Google Sketch Up is a great and FREE software for 3-dimensional computer model design. We will be using this in MYP 1, 4, and 5.
You can download if for free from here: http://sketchup.google.com
Start by watching the video tutorials below.
1. First - For videos 1-4 write down notes in your process journal listing at least 3 things you learned from the video. Be specific. You can explain a tool, an action, or how to make an object. I will be checking this off as an in-class activity.
1. First - For videos 1-4 write down notes in your process journal listing at least 3 things you learned from the video. Be specific. You can explain a tool, an action, or how to make an object. I will be checking this off as an in-class activity.
2. Second - Try what you learned in Google Sketch Up! Open up Google Sketch Up and make an object using your newly learned skills. Save onto your data key.
1) New User Concepts
2) New User Drawing Shapes
3) New User Push/Pull
4) New User Create a Chair
5) How to create a floor plan
6) Creating walls
Want even more information? Try the following links...
All Video Tutorials from Google:
Quick Reference Guide:
Overview on the User Interface:
User Guide (CAREFUL it's over 800 pages long!!):
Getting Started
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