Google SketchUp For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Aidan Chopra
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $13.37
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 4695
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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| Editorial Reviews:
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 17 more reviews...
 Barely useful July 5, 2008
The author tells you which tools to use, but not how to apply them. The book is more of an outline than a set of educational exercises or instructions. I'm finding Sketchup's help system significantly more useful.
 Sketchup May 5, 2008
Like all "Dummies" books this is an invaluable reference work for a complex subject. This book is helpful for a beginner, just discovering "Sketchup" and also for a frequent user, needing a helping hand.
Essential for Someone New to Sketchup April 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Chopra has written an excellent book. Good sense of humor, easy to understand, practical and well organized. Some of the "For Dummies" books are a little too cute. The writing style gets in the way of the information. That is not the case with Chopra's book. His humor and personality make the subject interesting. I am a beginner with Sketchup, but I think more advanced users will benefit from this book too because of the way the book is organized and the depth of the information. The book works as a reference as well as a collection of tutorials.
Google SketchUp for Dummies March 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was new to SketchUp. And this book helped a lot. I learned things that weren't mentioned in video and other tutorials.
Also, it was easy to read.
 A Great Buy!!! January 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have no background in CAD programs at all and my attempts to master SketchUp were futile until I purchased this book. Within a couple of hours I was able to draw a simple building. It's a great book! I thought so much of it, I bought a second copy for my son!
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