SketchUcation published the newest D’oh book for sketchup

The D'oh Book for SketchUp is a publication from SketchUcation Community members that contains some handy tips and tricks to make your sketchup workflows superior.

In 2009 Miguel Lescano initiated a topic highlighting his disconcerting exposure in applying sketchup. Later on It was known as the ‘The D’oh Thread’ and in the intervening years it was a undisclosed place on the internet to distribute your disconcerting SketchUp moments.

The book accumulates killer tips and techniques in apply SketchUp.

This book is specifically designed for everybody that publish their D’oh moments for others to be guided by.

There are no chapters, sections and logical pattern. Just get the book and open any page to gather knowledge on anything ranging from tips and techniques to hidden easter eggs. By exploring this book one will be familiar with something new about sketchup.

If anybody wishes to share his/her own D’oh, just send an email to support@sketchucation.com a to get D’oh published in future publication.

To read the book online, go through the following link sketchucation.com

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Published By

Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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Minecraft - Customize your world with SketchUp, the newest sketchup book by Jean-Luc Clauss

Jean-Luc Clauss, the renowned SketchUp trainer, architect and author, has published an exclusive sketchup book alias “Minecraft - Customize your world with SketchUp”. In this book, the author briefly discusses how Minecraft and skethup are co-related with each other.

Minecraft is a sandbox video game that can be used to develop constructions from textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world.

With SketchUp, the Minecraft users can obtain some added functionalities like design, 3D printing of goodies, imaging infographics, etc.

The book starts with highlighting the resemblances amid Minecraft and SketchUp. Later on learn how to draw in SketchUp drawing graphics Minecraft. After that, familiar with some useful tricks to transform your Minecraft goodies realistic which are generated in SketchUp. These may range from various modes of rendering and animation methods devoted to 3D printing. At the end learn how to export any SketchUp model to Minecraft to integrate it with the 3d world.

The book discovers new scopes for design and making. The book is ideal for the users of SketchUp and Minecraft as well as teachers to simplify the 3D modeling process through play.

Contents of the book:

• Minecraft and Sketchup: a story!
• SketchUp: draw like in Minecraft
• And your Minecraft models come alive!
• Print your Minecraft 3D models
• Export Sketchup models to Minecraft
• Conclusion: your turn!

In order to get more information on Minecraft, visit minecraft.net

Link for download www.amazon.fr

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Published By

Rajib Dey

www.sketchup4architect.com

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The 2nd edition of “Architectural Design With Sketchup” is published by Alex Schreyer

Alex Schreyer, the Director of the University of Massachusetts’s Building and Construction Technology Program, recently published the second edition of his exclusive sketchup book alias “Architectural Design With Sketchup”.

In this sketchup book, Alex give emphasis on how to handle textures as well as become efficient with components, extensions, rendering etc.

Architectural Design with SketchUp is arranged into five primary sections: component-based modeling, extensions, rendering, making, and Ruby scripting.

This book is supported with an informative website alias SketchUpforDesign.com where one can get lots of useful resources like sketchup tips, news, sample files, 30 tutorial videos (12 free ones!) as well as options for live chat with Author.

The book briefly describes the importance of Component-based modeling as well as future aspect information modeling.

By reading this book, one can learn how to generate, develop, and arrange components as well as how to author parametric components with dynamic attributes, categorize components with industry schema, and produce take-offs from your model.

In this second edition, there is completely a new section alias Alex’s “Making Things with SketchUp” chapter where Alex has explored some of the most recognized digital fabrication methods like 3D printing, CNC, laser cutting, even 2D printing. These are supported with a primer for modeling advice, file prep, export considerations, and pre-fabrication instructions for functioning with other software programs.

This section is only about 30 pages long, but Alex gets remarkably hands-on around some important workflows.

Aidan Chopra, the renowned SketchUp Evangelist and Co-Founder and Creative Director at Bitsbox, has made a brief review of this excellent sketchup book. Please go through the following link to get the reviews.

