Today, Google uses SketchUp as an important element of Google Earth: The 3D buildings you see all over the globe were made by Google Earth users working as volunteers and using SketchUp to create ...

SketchUp is compatible with other 3D design services and software packages, and you’re able to export your work to multiple different file formats such as 3DS, Collada, FBX and VRML.

And it was used to design everything from kitchen layouts to buildings to music videos. Google continued to refine SketchUp, now on version 7, and has added to the professional version (not free but ...

Architectural Design with SketchUp, Second Edition, is the leading guide to this incredibly useful tool for architects, interior designers, construction professionals, and makers.

Courtesy of SketchUp. RTA Studio used SketchUp to design the sustainable, world-renowned Scion Innovation Hub, the first sizable steel-less timber building in New Zealand.The 3D software's ...

I might have found my next favorite tool. SketchUp Make, released last month, is 3D design software that you've probably heard of.If you're like me, you might have even tried it. Various versions ...

SketchUp helps users select the right camera model, installation position and individual field of view in a virtualized 3D model based on the client’s building design.

Using the HoloLens, however, engineers can overlay a design onto a real world bridge or building (or vice-versa), making inspections simpler and safer. The researchers showed two potential use ...

SketchUp is a 3D modeling application similar to Photoshop or AutoCAD. Unlike these programs, however, SketchUp does not have a grid feature to guide you while you are drawing your models. Instead ...