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Google SketchUp 6.0.277

Softwares  Released on 24th February 2008

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Price: Freeware

Google SketchUp is a software which makes creation, modification and sharing of 3D models, a child’s play. This software is the easiest of all the 3D modeling software’s. This is the main reason why so many people are using this software. There are 2 versions of Google SketchUp one is a freeware and the other Google SketchUp Pro, a commercial software. This review is about Google SketchUp, a freeware.

I’m not a 3D model designer. I have no prior experience of 3D modeling. I downloaded the Google SketchUp and began using it. The first thing that I felt is the nice and uncluttered interface which is rare in case of 3D modeling software’s.

The fully integrated help system aka Learning Centre makes the task of learning Google SketchUp, a snap. There are lots of free Video tutorials available and can be accessed via Help>>Video Tutorials. Not only Video tut’s, there are lots of other ways to learn Google SketchUp. To be frank, you don’t even need all these tutorials .You can learn to work with this software by yourself; it’s so easy to do 3D modeling with this software.

OS (Operating System)

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Software Requirements

  • .NET 1.1 framework is required
  • Video card that is 100% OpenGL compliant. Please ensure you have the latest driver for your card.
  • Windows compatible pointing device
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
  • Windows® Media Player or QuickTime 5.0 and web browser for multimedia tutorial.

Hardware Requirements

  • Recommended configuration:
  • 2 GHz Pentium® 4 processor or higher
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 500 MB of available hard-disk space. 15GB for Vista.
  • 3D class Video Card with 512MB of dedicated memory.
  • 3 button, scroll-wheel mouse
  • Minimum Hardware Requirements with Microsoft Windows® 2000, XP Home or Professional Editions:
  • 600 MHz Pentium® III processor
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 128 MB of available hard-disk space
  • Minimum Hardware Requirements with Microsoft Windows® Vista:
  • 800 MHz processor for Vista Home Basic. 1 GHz processor on other Vista versions.
  • 512 MB RAM for Vista Home Basic. 1 GB RAM on other Vista versions.
  • 15 GB of available hard-disk space.

Instructions

Final touch: I recommend this software. This software has made common people to take interest in 3D modeling. This software is giving an intense competition to expensive commercial packages available.Though there are some features which are not present in free version but are present in PRO version, the free version of the software is still rich in features…..

Addtional Informations

The free version cannot models export to 3D formats like VRML or DWG

The free version cannot export an animation

Additional Featured

  • Simple: Learn the small toolset quickly pencil icon
  • Fast: Model as fast as you think pencil icon
  • Powerful: Design anything from a shoebox to a skyscraper pencil icon
  • Flexible: Make your models loose/conceptual or tight/accurate pencil icon
  • Fun: Place your models in Google Earth