Posted by Tyson Kartchner, Learning GuruRecently, the Dominion Institute of Canada sponsored a unique challenge aimed at some of our younger users (14- to 25-year-olds were allowed to enter). Using SketchUp, Google Earth and the 3D Warehouse, participa…
Posted by Steve Dapkus, Market Development GuyOn June 9th, we hosted Stu Maschwitz and Dan Jennings to round out our focus group for an updated Film and Stage Plugin. We started the show off here in Boulder, with a Cajun breakfast at Lucile’s. John Ba…
Posted by Aidan Chopra, Product EvangelistHere’s an interesting article that James found on the BBC website: The UK government has announced plans for a zero-emissions house that meets new standards for energy efficiency and all-around eco-friendliness…
Posted by James Therrien, Training and Education ManagerWant to try your hand at being a SketchUp trainer for a year? We have several full-time (but temporary) trainer positions open in the U.S. While working with Google under a year-long contract, you…
Posted by Brian Brewington, Software DeveloperPeople who get to be visually creative for a living (and those who are creative just for fun) already know and love Photoshop. Just recently, in Photoshop CS3 Extended, the good folks at Adobe added the abi…
Posted by Nathan Kohrmann, GeomodelerWith a little effort, you can substitute a higher-resolution, color image for the black and white snapshot that appears when you import context into SketchUp from Google Earth. It’s a nice way to get started when yo…
Posted by Aidan Chopra, Product EvangelistI remember the first time I saw the shadows feature in SketchUp; I just about broke my ankle getting to my computer to download the software. When someone in our office first noticed Keyhole (which is what Goog…
Posted by John Bacus, Product ManagerYou’ve probably noticed the little person who appears in every new SketchUp file you create — in fact, you’ve probably deleted him more times than you can count. Or maybe you’re one of the hundreds of people who de…
Posted by John Bacus, Product ManagerSeveral weeks ago at the Maker Faire 2007 in San Mateo, a couple of us had the chance to meet and mingle with 20,000-ish of the most interesting and inventive people I’ve encountered in a long time. Nestled in among…