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11 October 2010

Google SketchUp – 3D modelling free program

3D-modelling programs don’t get any easier to use than the latest version of Google SketchUp.

Google SketchUp Viewer

Creating a 3D model is simply a matter of laying down a flat geometric shape and then pushing or pulling it to add depth. If you want to create a cube, for example, all you have to do is draw a square and then click on it and drag the shape upwards.

Transforming the cube into a house just involves carving out doors and windows, splitting the top face into two and dragging it to make an apex roof. The various tools on offer let you create some surprisingly detailed objects with ease but if you don’t have the patience or inclination to build something from scratch, you can always import and adapt an existing project from Google’s 3D Warehouse.

Although you can use the program to design any 3D object, SketchUp 8 is particularly well suited to creating building Maker, get textures from Street View, export models directly into Google Earth and add geo-location to your model via the built-in Google Maps.

Other new features include improved terrain and coloured aerial imagery, volume information for solid objects and the ability to push and pull selected faces, even if they are hidden behind something else.

The Pro version (which costs a whopping $495) introduces some additional features, including Solid Tools and an improved Layout component, but the free edition should be good enough to caret for most people’s modelling needs


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