Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro 7 Bible [Paperback]

Kelly L. Murdock (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470292296 | ISBN-13: 978-0470292297 | Publication Date: March 9, 2009

Google SketchUp & SketchUp Pro Bible will target design professionals who are increasingly turning to SketchUp and SketchUp Pro to easily create professional quality designs and design presentations. This book will cover creating 2D and 3D designs, exporting models to Google Earth, and using LayOut to create professional quality design presentations. Offering everything that a professional or hobbyist needs to know, Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro Bible will include tips and tricks to make using this software easy and efficient.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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From the Back Cover

Create professional-quality drawings and models in SketchUp

Why scribble on a notepad when, with a few computer strokes, you can create 3D drawings in SketchUp and capture your best ideas in software? With the step-by-step instruction in this in-depth guide, you'll soon be modeling your ideas like a pro, from designing buildings to drawing room layouts or planning landscaping. Whether you're brainstorming ideas, preparing a formal presentation, or finalizing a project to upload to Google Earth, this is the SketchUp book you need to succeed.

• Jump into SketchUp by designing a windmill right off the bat

• Explore the user interface and learn SketchUp tools and shortcuts

• Master objects, drawing, modeling, effects, and the art of modification

• Combine 3D models with 2D images using the LayOut tool

• Browse 3D Warehouse for components and models

• Export your SketchUp projects to Google Earth

• Extend functionality with Ruby scripting and plug-ins

What's on the CD-ROM?

Check out the CD for a trial version of SketchUp 7 Pro, as well as your own free copy of Google SketchUp 7. You'll also find most of the 3D models from the book, so you can follow the tutorials and gain hands-on practice in the techniques.

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (March 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470292296
• ISBN-13: 978-0470292297
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #845,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Time or Money, March 23, 2009

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Uncle Brian (Oakdale, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro 7 Bible (Paperback)

This book appears to be a rushed warmed-over edition for a prior version of the software. I purchased this book to learn how to use the important new features of Google SketchUp 7.

Want to learn how to build Dynamic Components? Forget it -- the chapter devoted to DCs is nothing more than a few explanations of the DC dialog boxes -- no real-world help whatsoever.

Ready to dig into Ruby scripting? Don't bring your shovel -- the short Appendix on the topic shows you how to open the Ruby Console -- Whoop-dee-do! No gems to be found there!

Maybe you want to create some great UIs using the Webdialog box? No dialogs here -- the Index doesn't even list the word!

If this book is supposed to be the "Bible" on Google SketchUp then it's missing the New Testament!

Here's a Revelation -- don't waste your time or money on this book!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money, March 29, 2009

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Laxian Key (Kingston MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro 7 Bible (Paperback)

Everything Uncle Brian said plus:
typeface is printed in a light gray-almost impossible to read except in extremly bright light (my eyes aren't that bad...).

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not the Bible for Google Sketchup, June 23, 2009

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Neil Tsubota (Bay Area, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro 7 Bible (Paperback)

This book could NOT be considered the Bible for Google's Sketchup. I have used other 2D and 3D software including Autocad and it's many versions.

In order for this to be a bible it must have stories about Jesus's life in the new testament and Mosses parting the Red Sea in the old Testament.

I only found 2 or 3 "tutorials" in the entire book. Use this book more like a "Dictionary" than a Learn Sketchup book.