SketchUp bucks the trend of expensive 3D modeling software like 3dsmax and Cinema4D and is a free, easy-to-use alternative that you can even post your creations on Google Earth for the world to see.

A refreshingly simple approach

ExistRefreshing lack of technical jargon for SketchUp, and there are many useful tips and tutorials that will help you get into the fight with “snapping” when you draw rectangles, circles other shapes. Sketchupakili predicts where you want the end points to meet and schnappsLet them be closed to you, saving a lot of time tinkering.

SketchUp lacks performance, despite its ease of use, and includes all the usual drawing collections and filling tools you could expect, neatly available on the toolbar at the topParts of the screen. Master light pop right out of the screen when he thinks you need them.

PagpipilianAngOther can be accessed through the menu system, auunaweza place additional palettes on the workspace to save wading through the menu. Special mention should be made of the palette”Materials”, which contains more than 100 different pre-installed samples, such as vegetation, metal and glass. The Shadow Settings palette is also worth keeping in hand, it allows you to apply realistic shadows with simple sliders.

Google Earth and Maps integration

Kaligayahanang fact,That it’s time to export the pictures to Google Earth’s SketchUp. YouUnaweza send images of your 3D designs by email or upload them to free storage in Google’s 3D Web Storage. Alternatively, you can geotag them in one step usingGoogle Maps, because it is related to Sketchup. You get a snapshot when you add a geo-location for your model includes 3D terrain data plus color aerial photos.

Doonilang However, problems with SketchUp. This is most obvious when trying to create dome-like surfaces, such asThe Pull / Push tool is especially bad, although it’s easy to lure a straight line. Being free, it is also clear that some of the features of many of its heavyweight contenders are missing.

3D design and modeling for masses

SketchUp provides a refreshingly simple approach to 3D modelingAnd graphic design ayideal for non-specialists of CAD technology.