Google SketchUp for Dummies

Description

* 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

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Getting Started with SketchUp.

  
Chapter 1: Meeting Google SketchUp.

  
Chapter 2: Establishing the Modeling Mind-set.

  
Chapter 3: Getting Off to a Running Start.

  Part II: Modeling in SketchUp.

  
Chapter 4: Building Buildings.

  
Chapter 5: Keeping Your Model Organized.

  
Chapter 6: Going Beyond Buildings.

  
Chapter 7: Modeling with Photographs.

  Part III: Viewing Your Model in Different Ways.

  
Chapter 8: Changing Your Model’s Appearance with Styles.

  
Chapter 9: Working with Light and Shadow.

  
Chapter 10: Presenting Your Model Inside SketchUp.

  Part IV: Sharing What You’ve Made.

  
Chapter 11: Working with Google Earth and the 3D Warehouse.

  
Chapter 12: Printing Your Work.

  
Chapter 13: Exporting Images and Animations.

  
Chapter 14: Exporting to CAD, Illustration, and Other Modeling Software.

  
Chapter 15: Creating Presentation Documents with LayOut.

  Part V: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 16: Ten SketchUp Traps and Their Work-arounds.

  
Chapter 17: Ten Plugins, Extensions, and Resources Worth Getting.

  
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Discover Even More.

  
Index.