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| Google SketchUp For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Aidan Chopra
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 3714
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.2 x 1
ISBN: 0470137444
Dewey Decimal Number: 720.2840285536
EAN: 9780470137444
ASIN: 0470137444
Publication Date: July 2, 2007
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Product Description
- Considerably easier to use than other 3D software, Google SketchUp has found a niche in architecture, landscaping, real estate development, furniture building, and other design professions
- The fun and friendly approach assumes no previous 3D modeling experience and explains the basic concepts involved in 3D modeling
- Shows readers how to build a 3D model, print it, share it, export it to another professional design package, export it to Google Earth, and create a 3D animated tour
- Helps readers harness the power of Google SketchUp so that they can populate Google Earth with 3D buildings, monuments, and other sculptures
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Information with an Attitude July 23, 2007
14 out of 25 found this review helpful
Actually, having written that 'title' for this review, perhaps I should recant. In ordinary use, I suppose, when it is said someone evokes an attitude, a mental snapshot of some rapper probably flashes through most minds. Aidan DOES NOT have that sort of an attitude.
What sort of attitude he does have is aptly stated in the Introduction. If that 'stuff in the front' is something you never read, make this an exception. Read the Introduction and I guarantee you will decide to buy the book.
Here's the part of the Introduction that matters:
"I like to have a book on hand when I'm beginning something new because I like the way books work. If I need help, I look it up, but something else invariably happens -- I end up reading more than I needed, and I usually end up finding out something I didn't even know I didn't know."
Here is not the place to note that if Donald Rumsfeld had ever had such an humble thought, our country [not to mention the one we invaded] would be in far better shape. Here is the place to note that Mr. Chopra's attitude is directly responsible for his planning and executing one of the best computer 'how-to' books you will ever enjoy owning.
SketchUp is a fabulous piece of software; "SketchUp for Dummies" is a really exceptional piece of technical writing that will greatly increase your ability to make the software dance.
Excellent introduction August 13, 2007
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is clear, consise and contains all the basics you need to start using sketchup.
The first three parts (roughly 250 pages) in the book are all you need to start using skecthup efficiently. The remaining parts of the books discuss more advanced topics.
In conjonction with the several online tutorials this book is the perfect companion to start using skectup.
Is this a great country or what? July 31, 2007
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
Google SketchUp is free!
This book is $14.99 with free Amazon Prime shipping!
There are 54 Utube video tutorials by the author with another three dozen on the way which are free supplements to the book!
Great - for beginners September 2, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought the book because I wanted to get started using SketchUp to draw a house construction plan. I wanted to see what the house would look like in 3-dimension. I reviewed the on-line training files and got a good understanding of what SketchUp could do, but, as one might expect, there was not a lot of "how-to-get-started" information.
The book is well written and easy to follow. It is set up based on a training theory I like, trial and error. The base example is a house sketch with vague dimensions. As you begin to follow the instructions, you make mistakes. You quickly learn how to erase your mistakes and re-start. After a bit, I began to have something worth saving. Once saved, it became a means of re-starting after "big" mistakes.
It is truly a learn-by-doing tool.
I haven't used the book for the more complex features of the program.
I got what I wanted and the price of the book was a small price to pay for the lesson.
I used to use MacDraw years ago on a Mac. This is the best casual drawing tool I've seen since then.
Good for experienced users too. November 8, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am a retired professional engineer, architect, and 3D graphics artist/instructor. I have been using SketchUp Pro for about 3 years mainly for creating Earth and space structures that I later import into Daz Bryce for rendering. This well written, light-hearted, and extremely thorough book is an essential asset for begineers and a valuable reference tool for anyone using SketchUp. Computer software manual writers can often times get over zealous with methods and confuse everyone but themselves. Fortunately Aidan Chopra is not one of those people. If you want to draw most anything you can imagine you need to do two things. First download the free version of SketchUp and second buy this book. You will be very pleased with both actions.
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