SketchUp was developed by startup company Software of Boulder, Colorado, co-founded in 1999 by Brad Schell and Joe Esch. SketchUp can be extended using simple little Ruby scripts.

These are powerful formats with broad interoperability for other applications and tools beyond Google and Trimble. SketchUp exports 3D Models as KMZ files containing industry standard COLLADA models. If you see flickering, eliminate Z-Fighting by deleting excess faces and reducing the total number of faces.

Delete faces that are not visible and erase extra lines.

Use components for repeated features: Select geometry (location), then 'Edit > Make Component'.

Ensure faces are 'outward' using 'View > Face Style > Monochrome', and to reverse a face use 'Right click select, Reverse Faces'.

The Pro version provides high res presentation, more export formats, features, and professional support.Īlign the (X, Y, Z) axes to your subject, which should be 'cornered into' the axes.īuild for good display rendering performance with 'low poly' techniques. promote the SketchUp Pro Version heavily, giving the SketchUp free version a mildly controversial 'personal use only' license. Information on SketchUp exports can be found here. Download SketchUp from Trimble for Mac OS X and Windows.

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