Google acquired popular 3D modelling tool SketchUp back in 2006, before selling it to Trimble in 2012. Today, Trimble and Microsoft announced the launch of SketchUp Viewer, bringing holographic mixed ...

In 2006, shortly after I started working as the public geek at the Takoma Park Maryland Library, Google released a free version of its 3D drawing program, SketchUp. SketchUp was originally designed ...

SketchUp is a 3D modeling and drafting application from Trimble for use in architectural, civil and mechanical fields, among others. Users can quickly build up 3D models using its precise measurements ...

Science is rich with happy flukes. Remember the story of penicillin? Alexander Fleming discovered the bacteria-destroying mold by accident when he left a culture dish uncovered in his lab in 1928.

I love hearing about how companies are using SketchUp in their work more and more often, and Alexander James International is a great example of that. Recently featured in the Google SketchUp Blog, ...

In the fire service, it’s not uncommon for us to use best practices from other industries to improve operations. Thermal imaging, extrication and forcible entry are all areas in which passionate ...

It’s amazing to see some of the ways that Google products can connect people, often in very unexpected ways. Cheryl Wright, Associate Professor in Family & Consumer Studies at the University of Utah, ...

SKP is a 3D file format that is native to SketchUp software, a 3D modeling software. Like any 3D format, SKP files also store 3D models, and they consist of sketches, layers, model information, ...

SketchUp Projects for Kids (Intermediate Series – 3 book set) ($44.95) SketchUp Projects for Kids (Advanced Series – 4 book set) ($54.95) Available from 3DVinci.net Google Sketchup is a playful, fun ...

D5 Render is a free real-time ray tracing renderer for architecture, landscape, interior design, engineering, and other 3D professionals. With advanced real-time ray tracing technologies, 10000+ ready ...