Monday, November 17, 2008
Google SketchUp 7 wants to make you an artist | Webware
CNET: "Like previous iterations of the software, SketchUp 7 will still allow you to model just about anything you'd like as long as you start with a pre-designed template. The software offers simple templates that help you gauge size through feet or meters, but it also includes architectural design, Google Earth, and a product design template to aide you in your modeling endeavors."
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Google SketchUp is really user friendly. The way the program is designed it is very easy for someone with little computer skills to use it. It isn't so much of a frightening jargon filled computer program that it will scare people away. Instead it reminds me a more advanced 3D version of paint that is on every computer. Google has a way for making everything easy these days from looking at surfing the internet, sketching a building, and looking at your house 5,000 miles away. Not mention most of it is free.
i am bummed that i wasn't able to go to the workshop that was offered. It sounds like this program is a really easy way for a larger number of people to communicate in a 3D program. I have only looked briefly through the program, and i would have to say that at first sight the program does not come off as intimidating as some others might. i am curious to see if this is going to infiltrate the scene designer's skill set in the next couple of years.
I think its absolutely fascinating how influential SketchUp has been in the field of design. A) it's impressive that they created a vecor-based program that still is utterly accessible to virtually any type of user, but B) has so many ways you can use it. Over the summer I worked with several designers who used sketchup to create renderings consistently - that I was amazed at how polished they looked.
This whole idea of scaling that the new version offers is really interesting. That seems to be what lies in the ease of Google Sketch-up, it thinks a lot of the hard stuff up for you. Whether its having pre-made model pieces to casting shadows by the time of year, Sketch-up only needs you to command the most basic of tasks to get a great result.
I love Google products because they are user friendly and easy to keep up with. When they are updated and evolving they are good about keeping users informed. They seem to have a handle on things that users expect, need and are capable of using easily and modern desires for efficiency. I like these products and look forward to seeing more.
SketchUp is a pretty cool program, and it makes it really easy to make quick 3D renderings. This is a great tool for designers. It's not so great for TDs, however, because it can't really produce a technical drawing. Everything is a hollow shape, and it won't really produce elevations, plans, and sections. Plus, you need the $500 pro version to export to AutoCAD. It's super easy and user-friendly for renderings, though.
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