BOOK DESCRIPTION This book is a practical tutorial, packed with real-world case studies to help you design models that print right the first time. If you are familiar with SketchUp and want to print the models you've designed, then this book is ideal for you. You don't need any experience in 3D printing; however, SketchUp beginners will require a companion book or video training series to teach them the basic SketchUp skills. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN * Understand how 3D printing works, and why you may need to design your model differently for different printing processes * Discover tips to make the modelling process easier, extensions to help you work faster, and how to make any model printable * Find online models and expedite the modelling process by working from an existing modelAdapt architectural models built for rendering into fullcolor 3D printable models * Import terrain data from Google Earth to SketchUp and work with terrain data to make it printable WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR