Google SketchUp 7 is Out
No Comments | November 19th, 2008

Google SketchUp 7 is out; the new version was released yesterday. With the new release, I have this feeling SketchUp is slowly moving away from being a simple 3d modeling tool to the much more complex building information modeling (BIM) software. What’s New in Google SketchUp 7?



Earth Day - Energy Simulation Plugins for SketchUp
No Comments | April 23rd, 2008

Google SketchUp is celebrating Earth Day with the launch of a new website (I miss the old layout, the new layout is simply ugly) and some really interesting plugins for people that are into sustainability.
Created by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Design Plugin is a free plugin for [...]



Google SketchUp Style Builder - Imitation of Sketches
No Comments | December 29th, 2007

They put the sketch back in SketchUp, but the latest release by Google SketchUp comes bundle with Style Builder, a new tool that you can use to create your own customized sketchy-edge Styles.
Before the magical journey begins, you are required to sketch a few lines onto a template (above) and feed the program with [...]



Survey on favorite 3D Rendering Software
2 Comments | October 5th, 2007

Here’s the result from the previous poll, 3D max and SketchUp top the poll mainly because I tend to blog more about these softwares. Anyway, I’ve created another poll - Architects design buildings because?



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    Currently studying Architecture in Curtin University, Western Australia. Calvin loves web designing and photography, occasionally he blogs about his thoughts and opinions.

    Every morning he refill himself with weird energy-inducing substances known as coffee and tea and then off saving the world, I mean studying and blogging of course.

    The author is not a CAD expert nor a web genius. Just another guy spending too much time online (believe me, way too much). The tutorials featured here are meant for basic level understanding.












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