Google SketchUp 7 Released

Google Blog - Introducing SketchUp 7

“We're very excited to announce the new release of Google SketchUp 7. If you don't already know about the fun you can have with SketchUp, here's a quick recap:

SketchUp is software you can use to build 3D models of anything: your house, killer robots, furniture, trees, abstract art — anything. Architects and engineers use it to design buildings and other structures. Woodworkers use it to plan their projects. And lots of people use it to figure out where to put their furniture. SketchUp is easy to learn, it comes in free and Pro versions, and it's more fun than a houseful of clowns. Oh, and you can use it to build models for Google Earth, too. So what's new in SketchUp 7? There's too much to list here, but we focused on three major areas for this release:

• Making it even easier to get started – We've created a new class of "smart" objects called Dynamic Components,

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Take a look at the What's New in 7 page on the SketchUp website to get the whole scoop. There's a great video to watch, and it stars some of the more prone-to-sunlight members of our engineering team — in lab coats, no less. Don't miss it.

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My dad was an industrial engineer and when I showed him SketchUp it blew his mind. That on his PC he could do more that he ever imagined doing on the high end CAD/CAM systems he used back in the day. Now he makes us call him, “MR. SKETCHUP” (just kidding… but he loves playing with this utility… ;)

 

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