- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: October 09, 2009
- Total Downloads: 1,145,567
- Downloads last week: 4,094
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 266 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.
What's new in this version:
Version 7.1.4871 improved support for large models and Use Google Street View imagery to add real-world photo textures to your geo-located SketchUp models.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 266 votes
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Version: Google SketchUp 7.1.4871
Pros: free and easy to use
Cons: some useful functions only available on pro
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Version: Google SketchUp 7.1.4871
Pros: Great training videos, intuitive menus, excellent add-ons
Cons: None at all....
Summary: If you need a quick way to display graphically an idea, this software will help you
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Version: Google SketchUp 7.1.4871
"WARNING AGAINST THIS SOFTWARE"
Pros: BEWARE there is a great probability that this software is designed in a way allowing Google to spy on your output drawings.
Cons: Take care, most probably this is why it is free..
Summary: Great yes, but take full care,..
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Version: Google SketchUp 7.1.4871
Pros: The only thing I missing is translation to Danish
Cons: It is for free
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Version: Google SketchUp 7.1.4871
Pros: works like the dear cads with the beauty of a free price tag
Cons: you still have to work with geometical shapes instead of using object oritaintation
Summary: if you can desgin using cad software you will be able to use this just as easily when it comes to cad modeling this one easily compares to the paid ones with some feature you may not find in some of the others as well enjoy
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