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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Google SketchUp

Google SketchUp (free) is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D. This award-winning software combines a simple, yet robust tool-set that streamlines and simplifies 3D design inside your computer. With just a few simple tools, you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects - even space ships. And once you've built your models, you can place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse (a feature of SketchUp that lets you search, share, and store 3D models on the Web), or print hard copies.Google SketchUp is free for personal use. No registration is required.

SketchUp Tools (just to mention few)
  • Principal tools: select, eraser, paint bucket
  • Drawing: line, arc, freehand, rectangle, circle, polygon
  • Modification: move, rotate, scale, push/pull, follow me
  • Construction: tape measure, protractor, axes, dimension
  • Camera: orbit, pan, zoom
  • Walkthrough: position camera, walk, look around
  • Sandbox: smoove, stamp, drape, add detail
3D Warehouse
The models in the 3D Warehouse include everything for your 3D world: buildings, houses, bridges, statues, sculptures, couches, cars, people, pets, and much more.
  • From within SketchUp or using a standard web browser you can launch a search of the thousands of models stored in the 3D Warehouse
  • You can download the 3D models you like best to use in your SketchUp models
  • If the model has a location on earth, for example, a building located in Boulder, Colorado, you can also download it and view it in Google Earth
  • You can also share your favorite 3D models by uploading them from SketchUp into the 3D Warehouse
Learn how to use SketchUp
  • Videos
  • The Instructor (shows what different tools do)
  • Online Help
  • Help Center
  • Google SketchUp User Group
  • Play and explore! (right-click feature)
A complete SketchUp user's guide is available online.


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