Saturday, 28 March 2009

SunTools for SketchUp is available now

SunTools, a new Plugin for SketchUp is available now.

Plug-in Features:

  • SunPATH: visualization (month and year)
  • SunPOS: Sun Position for a date and time
  • SunVIEW: Axonometric views from the Sun
  • SunPENETRATION: Analyze Sun Penetration/Access in any specific analysis point.



The plug-in can be downloaded after registration from: http://tx.technion.ac.il/~arrguedi/SunTools/download.html


Via Blgsim







Thursday, 5 March 2009

Introducing SketchUp Sages



There's a brand-new source of SketchUp salvation on the web. SketchUp Sages is a collection of the very best advice from some of the very best SketchUp modelers. These kind, expert souls have put together a one-stop place to look for all kinds of answers.

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Via Google Sketchup Blog







Monday, 2 March 2009

AutoCAD 2010 Gives More 3D Power



Everyone knows that you can "do" 3D in AutoCAD. AutoCAD 2007 made 3D
operations, well, feasible in AutoCAD. Before 2007, it was difficult to
make simple 3D objects. Many never tried.

After AutoCAD 2007 many were impressed and satisfied with it's 3D
abilities. Once I started using 3D in AutoCAD the number one response I
would hear was, yeah, that's good, but AutoCAD can't do organic
modeling. True. If you needed sharp corners, then it was perfect. Well,
now AutoCAD 2010 has provided us with that ability. Once the new free
form modeling features hit the design houses and its users can see what
it can do now, I wonder what the next complaint will be? Any ideas?

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AutoCAD 2009 Cue Cards



One online resource that is pretty nice is the AutoCAD
2009 cue cards to see a short bite size overview of AutoCAD 2009
features. It is based on Flash and acts like a book complete with
turning pages.

It is available online at the link below.

AutoCAD 2009 Cue Card Demo


Via Between the Lines


Sunday, 1 March 2009

Modeling for the Ocean layer in Google Earth

With the SketchUp maintenance software that released yesterday, you too can model your very own underwater world! The first thing you'll have to do is to download the latest version of SketchUp here. Once installed, a few simple options in SketchUp enable you to select whether your model is above or below the water:
  1. Go to 'Window' then 'Preferences'
  2. Choose 'Extensions' in the left column
  3. Toggle on 'Google Earth Ocean Modeling'
  4. Hit OK



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Via Google Sketchup Blog



SketchUp 7 Maintenance Release 1

Google has posted Maintenance Release 1 for Google SketchUp 7. For details on what has been fixed and added, see the Release Notes page.

The latest versions should be:

    * For Windows: 7.0.10247
    * For Mac: 7.0.10248

Both can be downloaded here.