Create a custom snowglobe of your house with SketchUp

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SketchUp Snowglobe

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 horribly mutilated the last 25%.

in the end i went with google’s sketchup – its photo match tools are great for building models from photos of buildings.

see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSuDoX8SPtU

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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