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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP
- Date added: November 17, 2008
- Total Downloads: 932,071
- Downloads last week: 4,903
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 261 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This sketch-based 3D-modeling program offers a suite of powerful drawing tools that add an intuitiveness many design programs fail to achieve. On first impression, Google SketchUp may look like it sacrificed function for simplicity, but that's not the case. Despite the extremely user-friendly interface, SketchUp offers a suite of powerful 3D-drawing tools that let you experiment and play with new designs.
Using basic shapes in 3D space for your outline, you can then extrude those shapes to make buildings, houses, or really anything. There are actually a number of methods to build models and they're all covered by an excellent tutorial when you get started. You can pick from a number of true-to-life textures to simulate wood, concrete, grass, and several others. When your model is finished, you can save and print it, or you can even see it on a real map in Google Earth.
We really like how easy it is to create models using this program and recommend it to anyone from the hobbyist, for experimentation and fun, to the professional, who can use this app for preliminary concepts for larger projects.
Publisher's description
From Google :Google SketchUp is a free, easy-to-learn 3D-modeling program with a few simple tools to let you create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects, and even space ships. You can add details, textures, and glass to your models, and design with dimensional accuracy. You can place your finished models in Google Earth, share them with others by posting them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies. Google SketchUp is a great way to discover if 3D modeling is right for you. Google SketchUp is free for personal use. No registration is required.
Google Sketchup 7 is more intuitive to use, includes new tools for power users, and makes it easier to find and share models with the world.
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Google 7 is more intuitive to use, includes new tools for power users, and makes it easier to find and share models with the world.
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Version: Google SketchUp 7.0.8656
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Version: Google SketchUp 7.0.8656
Pros: Extremely easy to use with many powerful functions that one can easily learn to use. You can download thousands of additional models directly into sketchup and upload your own. In no time, you can create impressive 3D cities+upload them into g earth.
Cons: Not any, you just need to uninstall the previous version manually as it doesn't do it automatically.
Summary: The easiest, most powerful, free 3D modeling program. Sketchup's biggest advantage compared to other 3D modeling programs is its ease of use.
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