Google SketchUp 6 for Mac adds the ability to create a 3D model from a photo and "Sketchy Effects," among other new features. Google SketchUp is powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software. We think of it as "the pencil of digital design". This award-winning product combines a simple yet robust tool set that streamlines and simplifies 3D design.What is Google SketchUp 6 for Mac?
Developed for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp 6 for Mac is a deceptively simple, amazingly powerful tool for creating, viewing, and modifying 3D ideas quickly and easily. Google SketchUp was developed to combine the elegance and spontaneity of pencil sketching with the speed and flexibility of today's digital media.
This freeware is good to use because:
-Simple: Learn the small toolset quickly
-Fast: Model as fast as you think
-Powerful: Design anything from a shoebox to a skyscraper
-Flexible: Make your models loose/conceptual or tight/accurate
-Fun: Place your models in Google Earth
Developed for the conceptual stages of design, this powerful yet easy-to-learn software allows for quick and easy 3D form creation, the result is an interface that supports a dynamic, creative exploration of 3D form, material and light.
Freeware Google SketchUp for Mac offers a suite of powerful 3D drawing tools that lets you experiment and play with new designs. All actions are carried out using two button bars, one that runs down the left side and another that sits along the top of the work space. After you simply sketch and draw edges, the application fills in the objects to create 3D geometry.
This SketchUp Freeware for Mac is used by professionals and consumers alike. It contains a unique interface that allows 3D forms to be created, viewed, and modified quickly and easily. The core of its simplicity is that you draw the edges of the desired model in 3D space, just as you would using a pencil and paper. SketchUp infers your design intent and automatically determines the nature of the lines and fill shapes to create 3D geometry.
Free Google SketchUp for Mac handles perspective and alignment calculations automatically. You can then export these objects into CAD, 3D-modeling, image-editing, illustration, or animation programs for further manipulation and editing. Functionality and price mark this for professional use, but curious amateurs may enjoy exploring the demo.
Google SketchUp 6 for Mac combines a compact yet robust tool-set with an intelligent guidance system that streamlines the 3D drawing process.
File Size: 44.4 MB
Google SketchUp 6 for Mac has license Freeware
Mac Freeware Requirements:
-Mac OS X 10.3.9
-400MHz CPU,128MB RAM, 80MB disk space, OpenGL-compliant video card