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(Cross-posted from the Google Lat Long Blog)With tools like SketchUp and Building Maker, modelers around the world have been creating remarkably high-quality 3D buildings for Google Earth — just check out any of our Featured Modelers to see the impres…

Since we released Google Building Maker several weeks ago, we’ve seen a large inflow of new 3D models. Great job!If you’ve been following our posts (or Tweets), you might be wondering why we’re introducing new cities in Building Maker in the same locat…

We recently released SketchUp 7.1 into the wild, and a ton of you have upgraded over the last few weeks. As is often the case when a ton of folks with all different system configurations load a new version of SketchUp, we found a few undiscovered bugs …

When we launched Building Maker a few short weeks ago we were unsure how everyone would respond. Given the massive influx of models we’ve received since it launched, one thing is clear – you like making buildings for Google Earth! If t…

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 …

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…

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…

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

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 …

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 …

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…

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…

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 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…

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…