How to add text in Google SketchUp

To learn how to add text in Google SketchUp see the steps given below. Google SketchUp text can be used both, as a tool for labeling as well as a separate object that can be incorporated in your design. However in SketchUp, the tools for both of these functions are different. Step # 1 -- Drawing a cylinder Start off by making a 3d Google Sketchup drawing. Draw a cylinder by first drawing a circle and then changing its dimension by means of the "Push/Pull" tool. Step # 2 -- Selecting the "text" option First select the simple "text" option from the "tools" menu on the top. This can be used to label different objects and illustrations in your work. Step # 3 -- Using the "text" tool Choose the "text" tool and snap it at any point where you want to add a label. Here, write whatever you want to mark. For right now we&mark this as "cylinder". Step # 4 -- Selecting the "3D text" tool The other text tool that is the 3D text tool is through which the written letters can be treated like an object. Select the option from the "tools" menu. Step # 5 -- Adjusting the settings Write the text you wish to enter in the space provided in the panel that pops up. You can choose whichever font you want from the options given. More types of fonts can be downloaded. Choose however you want to align the text; in this case we&align it in the center. The space provided for "extruded" defines the measurement of the depth of the letters. For now we will let it remain as "1 inch". You can even...