SketchUp
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SketchUp is a 3D modelling program designed for professional architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers, and related professions, recently acquired by Google. Developed by @Last Software from Boulder, Colorado, it is marketed as an easy-to-use conceptual tool with a simple interface.
Some of its key features include:
The newest version, SketchUp 5 possesses options to allow the user to extrude and widen as well as the ability for a face to "follow" the cursor around an object.
Add-ons can be downloaded from @Last's website. One such add-on allows the user to export the 3D model as a .kmz file which can then be opened in Google Earth. This add-on allows accurate geo-referencing of SketchUp models and accurate placement of those models in Google Earth. The add-on allows SketchUp to import modeling context (photographic + terrain model) from Google Earth for modeling reference.
On March 14, 2006, Google acquired @Last Software, attracted by their plugin for Google Earth and on April 27, 2006, Google announced Google SketchUp, a freely-downloadable version of SketchUp. [link] The free version is not as capable as SketchUp Pro 5, but it includes integrated tools for uploading content to Google Earth and to the Google 3D Warehouse, a library of models created in SketchUp.
SketchUp was first released in early 2001 as a general purpose 3D content creation tool. It quickly found a market in architecture and building design industries, however, and was revised to suit the needs of working professionals. The key to its early success was in its steep learning curve, allowing for a much shorter learning period than other commercially available 3D tools.Google SketchUp
External links
Up Wiki - All things SketchUp!
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