled Drawing Tool

    6. M4 Lesson 5 - Annotations, Dimensions & Reference

    7. M4 Lesson 6 - Scrapbooks & Template Files

    8. M4 Lesson 7 - Drawing Sets & Hierarchy of Information

    9. M4 Lesson 8 - Using your Drawing Sets

About this course

  • $399.00
  • 36 lessons
  • 12 hours of video content