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Google SketchUp For Dummies [Paperback]

Aidan Chopra (Author)
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  • Considerably easier to use than other 3D software, Google SketchUp has found a niche in architecture, landscaping, real estate development, furniture building, and other design professions
  • The fun and friendly approach assumes no previous 3D modeling experience and explains the basic concepts involved in 3D modeling
  • Shows readers how to build a 3D model, print it, share it, export it to another professional design package, export it to Google Earth, and create a 3D animated tour
  • Helps readers harness the power of Google SketchUp so that they can populate Google Earth with 3D buildings, monuments, and other sculptures
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful book, Feb 24 2010
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This review is from: Google SketchUp 7 For Dummies (Paperback)
This is a very helpful book. I use the printed copy minimally - mostly as a reference, and rely very very heavily on the videos on YouTube, which are excellent.
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3.0 out of 5 stars good for teaching yourself, April 24 2009
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H. Bevington "high school teacher" (British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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This book is fine for adults who want to teach themselves Sketch Up. I bought it as a resource for teaching students in a high school setting. It helped me learn the program. However, the assignments aren't really engaging for high school students. I wouldn't recommend it as a classroom resource.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good for experienced users too., Nov 8 2007
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This review is from: Google SketchUp For Dummies (Paperback)
I am a retired professional engineer, architect, and 3D graphics artist/instructor. I have been using SketchUp Pro for about 3 years mainly for creating Earth and space structures that I later import into Daz Bryce for rendering. This well written, light-hearted, and extremely thorough book is an essential asset for begineers and a valuable reference tool for anyone using SketchUp. Computer software manual writers can often times get over zealous with methods and confuse everyone but themselves. Fortunately Aidan Chopra is not one of those people. If you want to draw most anything you can imagine you need to do two things. First download the free version of SketchUp and second buy this book. You will be very pleased with both actions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great - for beginners, Sep 1 2007
By Robert M. Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Google SketchUp For Dummies (Paperback)
I bought the book because I wanted to get started using SketchUp to draw a house construction plan. I wanted to see what the house would look like in 3-dimension. I reviewed the on-line training files and got a good understanding of what SketchUp could do, but, as one might expect, there was not a lot of "how-to-get-started" information.
The book is well written and easy to follow. It is set up based on a training theory I like, trial and error. The base example is a house sketch with vague dimensions. As you begin to follow the instructions, you make mistakes. You quickly learn how to erase your mistakes and re-start. After a bit, I began to have something worth saving. Once saved, it became a means of re-starting after "big" mistakes.
It is truly a learn-by-doing tool.
I haven't used the book for the more complex features of the program.
I got what I wanted and the price of the book was a small price to pay for the lesson.
I used to use MacDraw years ago on a Mac. This is the best casual drawing tool I've seen since then.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just what the doctor ordered!, Dec 12 2007
By David W. Malcom Sr. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Google SketchUp For Dummies (Paperback)
This book along with the online videos will get you up and running fast. It's see one, read one, now do one. The online videos are the key to doing the book as sometimes the books doesn't contain all the information for completing the project. So you have to write down the dimensions from the video into the book. This is what I did and I was able to follow along with the book and complete the projects. In a word "excellent."
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