Considerably easier to use than other 3D software, Google SketchUp
has found a niche in architecture, landscape design, real estate
development, furniture building, and other design professions. This
book provides an accessible approach that assumes no previous 3D
modeling experience and explains the basic concepts involved in 3D
modeling. Introduction to SketchUp 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.
It also helps readers harness the power of Google SketchUp so that
they can populate Google Earth with 3D buildings, monuments, and
other sculptures.
This edition is updated with the latest version of Google
SketchUp software, easy-to-read, and practical, this text not only
helps you learn how to use Google SketchUp at your own pace; it
helps you master the core competencies and skills you need to
succeed. Developed with architects, interior designers, landscapers
and other design gurus in mind, Google SketchUp is the fast, easy
way to build 3D models of anything you wants?buildings,
furniture, landscapes, or your own unique creations.
Aidan Chopra has always had a thing for computers -- his parents thoughtfully sent him to Apple camp instead of hockey lessons like every other eight-year-old in Montreal -- but he learned to draft and build physical models the old-fashioned way, working for his architect father. These days, Aidan is a Product Evangelist at Google, where he's been since that company bought SketchUp in the first part of 2006. In the three years since he graduated with a Master of Architecture degree from Rice University, he's done a lot of writing and lecturing about the way software is used in design. Aidan wr