Book description
Design almost anything in 3D with SketchUpWhether you've dabbled in drawing in 3D or are interested in learning the basics of design, SketchUp For Dummies makes it fast and easy to learn the ropes of a powerful, user-friendly tool to bring your design ideas to life. From creating a basic 3D model to showing off your work via 3D print or animation, this all-access guide pulls back the curtain on using SketchUp to do anything from redesigning your house to mocking up the next great invention.
With an emphasis on usability, SketchUp has found very wide success as a tool even non-designers can use to make basic drawings. And now, thanks to the insight and expert tips from former SketchUp product director Aidan Chopra and co-author Rebecca Huehls, this easy-to-follow guide makes it more accessible than ever!
- Create buildings and components
- Alter the appearance of your model
- Tour your designs via SketchUp
- Get quick tips on troubleshooting
If you're a designer with sketchy computer modeling skills, SketchUp For Dummies is the trusted reference you'll turn to again and again.
Table of contents
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- Cover
- Introduction
- Part 1: Getting Started with SketchUp
- Part 2: Modeling in SketchUp
- Part 3: Viewing Your Model in Different Ways
- Part 4: Sharing What You’ve Made
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Part 5: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 15: Ten SketchUp Traps and Their Workarounds
- SketchUp Won’t Create a Face Where You Want It To
- Your Faces Are Two Different Colors
- Edges on a Face Won’t Sink In
- SketchUp Crashed, and You Lost Your Model
- SketchUp Is Sooooo Slooooooooow
- You Can’t Get a Good View of the Inside of Your Model
- A Face Flashes When You Orbit
- You Can’t Move Your Component the Way You Want
- Bad Stuff Happens Every Time You Use the Eraser
- All Your Edges and Faces Are on Different Layers
- Chapter 16: More Than Ten Ways to Learn About SketchUp
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Chapter 15: Ten SketchUp Traps and Their Workarounds
- About the Authors
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: SketchUp For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2017
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119336150
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