SketchUp also has a 3D warehouse. 3D warehouse is a huge library of premade models and users can easily take and use any objects into their projects. This software saves time.
SketchUp has two versions. One is free and the other one is a paid version. Users can run free versions on the web and it can run by any browser. Apart from this users have to pay $119 per year. The paid version can run on Windows and Mac.
Features
1. SketchUp is very user friendly. It is easy to learn and use. From beginners to advanced members can use SketchUp.
2. SketchUp has built-in rendering capabilities.
3. SketchUp has numerous plug-ins.
4. SketchUp software has a free and paid version. Free version is available for students and educators.
List of Alternatives:
Art of Illusion
This software is an open source 3D based modeling program. It was first released in 1999. It was also very popular in the RepRap community. This software is perfect for first time users. This software has a large number of plug-ins.
This is suitable for 3D modeling beginners. The modeling techniques are sculpting and primitive modeling. This software is very user friendly, it has built in rendering capabilities. This software also has plug in. This is absolutely free of cost. Users can run this software on Windows, Max and Linux.
Tinkercad
This software is suitable for 3D printing and CAD beginners. This was first released in 2010. Autodesk got this software in 2013 and named this software after their name. Users can reshape and add primitive shapes for making more difficult objects. This software also has many tutorials for helping beginners. It has a library full of user created models so that users can use this in their projects very easily.
Published By
Arka Roy
www.sketchup4architect.com
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