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@Last? Google SketchUp (FREE)
Today's news hits the
fan as GeoDesign, GIS, CAD and AEC community learn that Google SketchUp is given FREE!
Although a surprise for many, this outcome seems to follow a predictable course. When two emerging technologies like Keyhole Google Earth and @last SketchUp merged, it was likely they were going to market more than peanuts in the package.
The White House in 3D: from Google Earth to Google SketchUp and back.
People have good reasons to be thrilled by the news and also be critical when apprehending the open virtual road to profit that lay before them as they will @last publish all 3D content freely, to be Googled later (see old news). This will surely allow for a widespread real-time 3D marketing revolution on the web!
( '@last' Software is the founder, former owner of SketchUp before Google (and was branded with this notorious acronym; similarly, Keyhole inc. was founder creator of later to be renamed Google Earth).
This 3D Wharehouse model tested here runs and integrates in the M3D Glider (Beta). As one can see at bottom in the Text Bubble, the model is considered 'Heavy' by GSU -which is a neat feed-back to the user. M3D Glider integrates your geo-tagged Flickr.com photos, Google Maps like maps to street level anywhere and many other information sources. Stay tuned! Pre-launching soon.
Google SketchUp on the products:
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"Google SketchUp (free) is designed for do-it-yourself homeowners who like to
explore design ideas and share them with others. SketchUp Pro 5
is for design professionals such as architects, designers,
builders, art directors and game developers who need to use it as part of a
professional design workflow."
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I have tried the new FREE Google SketchUp (next to the current version, now renamed PRO) and found out a few new nifty functions that typically were lacking to my GeoDesign workflow. So at first glance, it seems the amateur is promoted a safe place among professional artists. More investigations on this subject will go in the SketchDesign section.
Read more on the "SketchUp Google Earth connection", and place a short comment here.
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New M3D Glider Pilot:
Mediality3D fosters the 'Rotterdam Landmarks' student project: 'The Roof of Rotterdam' (The Netherlands) with the innovative M3D Glider enabling technology (Ajax).
Google Earth view of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with some 3D Landmarks (Courtesy of Lynx, Hogeschool Rotterdam).
We are happy to announce that the Lynx/ School of Media/ Hogeschool Rotterdam (The Netherlands) will be fostered with the M3D Glider enabling technology.
At this point, funding is on its way and we have room for businesses in Rotterdam to participate to this local project and publish their 'corporate presence' on our Google Earth M3D Glider.
Please contact us when you need more information on our participation program.
This innovative student Pilot project fosters funding from the business community and is expected to receive huge positive publicity. Your building, organisation or business could be visited multiple times in this project.
More information at: Rotterdam Landmarks.
Please email us when you'd like to participate to the growing M3D Glider Pilot community.
We will post on other upcoming Pilots using the M3D Glider technology in this blog.
Read more about the Google Earth connection with SketchUp:
SketchUpdate says:
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..."NOT TO MENTION THE GOOGLE EARTH CONNECTION
Oh yeah—both
Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro 5 (with the
plug-in) are Google Earth enabled, meaning that you'll be able to use
SketchUp and Google Earth together just like you could using the SketchUp Google
Earth Plugin that we've had for awhile. This means that everyone will be able to
find their house in Google Earth, import the aerial photo and terrain into
SketchUp, model their house (or apartment, or whatever), and send it back to
Google Earth—for free. Models shared in the 3D Warehouse will even be able to be
geo-referenced, meaning that they'll "know" where they belong in the world. When
you submit your models to the warehouse, you'll have the option of including
geo-referencing information. Or not, if you're, say, a Hollywood famous person."
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BUT:
What can be the implications of authoring your 3D to Google?
Read enlightening good writing from Ogle Earth blogs here. Alternatively.., read the Google 2006 Strategy presentation (March 10, 2006)
