本书籍是关于Google SketchUp快速入门书籍，Sams Teach Yourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes，大小：10 MB，格式：PDF高清，共240页，语言：英语。

Google Sketchup是一套直接面向设计方案创作过程的设计工具，其创作过程不仅能够充分表达设计师的思想而且完全满足与客户即时交流的需要，它使得设计师可以直接在电脑上进行十分直观的构思，是三维建筑设计方案创作的优秀工具。

SketchUp是一个极受欢迎并且易于使用的3D设计软件，官方网站将它比喻作电子设计中的“铅笔”。它的主要卖点就是使用简便，人人都可以快速上手。并且用户可以将使用SketchUp创建的3D模型直接输出至Google Earth里，非常的酷！@Last Software公司成立于2000年，规模较小，但却以SketchUp而闻名。

简单来讲，它就是一个3D设计软件，它的开发公司@Last Software在2006年3月15日被Google收购。而之前SketchUp的免费版只能试用8个小时，正式版的售价为495美元。但正如大家所料，Google与微软的最大区别就是……Google总是喜欢免费，而微软总是想着钱。没错，现在Google把原价为495美元的SketchUp免费提供下载了！

Sams Teach Yourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes

Sams Teach Yourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons you’ll learn all you need to use Google’s free SketchUp 8 to create pro-quality 3D models of practically anything!

Tips point out shortcuts and solutions

Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls

Notes provide additional information

10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…

Quickly get up and running with SketchUp 8

Draw basic figures with the Rectangle, Circle, Polygon, and Arc tools

Create freehand drawings of any shape

Incorporate text into your models–even 3D text

Convert 2D models to 3D using Push/Pull, Move, Rotate, and other tools

Control your view of 3D objects with Orbit, Pan, and Zoom

Accurately measure lengths and angles

Create construction guides with Tape Measure, Dimensioning, and the Protractor

Organize your models into components and groups

Paint SketchUp objects in realistic colors

Scale your models simply by dragging your mouse

Use the innovative Follow-Me tool to quickly create complex 3D models

Instantly repeat edges and surfaces at offsets from the original

Draw cross-sections through any surface