CET Designer and SketchUp: Best Friends Forever Aidan Chopra, SketchUp Evangelist
Easy, affordable 3D modeling software
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★ CAD Import and Export ★ Make and edit Dynamic Components ★ Generate lists & reports ★ Tech support ★ Style Builder ★ LayOut ★ $495
$495free
A huge, online repository of free 3D models
SketchUp is part of an ecosystem.
Entourage (not the TV show)
Adding entourage and accessories: A)Find something in the 3DWH and use it as-is. B)Find something, then modify it in SketchUp. C)Make something from scratch in SketchUp.
Enough slides already.
Why the heck is Google interested in 3D modeling software?
Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.
TextImagesVideo3D Models A brief history of Web content:
Google Earth (real world, no avatars) Second Life (fake world, creepy avatars) +
Star Trek’s Holodeck (every nerd’s dream)
5 TIPS for working with SketchUp, the 3D Warehouse and CET Designer
1. Consider Level of Detail
2. Use photo-textures. (instead of geometry)
3. Use Advanced Search Operators author: Search by author author:aidanc author:janedoe min-rating: Search by minimum star rating min-rating:4 min-rating:5
4. Make your own 3DWH collections.
5. People are easy to manipulate.
my favorite resources
★ Video tutorials on the SketchUp website ★ Video tutorials on YouTube ★ FormFonts.com +
Thank you.
Questions?