November 12th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
As of today, you’ll be able to see Valencia, Spain in 3D by opening Google Earth and flying down to one of the most beautiful cities in Mediterranean Spain. When you have Google Earth open, make sure the “3D Buildings” layer is checked to get the full …
Learning 3D with Google SketchUp
November 10th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Google SketchUp has been popular with young 3D modelers and educators for years. It opens up the world of 3D like no other application, and teachers love the fact that SketchUp is free. I recently had a chance to look over our office copies of the Mo…
November 9th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Since the launch of the MONOPOLY City Streets game in September, millions of buildings have been built in the game. Soon after the game launched, the Monopoly team hosted the Design Your Own Building Competition with the help of Google SketchUp to crea…
November 6th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Today, we introduced two new 3D cities: Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Indianapolis, Indiana. Take a tour (download kml) of these new cities in Google Earth 5.Posted by Alex Juhola, 3D Modeling Specialist
Geo-Modelers: We want to feature you!
November 5th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
You may have noticed that we frequently add stories about 3D modelers to our Google Earth Featured Modeler section on the Google SketchUp Blog and the Google 3D Warehouse (here’s our last Featured Modeler story). These modelers have done extraordinary …
November 4th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
If you’d like to connect with fellow Building Maker modelers, check out the additions we introduced to the product today. Click on the “Join the discussion” link to get to the Google Group for geo-modelers. We created this discussion group for people …
November 3rd, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Google SketchUp 7 の日本語版がついに登場。バージョン 7 の新機能については、[このウェブページ]をご覧ください。For version 7, we decided to focus on three main areas: making SketchUp easier for new modelers, sim…
November 2nd, 2009 | by Sketchup Guide Bryce | published in Google SketchUp
SketchUp 7.1 launched back in September. Last week, we updated the SketchUp ruby API Site with all the changes that have been made since the release of Sketchup 7.0 (Nov 2008). This includes documentation fixes and updates for several new methods. F…
SketchUp Ruby API site updated for SketchUp 7.1
November 2nd, 2009 | by Sketchup Guide Bryce | published in Google SketchUp, Uncategorized
SketchUp 7.1 launched back in September. Last week, we updated the SketchUp ruby API Site with all the changes that have been made since the release of Sketchup 7.0 (Nov 2008). This includes documentation fixes and updates for several new methods. F…
November 2nd, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Recently, my wife and I realized that the plywood retaining wall keeping our backyard from sliding into the pasture behind our house had to go. She kept reminding me that I work with Google modeling tools everyday and should come up with a plan to bui…
October 28th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
In the West, some of the longest-standing architecture is found in churches and cathedrals. As cities grow and evolve over time, structures come and go with the requirements of society. Through changes over centuries, though, major cities in Europe can…
We’re awash in Building Maker models!
October 23rd, 2009 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
We didn’t know what to expect when we released Google Building Maker last week. Would we hear crickets? Would we be hit by a tidal wave? Somewhere in-between? Well, the headline of this post says it all! We’ve been trying to find dry land in the sea of…
Bright idea: a LayOut case study
October 23rd, 2009 | by Tasha Danko | published in Google SketchUp
Clear communication of ideas and plans is an important part of the design and/or building process, regardless of the scope of the project. Mike Brightman, of See Before Building and Bright Ideas Consulting, has provided a few examples of how he used th…
October 21st, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Earlier this year, we teamed up with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum to launch the Design It: Shelter Competition. People all over the world were invited to use Google SketchUp to design small buildings and submit them for consideration. We received o…
October 20th, 2009 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
If you’re like me, you enter competitions to win cool stuff, to challenge your brain a little, or to try new tools. Well, some friends of SketchUp have told us about a few design competitions they’re hosting this Fall to keep you busy (warning: these m…