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Whether you need to learn 3D modeling for business or you're just eager to see what you can create, Google SketchUp and Google SketchUp 8 For Dummies are for you. Available in both a free hobbyist version and a full-featured professional version, SketchUp explodes the myth that 3D modeling software must be complicated to learn and use. This book will take you step by step through downloading and using both versions on both Mac and Windows. There are even video walkthroughs on the companion Web site.
- Google's exciting 3D modeling software offers hobbyists as well as architects, engineers, and industrial designers a less complicated tool for architectural rendering, urban planning, set design, game design, and other uses
- This guide explains both the free and professional versions for both Windows and Mac
- Covers the basic concepts of 3D modeling and how to build a 3D model, print or share your work online, export your drawing to another design package or Google Earth, and create a detailed set of plans
- Companion Web site features video walkthroughs
Google SketchUp 8 For Dummies gets you up and running with 3D modeling quickly and easily.
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You can quickly and easily model in 3D! Get going with SketchUp 8 so you can start creating today
Where do you want your imagination to take you? SketchUp will help you get there. This powerful software lets you easily create 3D models, and Chopra shows you how. In no time, you'll build 3D settings, add textures, create animated walkthroughs, export your models into Google Earth, and more. There's no limit to what you'll be able to do!
Get to know your components — create SketchUp components to simplify your life as you design 3D models
Keep your geometry organized — learn how to use the twomain tools to organize your model and work cleanly
Build a model from scratch — import a photo and build whatyou see by tracing with SketchUp's modeling tools
Whip up some style — discover how and where to apply styles, then add shadows for a more realistic look
Show off your models — from walking around a building tosetting up scenes with different camera views, find out howto best present your work
Open the book and find:
What you should and shouldn't expect SketchUp to do
All about establishing the modeling mindset
Steps for using components to build smarter models
How to model with photographs
Methods for working with styles and shadows
Techniques for geo-modeling for Google Earth
Tips on exporting images and animations
How to stay organized with layers and pages
Visit the companion Web site at www.dummies.com/go/sketchup8fd for a bonus chapter and videos demonstrating more of what you can do with Google SketchUp!
Learn to:
Harness the power of the latest SketchUp and SketchUp Pro features
Produce professional-quality 3D models and designs
Develop compelling presentations to showcase your work
Export models to Google Earth and print and share your designs
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For example, I was using LAYERS in the same manner that I was used to in earlier 2D packages. Author Aidan Chopra gently but firmly pointed out the errors of my ways and that LAYERS in SU8 (which is a 3D drawing package) is used in a different way and that I should be placing more importance on GROUPS and COMPONENTS.
Aidan makes the point that his book is not for the complete novice, explaining that he does not cover all the menu items and icons within the SU8 package. But, and this I think is important, he does presume that you are perhaps new to 3D modeling. To this end, he steps the reader through the early chapters at a gentle pace, culminating in Chapter 4, which is entitled "BUILDING BUILDINGS". From here on, the going gets a little tougher but nothing to be frighten about. Indeed, I was fascinated with the chapter entitled - "BEYOND BUILDINGS", which taught me how to draw organic forms with the SCALE TOOL; something that had eluded me up to that point.
I found it a well rounded book, with the balance just right between the written word and illustrative diagrams. After the first read, it can easily be used as a reference book, with chapters dedicated to particular subject matter. An excellent product and highly recommended!
No more am I an DUMMY!!
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