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 ...

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 ...

The Google SketchUp Blog has the neat story of Jim Fanjoy and how he used SketchUp to help the Peace Corps build a school in Guatemala. The complexities of building a two-level, 8,000 square foot ...

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 ...

We’ve seen a lot of great uses of SketchUp over the years. Not only for creating 3D models in Google Earth, but using to to create real buildings, game design, interior design, augmented reality, ...

Google SketchUp is an engineering tool that you can use to quickly create three dimensional objects to scale. A key activity that you will do again and again in SketchUp is aligning one component to ...

Now, more than ever, architects are working outside the office. Whether meeting with a client over Zoom, visiting a job site, or sketching on the train, design professionals aren’t tethered to their ...

ScaffPlan for SketchUp allows scaffolders to design, plan, and present projects in 3D, generate gear lists and streamline ...

[Christian Finklea] was inspired by a glow in the dark table, and decided to try his hand at making his own… and it’s absolutely fantastic. He designed the table using SketchUp Make, and overlaid the ...

3D modeling is an essential part of being a Maker or Modder in today's world. We use it for everything from mocking up projects, to designing objects that our 3D printers will make into physibles.

Earlier this month, I attended the Trimble Dimensions conference in Las Vegas. More than 4,000 attendees made it the largest Dimensions conference to date. Since Trimble has been on a corporate ...