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In Google SketchUp 8 Essential Training, author George Maestri explains how to model and render 3D objects and scenes using Google SketchUp 8. The course covers the fundamentals of the application, from navigating the user interface, manipulating objects, and building basic shapes to importing objects from Google Earth, animating a scene, and modeling organic terrain using the Sandbox tools. The course also explores SketchUp Pro features, which are available as an upgrade. These include tools for creating dynamic components and adding interactivity, as well as sophisticated importing and exporting options for working with outside applications. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Setting preferences
    Building scenes
    Pushing and pulling faces into 3D
    Creating 3D text
    Measuring and labeling models
    Creating, editing, and adjusting materials
    Projecting maps onto curved objects
    Modeling with floor plans
    Rendering a scene
    Geolocating models with Google Maps
    Modeling in Photo Match
    Hiding objects dynamically
    Creating solids
    Exporting objects for rendering