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SketchUp. METC Wednesday, February 13, 2012. Cost. Free SketchUp download Professional student version $49 per year Free Professional version for educators http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/buy/eduresellers.html. Professional Exports to CAD Presentation Tools Creator can “Author items”.
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SketchUp METC Wednesday, February 13, 2012
Cost • Free SketchUp download • Professional student version $49 per year • Free Professional version for educators • http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/buy/eduresellers.html
Professional Exports to CAD Presentation Tools Creator can “Author items” Free does all the basics I prefer this so students see me working on the same program Pro versus Free
Usefulness • Art concept drawings • Geometry 3D examples • Industrial Arts • Historical setting visuals & Geography
Art concept drawings • Sketches • Architecture studies • Art History connections • 3d form examples • SketchUp drawings can be uploaded to Photoshop (Pro)
Geometry • Measurements • Forms • Visualize word problems • Vocabulary visuals
Industrial arts • SketchUp is a bridge between CAD and Revit • Students will learn to think and present 3d before building. • 3d printer • http://www.cadspan.com/images/www/photos/brad.png • Cad files can be uploaded and exported into SketchUp (pro)
History & Geography • Google earth connections • Historical settings in 3d interactive space
How I have used the program • Architecture Studies • 3D explanations of how to • Historical architecture modeling • Art history connections with sculpture
Things we will cover today • Basic beginner tools • Advanced tool bar • Downloading • Animation • SketchUp school & Master SketchUp • Questions?