--- product_id: 2604899 title: "Architectural Design with SketchUp: Component-Based Modeling, Plugins, Rendering, and Scripting" price: "¥4125" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/2604899-architectural-design-with-sketchup-component-based-modeling-plugins-rendering-scripting store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Architectural Design with SketchUp: Component-Based Modeling, Plugins, Rendering, and Scripting **Price:** ¥4125 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Architectural Design with SketchUp: Component-Based Modeling, Plugins, Rendering, and Scripting - **How much does it cost?** ¥4125 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/2604899-architectural-design-with-sketchup-component-based-modeling-plugins-rendering-scripting) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Architectural Design with SketchUp: Component-Based Modeling, Plugins, Rendering, and Scripting: 9781118123096: Schreyer, Alexander C.: Books Review: Concise yet thorough Instruction Manual for SketchUp - I have come to frown upon fat computer books because they look rich but, they usually turn out to be Kindergarten level, in terms of quality and intelligence. This volume is relatively slender, in color and beautifully illustrated and it is written in clear English, with little techno-babble. It is jam-packed with only useful information on a range of topics including SketchUp strategies for organizing the elements of your model, for eg.: when you should use Groups and when you should use Components; a truly vast discussion on Plug-Ins, where to get them and how to install them in order to pimp up your SketchUp, even if it is only the free version; rendering, Ruby scripting and much more. I am finally in the possession of a salient, perhaps the best manual on SketchUp! This book will appeal to architects, interior designers, and engineers but, also to youngsters who have a passion for modeling in 3d. Thank you Alexander Schreyer for this wonderful and inspiring book which unlocks the full potential of SketchUp. Review: A must own for anyone utilizing Sketchup - I am a professional and specialize in architectural drafting, modeling and visualization. Architectural Design with Sketchup is a must have for any level of designer, artist, student or architect. Anyone who has used Sketchup can tell you that it is very intuitive to learn and very fun/addicting! Also, anyone using it at a professional level will tell you that its true power lies in its complex and evolving abilities. This book gives a brief refresher on the fundamentals and then dives into many, if not all, of the diverse and functional uses of the program. I use Sketchup every day and I my weakness has been finding and accessing the right plugins for my workflow; this book has a great chapter dedicated to plugin usage along with where and how to find them. I am confident that this book can improve your Sketchup skills, or at the very least inspire you to model and try some new and exciting ideas. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #5,717,596 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #331 in Rendering & Ray Tracing #1,572 in CAD Graphic Design Guides #3,672 in Architectural Drafting & Presentation | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (43) | | Dimensions | 7.42 x 0.72 x 9.2 inches | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 1118123093 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1118123096 | | Item Weight | 1.6 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 320 pages | | Publication date | December 4, 2012 | | Publisher | Wiley | ## Images ![Architectural Design with SketchUp: Component-Based Modeling, Plugins, Rendering, and Scripting - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61brCRHdwuL.jpg) ![Architectural Design with SketchUp: Component-Based Modeling, Plugins, Rendering, and Scripting - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ikDis4dcL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Concise yet thorough Instruction Manual for SketchUp *by S***Y on March 19, 2013* I have come to frown upon fat computer books because they look rich but, they usually turn out to be Kindergarten level, in terms of quality and intelligence. This volume is relatively slender, in color and beautifully illustrated and it is written in clear English, with little techno-babble. It is jam-packed with only useful information on a range of topics including SketchUp strategies for organizing the elements of your model, for eg.: when you should use Groups and when you should use Components; a truly vast discussion on Plug-Ins, where to get them and how to install them in order to pimp up your SketchUp, even if it is only the free version; rendering, Ruby scripting and much more. I am finally in the possession of a salient, perhaps the best manual on SketchUp! This book will appeal to architects, interior designers, and engineers but, also to youngsters who have a passion for modeling in 3d. Thank you Alexander Schreyer for this wonderful and inspiring book which unlocks the full potential of SketchUp. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must own for anyone utilizing Sketchup *by A***E on November 28, 2012* I am a professional and specialize in architectural drafting, modeling and visualization. Architectural Design with Sketchup is a must have for any level of designer, artist, student or architect. Anyone who has used Sketchup can tell you that it is very intuitive to learn and very fun/addicting! Also, anyone using it at a professional level will tell you that its true power lies in its complex and evolving abilities. This book gives a brief refresher on the fundamentals and then dives into many, if not all, of the diverse and functional uses of the program. I use Sketchup every day and I my weakness has been finding and accessing the right plugins for my workflow; this book has a great chapter dedicated to plugin usage along with where and how to find them. I am confident that this book can improve your Sketchup skills, or at the very least inspire you to model and try some new and exciting ideas. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book - misleading title *by T***N on February 11, 2013* First the good news. This book is well written and very well illustrated. I read the Kindle version on my iPad and the links to various websites made it a simple matter to go to the various referenced sites and return to the book when done. I appreciate the fact that it was professionally formatted and edited - something that doesn't always happen with the Kindle version of books. And I appreciate the author's depth of knowledge and very readable style. It has current references to a great many plug-ins for Sketchup, some of which I am sure I would find helpful. I hesitated to buy the book at first because paying more than thirty dollars for an ebook just seems pricey, but after reading the early reviews, I decided to go ahead. Now the bad news: I am an architect who designs houses. I love to use Sketchup to develop the design and convey the concepts and ideas to the client with a Sketchup model. I work back and forth between AutoCAD and Sketchup, creating the final construction documents in AutoCAD, but I am intrigued by the possibilities of staying in Sketchup for the final drawings too. But I am not there yet. To me, architectural design is about the creation of the design. This book is primarily about the photorealistic presentation of the design. While I am very impressed with what others do with photorealistic renderings, I have zero interest in perfecting the reflections off of a sphere or programming in Ruby. I share the blame for expecting this book to be about what I think of as "architectural design with Sketchup" because the subtitles gives a hint, but the free Kindle preview - the first part of the book - turned out to be most of what I was interested in in the book. I read it through to the end and was impressed by the quality of the writing and detail, but it was not what I was expecting. For someone interested in photorealistic rendering with Sketchup, this is certainly a five star book. For me, it was a disappointment. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/2604899-architectural-design-with-sketchup-component-based-modeling-plugins-rendering-scripting](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/2604899-architectural-design-with-sketchup-component-based-modeling-plugins-rendering-scripting) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-05-25*