December 17th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
We know from examining our charts and graphs that the good people of Brazil are crazy about SketchUp. We can officially add 3D modeling to the long, long list of things for which that country is famous.The first book about Google SketchUp 8 is now avai…
The “City of Love,” now in 3D
December 15th, 2010 | by Gopal Shah | published in Google SketchUp
To foreigners, Paris is the “city of love.” To Parisians, it’s the “city of lights” (La Ville-Lumière). Today, Paris is the “city in 3D.”Sunrise in ParisOften considered one of the top destinations for world travelers, Paris is known for…
December 15th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
This user story comes from Mark Lessmueller at Daniel Company. It came in via the Tell us your story link on the Sketchup Go Green! site.Daniel Company has switched to Sketchup Pro for the drafting, design, analysis and construction of its air pollutio…
December 14th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
Today’s Google Building Maker imagery update is our last one for 2010 – you can now use our purpose-built geo-modeling tool in any of 109 cities around the world. We’ve just released imagery for:Oklahoma City, OklahomaOslo, NorwayThe Hague, The N…
December 10th, 2010 | by Gopal Shah | published in Google SketchUp
If you’ve ever stopped by the SketchUp forums to ask a question, chances are you got an answer from one of the “SketchUp Sages”. Today, we are kicking off a blog post series profiling these SketchUp ninjas. In this inaugural installment, we’re …
Ponoko 3D Printing Challenge: Two weeks left
December 6th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
It’s Monday — time for my weekly reminder about entering the Ponoko 3D Printing Challenge before it’s too late. You have two more weeks to put together an Instructable about using SketchUp and Ponoko together. Fabulous prizes await you if you win. The…
Supermodeler Story: Zeljko Zdravkovic
December 2nd, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
Here’s a testimonial from Zeljko Zdravkovic (a.k.a Zex), who told us about his experience geo-modeling his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia.I started modeling Belgrade because I wanted to create a 3D identity for my city. I first learned that it was poss…
November 30th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
When you’re working with rounded objects whose edges have been smoothed, it’s sometimes hard to make things look good. That’s because curved surfaces don’t automatically produce a profile edge that helps to differentiate them from the background. You c…
November 29th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
We’re one quarter of the way into the Ponoko 3D Printing Challenge; you’ve got three more weeks to enter. The salient points:You produce an instructional media-thing (text, images, video) that teaches folks “How to use Google SketchUp for Ponoko …
November 25th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
Google Demo Slam is a little piece of tech we put together to help people wrap their heads around all the cool/useful stuff that Google offers. It’s the perfect way to wake up after stuffing yourself with Thanksgiving turkey.Here’s a SketchUp Demo Slam…
Announcing the Ponoko 3D Printing Challenge
November 22nd, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
If you haven’t discovered Ponoko yet, you’re in for a treat. Ponoko is about turning the stuff you dream up into physical objects that you can hold in your hands. Nothing beats seeing your designs come to life.To coincide with the launch of their n…
November 17th, 2010 | by Gopal Shah | published in Google SketchUp
Today, we’re happy to announce that three more Japanese cities are viewable in 3D in Google Earth: Yokohama, Sendai and Saitama.Sun rising over Yokohama.You can now tour photo-realistic, 3D buildings in these cities without leaving your house—or cl…
iClone: Bringing your architecture to life
November 15th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
‘Tis the season… for software competitions! The folks at Reallusion (the talented makers of iClone) have recently launched the Bring Your Architecture to Life SketchUp & iClone Rendering Contest. With a combination of realistic materials, detaile…
Summer Sketch Workshop in Toruń, Poland
November 11th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
This past summer, Supermodeler Arkadiusz Pawlowski (a.k.a. Arek, a.k.a. aroo) decided to hold a SketchUp workshop for students at the Nicolas Copernicus University of Toruń. He partnered with fellow Toruń alumni Radoslaw Golba to teach the course. I …
November 10th, 2010 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp
Today we’re announcing a new approach to bestowing “Super Modeler” status on our geo-modeling rock stars. More on that below—but first a little history.A new form of 3D modeling began when @Last Software, the maker of SketchUp, was acquired by …