Sourse : blog.sketchup.com

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Published By

Rajib Dey

www.sketchup-ur-space.com

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Introduction to Interior Design and SketchUp

London school of Design will be going to conduct a course on sketchup. The course details are as follows:-

SketchUp (Advanced) : This is a 3 week course/ 1 Day per week, Wednesdays (10.00 – 17.00),1 hour lunch break (13.00 – 14.00).

Course 1: February 12 – March 5, 2014

(there will be no classes on February 19)

Course 2: April 2 – April 30, 2014

(there will be no classes on April 9 and 16)

Course 3: June 4 – June 18, 2014

All the participating students must join before 10 minutes of commencing the classes.

The course is useful for intermediate as well as advanced users. The attendees can learn the following from these classes:-

Day 1: In first day, the sketchup users will gather knowledge on components which involve axes, swapping components, dynamic components, reprocessing accessible geometry, libraries. Special focus will be give on Staircase. Learn to produce a smart staircase by applying dynamic components as well as straight flight, dog-leg stair with landing, spirals.

Day 2: In 2nd day, there will be brief demonstration on Plugins. Learn the basic of plugin and its various applications. Also learn how plugins can save huge time for sketchup users. Get acquainted with the top ten most recognized plugins for sketchup users.

Day 3: In 3rd day, the attendee will gather knowledge on scenes, layers, styles, outliner, texture. Also learn how to categorize SketchUp model for presentation or exports as well as how to maneuver exported images in Photoshop.

• Importing/Exporting JPEG, DXF to be utilized as reference/concepts.
• Moving forward with SketchUp – gadgets, 3D mouse, tablets, 3D scanners, 3D printing.

Go through the following tutorial which will facilitate the attendees to get some useful ideas on what sketch can perform and what one can discover from the Beginners class through to the Advanced tutorials.

What the attendees should fetch with them?

• Bring your personal laptop/powerbook in each day of the SketchUp course. One can also pre-load the free SketchUp software before participating the course. One can also download their copy direct from http://www.sketchup.com/. Also confirm that your laptop is configured for Internet connections.
• A 3-button mouse having left click, right click and central scroll.
• A USB flash drive that contains minimum 4Gb memory.
• An A4 or A5 size notebook and pen/pencil.

Please note - The course is useful for both Windows and Mac users. One can also bring their own Mac or Windows laptop to this skills class.

For more information, send mail to info@londonschoolofdesign.org or give a call at 020-3036-0657

In order to get the perfect specifications recommended by the SketchUp helpdesk, go through the following link - www.help.sketchup.com

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Published by Tuhin Maity

Sketchup Designer

http://www.sketchup4architect.com/

Building Blocks of SketchUp PDF Book now available on Disc

Bob Lang, woodworker, author, designer and illustrator as well as executive editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, has written some exclusive books on sketchup through which he briefly explains how the software can be applied efficiently for woodworking projects. Mr. Bob recently published a book alias “Building Blocks of sketchup”. The book was in PDF version but now the book is available on disc.

There will be 260 pages with 50 embedded video lessons with clickable text links. Bob has done extensive research to write this book and briefly illustrate all topics by providing step-by-step exercises.

The Sketchup users can get a striking offer to download the improved edition of $34.95. Bob has offered to sale the disc version on for $39.95 with free shipping until December 1.

Click Here to order from outside the United States

Infinite skills introduces Learning SketchUp 2013 Video Training - DVD

Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. just released “Learning SketchUp 2013 Tutorial. The course is very useful for beginner Sketchup users to learn the basic skills and the best application of the Sketchup software.

Daniel Brown is the presenter of this course. Daniel is a well know Sketchup trainer. He also serves as the contractor for Google for performing with Sketchup on Google Earth.

In this training video Daniel presents fundamental navigation features like toolbars and performing with templates, Brown begins with the fundamentals of drawing on SketchUp involving tools for producing lines, arcs, circles, and lots other.

