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TurboSketch bundles SketchUp for retail

by Michael Rose (Jan 17th, 2007)

If you secretly harbor the desire to design in 3D, you've probably already downloaded and explored Google SketchUp, the free-slash-500-dollar modeling tool from our buddies on the G-team that allows you to put your virtual buildings right into Google Earth. Now, as seen at Macworld, there's an ...

Google releases SketchUp for Mac OS X

by David Chartier (Jun 12th, 2006)

Of course, with the Universal release of Google Earth, Google has also kicked out a Mac OS X version of their recently-purchased SketchUp, a 3D modeling app for the masses. If you need a quick explanation, here's one as good as any from their site: "Adding a deck? Remodeling your kitchen? From ...

SketchUp free

by Scott McNulty (Apr 27th, 2006)

Hot on the heels of being acquired by Google, the fine folks that make SketchUp have released a free version. Now, at the moment it is Windows only, but a Mac version is coming soon (and I bet it'll be sooner than most Mac products from Google). The new version, called Google SketchUp (free), is ...

Google Buys @Last, Developer of SketchUp

by Damien Barrett (Mar 14th, 2006)

Google's on an acquisition trend, having just purchased Writely, an online word processor, likely to compete with the Microsoft Office monopoly. And today, @Last Software, developers of the excellent 3D/CAD design software SketchUp, announced their acquisition by the search engine giant. The ...

Google Earth plugin for SketchUp

by Scott McNulty (Jan 12th, 2006)

SketchUp has teamed up with Google to create a beta plugin for SketchUp (a very cool drafting program). Why is this cool? You can create a building in SketchUp and place that drawing in its context in Google Earth. This is a very powerful concept and I'm sure lots of small Mac shops are ...

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