June 23rd, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Being of Dutch decent, I’m particularly excited to announce the introduction of Rotterdam, Netherlands as the latest 3D city to be in Google Earth!While there’s plenty to see when visiting this southern city of 600,000 residents, if you’re a fan …
June 16th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
Ever have trouble keeping track of your geo-models in the 3D Warehouse? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could sort them to make it easier to figure which ones to work on next? We thought so, too — behold the following screenshot:Use the drop-down menu on y…
June 8th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Whether you call it soccer, like us, or football, like the rest of the world, we have your virtual ticket to South Africa right here. Google Earth is proud to feature 3D models of all ten stadiums and the nine cities of host nation South Africa.To chec…
May 28th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
Having spent the last three hours fiddling with Ruby developer tak2hata’s amazing new SketchUp plugin, I can proclaim one thing with absolute confidence:Everything is better with fur on it.I submit for your consideration the following well-known corp…
May 28th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
We’re excited to introduce author badges in the Google 3D Warehouse. Badges are our way of recognizing your modeling accomplishments and helping to establish your reputation in the 3D Warehouse community.There are badges for: uploading a SketchU…
May 27th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Previously, Google Building Maker restricted you to using only our aerial images for your models. Today, we are happy to announce a new feature that allows you to upload your own photos for building creation – resulting in higher-detailed and more real…
May 27th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Venice, Italy in 3D is now live on Google Earth. You can take a virtual stroll starting at the train station (Venezia Santa Lucia) and traverse Ponte Scalzi to get to Campo Santa Margherita. You can check out the recently completed “fourth bridge” (Pon…
May 26th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
(Cross-posted from the Google Lat Long blog)The 9/11 Memorial organization, a non-profit group responsible for care-taking the 9/11 museum and memorial park, first contacted Google in 2008 to explore ideas on how our technology might be used to enhance…
May 25th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Stockholm, which is said to be referred to as the “Venice of the North” may not receive a lot of sunlight throughout the year, but today it’s in the limelight as the newest city to be included in the 3D Buildings layer of Google Earth. Watch the …
May 18th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
We offer a Non-profits Program for public benefit, 501 (c)(3) organizations to apply for a SketchUp Pro grant. One of our grantees, Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville, Inc., sent us this story about using SketchUp Pro for a house plan:The Habitat for…
May 18th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Our worldwide network of SketchUp Authorized Training Centers makes learning SketchUp quicker than ever. Our certified SketchUp trainers provide hands-on training that will have you designing, sharing and presenting 3D models in no time. We’ve put th…
May 13th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Last month’s release of Earth view in Google Maps has folks in the Google Boulder office especially excited. For the past four years we’ve been working hard to develop 3D modeling tools and a 3D building approval system to help enhance the experien…
May 12th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
A few weeks ago, members of the SketchUp team traveled to Sydney, Australia. We met with customers, attended the Form & Function Conference and presented a SketchUp Pro Demo to local architects at our Google Sydney office. In the next few weeks, I
May 12th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
For years, Google’s Geo products have been identified as a powerful learning toolkit that can help students conceptualize, visualize, share, and communicate information about the world around them.This July, Google is hosting the first Google Geo Teach…
May 10th, 2010 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Our friends over at SketchUcation are hosting a nifty challenge: The SketchUp to Piranesi Competition is meant to celebrate the features of the SketchUp to Piranesi Plugin, as well as the “Design to Art” abilities of Piranesi 2010.Piranesi is a whi…