9780596521462-0596521464-Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual

Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual

ISBN-13: 9780596521462
ISBN-10: 0596521464
Edition: 1
Author: Chris Grover
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Format: Paperback 598 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780596521462
ISBN-10: 0596521464
Edition: 1
Author: Chris Grover
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Format: Paperback 598 pages

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Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual (ISBN-13: 9780596521462 and ISBN-10: 0596521464), written by authors Chris Grover, was published by O'Reilly Media in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other 3D Graphics (Graphics & Design, Graphics & Multimedia, Programming, Software Design, Testing & Engineering, Web Browsers, Internet & Social Media, Video Production, Digital Audio, Video & Photography ) books. You can easily purchase or rent Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used 3D Graphics books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.42.

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If you want to learn to create 3-D models using Google SketchUp, this Missing Manual is the ideal place to start. Filled with step-by-step tutorials, this entertaining, reader-friendly guide will have you creating detailed 3-D objects, including building plans, furniture, landscaping plans--even characters for computer games--in no time.

Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual offers a hands-on tour of the program, with crystal-clear instructions for using every feature and lots of real-world examples to help you pick up the practical skills you need. Learn to use the basic tools, build and animate models, and place your objects in Google Earth. With this book, you will:

  • Learn your way around the SketchUp workspace, and explore the differences between working in 2-D and 3-D
  • Build simple 3-D shapes, save them as reusable components, and use SketchUp's Outliner to show or hide them as you work
  • Tackle a complicated model building with lots of detail, and discover timesaving tools for using many components
  • Animate the model by creating an interior walkthrough of your building
  • Dress up your model with realistic material shading and shadows, and place it in Google Earth

It's easy to get started. Just download the program from Google.com, and follow the instructions in this book. You'll become a SketchUp master in a jiffy.

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