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Tools of the Trade / Re: Google Sketchup
« on: Jan 05, 2010, 12:30 am »
It's a great program! We use it quite frequently at my theatre. The designer usually sends me a 3D model and I can navigate around the image, to get different perspectives. I can even take jpeg images of those perspectives to distribute to others (if need be). Our lighting designer can take a jpeg of the top view of the set and lay a grid and lights over it (we are in the round so it's quite helpful).
If you have someone who is particularly proficient with the program, they can:
-Download furniture and people to place in the set and move around
-Give different surfaces textures and finished looks
-Take virtual tours of a finished set
All in all, it's a pretty nifty program.
If you have someone who is particularly proficient with the program, they can:
-Download furniture and people to place in the set and move around
-Give different surfaces textures and finished looks
-Take virtual tours of a finished set
All in all, it's a pretty nifty program.