Hi everyone!
I'm very new to SketchUp and need some advice please.

I'm a third year student and I’m in the process of doing my final year project, I was going to be using 3DS MAX with QUEST, but there was a complication with me having access to the software ( not on the correct course to have a copy.)

One of my lecturers suggested using Unity3D as it's a free game engine after a bit of research I noticed a lot of other people where modelling in SketchUp, as it send both the object and textures across together once it has been exported, but the free version of sketch up I’m using does not allow me to export in .FBX

which is why.....I need to buy the latest pro version but on a student licence in the UK, I am currently using the free version of SketchUp 8, but I need to be able to export my 3D models so I can use them in Unity3D, So if anyone can suggest a website I could buy from, that you know is safe I would be very thankful (I have ordered an NUS card which should arrive within 7days, to prove I am a student within the UK)

Any help would be very much appreciated,

Thanks for your time, Kate