Brown assists the students by providing the design of a house started with the roof, calculating measurements, arranging the model, and making all the custom features concerning a house which engross doors and windows, kitchen installations, a fireplace, and more.

Brown then demonstrates the usage of 3D Warehouse by importing furniture models from its store of assemblies into the design as well as , how to complete the house with its exterior.

There exist various chapters which guide the students for making presentations to their Sketchup design. Students also learn how to generate scenes and styles from their sketchup models, make a rendering composite in Photoshop, insert lighting and reflections to feel the pragmatism and lastly make a presentation with layout.

The students can avail the free demo videos and a series of course contents on the Learning SkechUp 2013 training page of the Infinite Skills website:
http://www.infiniteskills.com/training/learning-sketchup-2013.html

The students can also acquire the Learning SketchUp 2013 Training Video (Learning SketchUp 2013 Video Training – DVD) either as a DVD or download directly from the website of the company at an introductory price of $49.95.

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Published by Rajib Dey
Editor-in-chief
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Google SketchUp : The Missing Manual - Kindle Edition

Google SketchUp : The Missing Manual, an exclusive book written by Chris Grover. Chris is associated with advertising and design community and has more than 25 years of working experience in print, video, and electronic media. He also wrote several books in the missing manual series.

The book includes 602 pages and it can provide the Sketchup users the fundamental ideas for generating 3D models with Sketchup. The book contains lots of step-by-step tutorials for making comprehensive 3-D objects as well as building plans and furniture, landscaping plans. The readers can also learn how to create 3D characters for computer games.

The book consists of see-through instructions involving every feature and numerous real-world instances to sharpen the practical expertise of the Sketchup users. Be familiar with the basic tools, making and animating models, and submitting the entities in Google Earth.

The book contains the following unique features:

• Keep you abreast of the SketchUp arena, and discover the differentiations while performing with 2-D and 3-D.
• Make uncomplicated 3-D shapes, save them as reusable components, and apply SketchUp’s Outliner to illustrate or hide them from view as per your requirements.
• Deal with a complex model building having large numbers of detail, and find out time-saving tools for working with several components.
• Make an interior walk-through of your building in order to animate the model.
• Put a realistic material shading and shadows to your model and submit them in Google Earth.

Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual [Kindle Edition] is available now at a discounted price of $15.05 (previous price $27.36). Check it out here.

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Published by Rajib Dey
Editor-in-chief
Sketchup-ur-space (An exclusive e-magazine for worldwidesketchup users)
Sketchup4architect (Download sketchup components, plugins, softwares, models)

Belgian architect Laurent Brixius has recently published a brilliant new book “Google SketchUp Workshop"

Belgian architect, architectural 3D artist and author Laurent Brixius has recently published a brilliant new book “Google SketchUp Workshop”. This book is translated from the original French version “Créer avec SketchUp”.

The book is not designated for beginners. The book is meant for professionals or people who are well versed with sketchup and other 3D programs like Autocad.

The book comes up with beautifully illustrated 16 real-world professional-level projects and case studies by some expert sketchup users from a multitude of different disciplines focusing on how sketchup can be applied for architectural visualization, architectural graphics, Urban & landscape design, engineering, process plant design, woodworking, theater scenic design, video game, film conception and numerous others.

Here the sketchup users explain their high-level workflows, tips and techniques in a different field of design.

In this book the author describes the strengths and fluid spectrum's of modeling with Google Sketchup with stunning visuals, models and illustrations in the graphics world. The users can also get overview of many of the famous plug-in for expanding sketchups abilities.

The book addresses both the free and Professional versions of the Google SketchUp and instructs 2D illustration and pre-visualization through to the fully rendered 3D Model.

The worldwide professional interviewed and exposed their workflow with tons of diagrams, screenshots and in-progress project designs. The book also provides a few hints regarding why, when SketchUp isn't doing what you expect, and how to recuperate to certainty.

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