Create a custom snowglobe of your house with SketchUp

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3) build a cg model of your house.

i tried a handful of the “automatic” systems to build models. microsoft’s photosynth, autodesk’s 123D catch, a couple lesser known programs. none of them worked well enough to produce a final model – they did well for 75% of the model, but then […]

3D Printers: Almost Mainstream

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SketchUp, SolidWorks, Rhino, and AutoCAD mentioned in this article on 3D Printers.

Smaller and cheaper

3D printing isn’t new. The manufacturing technique known today as 3D printing, also called additive manufacturing or direct digital manufacturing, has been used for rapid prototyping for decades. But over the last 24 months, prices have […]

Ideas Made Real: a Wine Bar, a Trebuchet, a Skate Park, a Movie Model…

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In November, we launched the Make Ideas Real project with the goal of creating a showcase of the best SketchUp work from around the world. To build out this showcase, we asked you all to share stories of how SketchUp is helping you to turn your ideas into […]

Maxwell Render For Google SketchUp Competition

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Next Limit Technologies proudly presents the Maxwell for Google SketchUp render competition! We are offering thousands of dollars worth of prizes including an iPad, cameras, Maxwell Render licenses and much more! All qualified entries will be uploaded to our new SketchUp image gallery, and prizes will be voted for publicly via […]

Make Ideas Real with SketchUp

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Every week, two million people use SketchUp to breathe life into their ideas. The resulting 3D models get made into houses and schools, movie sets and aquariums, bridges, robots, and furniture. The sum total of all this work represents a larger, yet untold story of how the SketchUp […]

Maxwell for Google SketchUp – for FREE!

Maxwell for Google SketchUp offers users the benefits of advanced rendering in a custom built, easy to use package- for FREE!

Maxwell for Google SketchUp is a self contained (standalone) package- it contains its own render engine designed for and fully integrated into SketchUp. No other application is launched when you render your scene, […]

Announcing the SketchUp Halloween Challenge

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This year, we thought it might be fun to host a SketchUp Halloween Challenge for folks who are looking for something to do in their spare time. The nitty gritty:

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There are two: Use SketchUp to model either a jack-o’-lantern or a haunted house. Or both.

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View Your 3D SketchUp Designs on the iPad in Three Simple Steps with 3DVIA Mobile HD

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In recent months, Team 3DVIA has received numerous success stories from Google SketchUp users who have made our 3DVIA Mobile product a vital part of their workflow process. 3DVIA Mobile allows users with an iPad and/or iPhone to easily display their work in a stunning and interactive 3D viewer. This […]

Shaderlight Pro 1-year education license $30

Shaderlight Pro 1-year education license $30 Shaderlight is a plug-in for Google SketchUp that enables both rendering expert & 3D novices to transform a SketchUp model in to a photorealistic render. The simple to use yet powerful technology behind Shaderlight will transform 3D visualisation workflows in a wide range of industries from architecture and interior […]

3D Artist Sunil Pant discusses his use of SketchUp Pro

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Sunil Pant was responsible for the 3D props and pre-viz layout for fims such as Dreamworks’ Megamind and Iron Man 2.

Google SketchUp is my favourite tool to design on. As an artist who has worked in Maya for many years, SketchUp is very intuitive to work in for concepts.

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