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Dream. Design. Communicate.

SketchUp is a simple but powerful tool for quickly and easily creating, viewing and modifying your 3D ideas.

  pencil icon Click on a shape and push or pull it to create your desired 3D geometry.
pencil icon Experiment with color and texture directly on your model.
pencil icon Real-time shadow casting lets you see exactly where the sun falls as you model.
pencil icon Select from thousands of pre-drawn components to save time drawing.


 Google SketchUp (free)

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 SketchUp Pro 5

$495 

Google SketchUp (free) is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D. With just a few simple tools, you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects - even space ships. And once you've built your models, you can place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies.

Google SketchUp is free for personal use. No registration is required.

SketchUp Pro 5 is a powerful 3D modeling tool whose robust feature set empowers design professionals to explore and communicate complex concepts, import and export a host of file formats, and create interactive presentations. You can also use SketchUp Pro to print to high-resolution devices, place your models in Google Earth, and post them to the 3D Warehouse.

SketchUp Pro 5 is approved for commercial use.

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