Sketchup for Dummies - Paperback

by Bill Fane (Author), Mark Harrison (Author), Josh Reilly (Author)

The first step in making your ideas a reality

SketchUp offers a vast array of tools that help you get your building, woodworking, and design plans out of your head and into a real model. Even if you've never dabbled in the software, SketchUp All-in-One For Dummies makes it easy to get started as quickly as the ideas pop into your head!

Providing real-world insight from top SketchUp insiders, these six-books-in-one teach you how to tackle the basics of the program and apply those skills to real-world projects. You'll discover the basics of modeling as they apply to either free or paid versions of SketchUp before diving into creating models to use for making objects, constructing buildings, or redesigning interiors.

• Navigate the SketchUp product mix
• Get familiar with the basics of modeling
• View and share your models
• Make your architecture, interior design, and woodworking dreams a reality

You have tons of great ideas--and now you can harness this powerful software to bring them to life.

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• Build your modeling mindset
• Use 3D models to plan real-world creations
• Print and share your SketchUp models

Think and draw in 3D!

Whether you are totally new to 3D modeling or have already explored the world of 3D modeling, this is the SketchUp book that sets you up to conquer the basics and take your models to the next level. Start by practicing the fundamentals of design and then learn to think in 3D. Apply textures to make beautiful designs and use components to make smart, easy-to-present models. Draw quickly and accurately at the same time! Then apply your skills to home and interior design, woodworking and 3D printing, or any kind of project where you need to turn ideas into useful 3D plans.

Inside...

• Master modeling basics
• Draw quickly and accurately
• Create 3D floor plans
• Present and share projects
• Export attractive images
• Design for 3D printing
• Model smarter and faster
• Import from and export to AutoCAD

Author Biography

Bill Fane is the author of AutoCAD For Dummies. He spent years as a product designer before becoming an educator focused on design tools. Mark Harrison is a product manager for Trimble, Inc., SketchUp's parent company. He studies learnability in 3D software. Josh Reilly is a training manager with Trimble and a longtime SketchUp instructor.