3D Environment Competition 2011

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E-on software, in association with Maxon, Google, Pixologic, 3D Total, Ballistic Publishing, 3D World magazine and Cornucopia3D, is honored to invite you to participate in the “3D Environment Competition 2011”.

With judges that are leading experts in the major fields of the 3D entertainment industry, this competition represents a unique […]

Discover Your World in 3D, again

Link via The Official Google SketchUp Blog

Today, we’re unveiling a totally redesigned Your World in 3D website. If you’re new to geo-modeling — the term given to creating 3D buildings for Google Earth and Google Maps — the Your World in 3D website has all the tools and info you’ll need to get up […]

Using SketchUp at The Dwight School

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When possible, technology intersects with other classes: Sixth graders studying Greek history, for example, used the Google SketchUp tool to examine ancient architecture.

Seventh graders might use the same tools in a more advanced way, perhaps using SketchUp to design their own buildings. They design video games, and they animate.

Google SketchUp […]

Google SketchUp at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011

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Google SketchUp recycled shipping container booth.

The SKPR Bot Scavenger Hunt.

Google SketchUp 8 is free.

Google SketchUp Pro 8 is available at a student discount price of $49.

Google SketchUp Pro 8 is free for instructors.

Google SketchUp Pro 8 Lab […]

Turner Construction Company Deploys Google SketchUp Pro

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NEW YORK – Turner Construction Company has announced the deployment of SketchUp Pro™, Google’s premium 3-Dimensional model authoring tool and platform. Turner is using SketchUp Pro™ as a part of its standard “digital toolbox” to provide Building Information Modeling (BIM) related services on projects across the United States and around […]

Model Creation 5/16/2011

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New World Trade Center by Patrick Griffin

Google SketchUp 8 is free.

Google SketchUp Pro 8 is available at a student discount price of $49.

Google SketchUp Pro 8 is free for instructors.

Google SketchUp Pro 8 Lab licenses are available at a school discount price of $15.

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Sustainable Design 101 developed by SketchUp expert Daniel Tal

Link via American Society of Landscape Architects

Washington, D.C., May 5, 2011 – Plants that digest toxic waste, parks built from old building materials, trees that lower utility bills and many other sustainable concepts are part of a new free educational resource from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The resource is available […]

Using Google SketchUp to design an eco-friendly home

Link via USA TODAY

Using Google SketchUp, a 3-D modeling program usually used by architects, engineers and other design professionals, the couple drew the plans for their home and all of its high-tech, low-environmental-impact features on a computer screen.

“Woodworkers say measure twice and cut once. We did that with SketchUp . We designed it […]

Google Docs now able to view Excel, Powerpoint, Photoshop and AutoCAD files

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Today we’re excited to launch support for 12 new file types:

Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX) Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX) Apple Pages (.PAGES) Adobe Illustrator (.AI) Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF) Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG) PostScript (.EPS, .PS) TrueType (.TTF) XML Paper Specification (.XPS)

Not only does […]

The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing

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To successfully print 3-D objects on your own machine, you need design applications and tools to tweak your creations.

All the machines I’ve seen require that you use design software that saves objects in the STL, or stereolithography, format.

There are free design packages like Blender and Google SketchUp and myriad […]