About the Author
Aidan Chopra has always had a thing for computers — his parents thoughtfully sent him to Apple camp instead of hockey lessons like every other eight year old in Montreal — but he learned to draft and build physical models the old-fashioned way, working for his architect father. These days, Aidan is a Product Evangelist at Trimble, where he's been since that company bought SketchUp in 2012. In the ten years since he graduated with a Master of Architecture degree from Rice University, he's done a lot of writing and lecturing about the way software is used in design. Aidan co-writes the SketchUpdate, an e-mail newsletter that reaches over five million SketchUp users worldwide. At Trimble, he works on ways to mediate between power and usability; he believes the best software in the world isn't worth a darn if nobody can figure out how it works. Aidan lives is based in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife Sandra and their son Chatham.
Dedication
For my parents, Jenny and Shab, and my brother, Quincy, because I love them very much.
Author’s Acknowledgments
For helping in all the ways that it is possible to help with a book — offering technical advice, lending a critical ear, providing moral support and encouragement — I'd like to thank my wife, Sandra Winstead. It's rare to find everything you need in a single person, and I can't imagine having written this book without her.
Thanks to Michael Curry for writing Chapter 9 of this book. As a 3D Printing Evangelist who also ...
