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Robert Scoble learns about Architecture & BIM at CleverHomes

Robert Scoble may be known to you as the PodTech, ex-Microsoft, Geek Blogger Videoblogger but this show ventures into the world of Architecture, Construction, Green materials and Building Information... Read more →

Kiwi & Aussie Roads in Google Maps!

Yep, street level mapping for New Zealand & Australia in Google Maps, soon for Google Earth I hope! Google Earth Blog: Down Under and Kiwis Get Roads in Google Maps Google Maps Mania: Big News: Google Maps street maps for ALL of Australia and New Zealand! Read more →

Google SketchUp, free for personal use!

Wow, Google have released a free version of SketchUp (for personal use) + 3D Warehouse, a web repository for 3D models. Read Randall's great post for all the details on this exciting move to make 3D CAD for everyone. Google Releases Free SketchUp and 3D Warehouse Google today opened the doors to a 3D revolution on the Web by releasing Google SketchUp, a free version of the popular 3D CAD program Google acquired last month… Read more →

Google acquire @Last Software - SketchUp

Wow, read all about it at Google Acquisition FAQ's but a few key points; How will @Last and Google work together? Work together? We are together – @Last Software is now Google. What does this mean for SketchUp the product? Although we don’t know exactly what new capabilities we’ll be able to build into SketchUp, it’s probably safe to say that the additional resources we get from Google will give us the ability to do more cool stuff than ever before. Will SketchUp continue to serve the AEC markets? Absolutely; that is the core of our business and we will... Read more →

AECbytes at the SketchUp User Conference

Lachmi Khemlani on the recent SketchUp User Conference. 3D Base Camp: The First SketchUp User Conference ~ AECbytes Newsletter #23 Read more →

@Last Software acquisition rumors

So, who’s going to “acquire” @Last Software – SketchUp – this week? Randall S. Newton chats with @Last Software’s co-founder Brad Schell… @Last Software and the Great Google Rumour Read more →

AECnews.com is blogging the SketchUp 3D Base Camp

I was surprised to get a trackback from Randall S. Newton to my post regarding Google Earth + SketchUp! For the past few days I’ve been reading his blog posts from the SketchUp Users Conference, 3D Base Camp 2005. Read them at AECnews.com indexed in the Event Blogging category. Read more →

Google Earth + SketchUp = Cool!

Back in August after playing with Google Earth I wrote; “BIM + Global Database + Bandwidth = The Future, Today. A BIM project that extended to a site, or maybe suburban layout, can now be placed in context. Anyone with a broadband net connection can have the world on their desktop today. Your project is part of that world.” I recently found out that SketchUp made it happen producing a Google Earth Importer/Exporter that enables your SketchUp model to be placed on Google Earth. The screen-shot shows their sample model of Dulles International Airport in the Google Earth viewer (click... Read more →

Autodesk Architectural Studio RIP

Its tough getting a new type of software established. When I first saw Autodesk Architectural Studio (AAS) on the Autodesk US web site several years ago it looked like potentially revolutionary software. The idea of migrating traditional tools to a digital workplace specifically for those who don't need, can’t or won’t use more complex “full on” CAD applications was a good one. The idea of combining “hard” CAD data, “freehand scribble” and mass modelling in a digital workspace was great. To have a CAD aware application to pull together many resources for presentations was appealing. At the time with Tablet... Read more →