{"id":19,"date":"2013-05-15T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T16:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/?p=19"},"modified":"2014-02-14T20:54:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T00:54:02","slug":"google-sketchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/2013\/05\/15\/google-sketchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Google SketchUp"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SketchUp<\/p>\n

[Updated 5\/15\/13 with new list of plugins]<\/p>\n

SketchUp<\/a> is a great tool for doing 3D design. \u00a0It has a very low learning curve<\/a> and can be used to create accurate designs. \u00a0Moreover, there are many plug-ins for use with the app to increase functionality and interoperability.<\/p>\n

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SketchUp is available for download from their site, but it is also available on the computers in the Technology Learning Center located on the 3rd floor of Boatwright Library.<\/p>\n

Tutorials<\/h2>\n

There are many sources for tutorials for using SketchUp. \u00a0The best video tutorials are the official ones originally from Google and now maintained by Trimble (visit h<\/a>ttp:\/\/www.sketchup.com\/training\/videos.html<\/a> ). \u00a0Also, there are tutorial files that can be opened in SketchUp and walk you through learning various skills. \u00a0They are available through the 3D Warehouse (visit\u00a0http:\/\/sketchup.google.com\/3dwarehouse\/cldetails?clid=36e1fa0d054a15eecc725c514c21d975<\/a> ). \u00a0The University of Richmond subscribes to Atomic Learning tutorials for its community; however, those tutorials are only up to SketchUp version 7 (visit\u00a0http:\/\/is.richmond.edu\/training\/tutorials.html<\/a> ).<\/span><\/p>\n

Plug-ins<\/h2>\n

The plug-ins that are installed and are recommended for greatly increasing the utility of SketchUp include:<\/p>\n