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Overview
SketchUp is the award-winning program that delivers a completely new way to design in 3D.
What is SketchUp?
SketchUp is a deceptively simple, amazingly powerful tool for creating, viewing, and modifying 3D ideas quickly and easily. SketchUp was developed to combine the elegance and spontaneity of pencil sketching with the speed and flexibility of today's digital media.
Developed for the conceptual stages of design, this powerful yet easy-to-learn software allows for quick and easy 3D form creation, the result is an interface that supports a dynamic, creative exploration of 3D form, material and light.
SketchUp combines a compact yet robust tool-set with an intelligent guidance system that streamlines the 3D drawing process.
3D for Everyone!
Design software has been around for decades and is clearly here to stay. But we think something has been missing—the freedom, flexibility and fun that should go hand-in-hand with the design process. It's our view that while traditional CAD software is necessary for developing detailed drawings, it's simply too complex for most conceptual design work.
SketchUp bridges the divide between design utility and fun. As designers ourselves, we created SketchUp as much to satisfy our own wishes as those of our users.
We know you've heard it all before: what company doesn't claim that its software is 'a piece of cake to use' or 'the best around?' We're guilty of saying this too. But you don't have to take our word for it—you can try it yourself. Just download a free trial version of SketchUp Pro 5, fire it up and give it a spin. Most people say they're off and running in a few hours.
Who uses SketchUp?
Fans of SketchUp include everyone from industry giants to industry-giants-in-the-making. As the 'Switzerland' of design software, we're neutral with respect to file formats and work hard to get along with everybody. In keeping with this, we've designed SketchUp to be compatible with most other modeling, image editing, and illustration applications that designers use. From architects to movie and set designers, from game developers to graphic artists, our users rely on SketchUp to help make their design ideas come to life.
Don't wait another minute to experience SketchUp Pro 5. Download our free trial version of SketchUp Pro 5 and get for 8 full working hours of use. That's more than enough time to fall in love with its remarkably easy interface and unbelievably powerful functionality.
Use SketchUp Pro 5 for:
Quick massing studies
Exploring options and ideas
Figuring out spatial design problems
Setting up proper perspective for hand drawings
Using SketchUp models as a base for presentation boards doctored with Photoshop
But nevermind what we think, here's what customers have told us SketchUp is to them:
"Communication tool"
"Problem-solving tool"
"Productivity tool"
"Creativity tool"
"Problem-finding tool"
"What-if tool"
"Teaching tool"
"Prototyping tool"
"Design tool"
"Best sketching tool ever"
"Draft preparation tool"
"Marketing tool"
"Visualization tool"
"Level design tool"
"Consultation tool"
"A form of therapy"
Add-ons can be downloaded from @Last's Web Site.
Google Earth
One such add-on allows the user to export the 3D model as a .kmz file which can then be opened in Google Earth. This allows accurate geo-referencing of SketchUp models and accurate placement of those models in Google Earth. It also allows SketchUp to import modeling context (photographic + terrain model) from Google Earth for modeling reference.
Other Add-ons
Other add-ons are provided for export to:
3D Studio
AccuRender for SketchUp for to ceate ray trace, photorealistic images.
RPS 3D PDF for interactive PDF documents.
[3D Text] - for creating 3D text.
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So my question is has anyone used it and is it any good?
. I'm going to sketch something up hehe
