Posted by Bryce Stout, Product ManagerI am delighted to announce the (deep breath) 2008 SketchUp Sketchy-Edge Style Building Competition. We thought that challenging you to produce your own unique sketchy-edge Styles would be the best way to really pus…
Posted by Aidan Chopra, Product EvangelistLast week, I spent three days in Hot Springs, Arkansas, attending the annual conference of the EAST Initiative. EAST (Environment and Spatial Technology) is a non-profit organization that works with schools aro…
Posted by Tyson Kartchner, Learning GuruNo, not the “deep meaning of life” kind of reflections — I’m talking about the kind of reflection you’d see in a mirror. More specifically, the kind you might see when looking across a pool or lake. Here’s a qui…
Posted by Allyson McDuffie, Google SketchUp Education Program DevelopmentI’m pleased to announce the launch of the Google 2008 International Model Your Campus Competition! We’re back with another opportunity for you to show off your 3D modeling skill…
Posted by James Therrien, Lead Training SimianAre you agog over the blazing modeling speed exhibited by experienced SketchUp users? Want to know one big secret of their success?Stay away from the menus and toolbars!Watch them closely, and you’ll see th…
Posted by Steve Dapkus, Market Development GuyThe folks who make iClone have recently announced their interoperability with SketchUp files. iClone is animation software that lets you compose, animate, light and “shoot” scenes digitally; it’s kind of li…
Posted by Matt Lowrie, QA EngineerIn LayOut, you can turn any line into in your document into an arrow using the Shape Style dialog box. Here’s how:Select any line in your LayOut document.Make sure the Shape Style dialog box is visible. If it isn’t, ch…
Posted by Aidan Chopra, Product EvangelistWorking our booth at Macworld Expo is always a hoot. It’s fun to be among the first to check out the latest Apple hardware (the new MacBook Air is thinner than it looks in the pictures). It’s fun to meet Mac ge…
Posted by Aidan Chopra, Product EvangelistA kind reader by the name of Zach Mayo just sent me a link to a great video put together by the folks at Lionhead Studios. They make a video game called Fable 2 (among others), and apparently they use SketchUp …