Google Sketchup

Description: 3D software tool designed for architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers, and related professions.

Newest Review: ... the tools really well layed out making it ideal to use. There is also an impressive amount of tools that allow you to The finished object son skecthup are of a high quality which I find to be really good. I also love how there is a walking mode which allows your model to be walked around. The models can also be easily looked at from a variety of different angles which I really liked because ... more

... it makes it possible to analyse your model more easily. Its great for getting detailed models created because there are so many measurement tools that I found great to use. Overall I found the software to be really responsive and I really liked how ...more

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Google Sketchup! (301 words)
by - written on 22/08/09 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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I really do find Google sketchup a wonderful tool I use it so often to help me with design work. I used to use other CAD software however, it was really difficult to use. That is why I love Sketchup so much, I find it so easy to get the finished product that I intended. The interface I find is really simplistic with the tools really well layed out making it ideal to use. There is also an impressive amount of tools that allow you to The finished object son skecthup are of a high quality which I find to be really good. I also love how there is a walking mode which allows your model to be walked around. The models can also be easily looked at from a variety of ... Read the complete review

Yet another google addon, luckily this time it's useful. (918 words)
by - written on 14/08/09 (Very useful, 59 readings)
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I stumbled across this fantastic software after reading seantheprawn's review. Now I gave up architecture a long time ago, but I still love designing and this software will also help with my current studies. So what exactly is it? It is freeware 3d modeling program from google. This means that it is completely free to down load the basic one (like it is with google earth), and it will allow you to design models in 3d. What are its good points? -Free (always a bonus), - Very easy to use, - Doesn't take up much room on your computer, - good for a wide rang of projects., -online free training, -inference. *Ease of use* If you have ... Read the complete review

Google Sketchup: Free 3D design programme (278 words)
by - written on 10/08/09 (Useful, 55 readings)
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Google Sketch up is a programme that you can use to design almost anything. Architectural, engineering, furniture design, Game designers, etc. I use a number of programmes myself for doing 3D architectural drawings and Sketchup is one of my favourite for a number of reasons. The great thing about sketch up is it's free. You can down load it in about two minutes from the website and it is compatible with windows, im not sure about Macs and it doesn't require a massive memory to run, one of my computers only has 1G of RAM and it works perfectly. It is also very user friendly and I learned how to use the tools a lot faster than most programmes. ... Read the complete review

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Reliability:	92%	Ease of use:	92%
Installation:	100%	Noise:	100%
Speed:	92%	Variety of features:	83%

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