Wiki article,Sketchup history
SketchUp was developed by startup company @Last Software, Boulder, Colorado which was co-founded in 1999 by Brad Schell and Joe Esch.[2]
Augmented Reality Plugin for Google SketchUp - AR-media™
With the Augmented Reality Plugin from AR-media™, Google™ SketchUp™ users are allowed to visualize their 3D models using Augmented Reality directly in the real physical space which sorrounds them. In a very precise sense, through AR-media™ Plugin, SketchUp™ 3D models can be visualized out of the digital workspace directly on users' desktop, by connecting a simple webcam and by printing a suitable code. The AR-media™ Plugin provides users with an advanced visualization functionality which serves two main purposes:
- Study and analyze scaled virtual prototypes in real environments
- Communicate 3D projects immersively and astonishingly
- Communicate 3D projects immersively and astonishingly
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SketchUp Engineering ToolBox!
Online SketchUp Engineering ToolBox!
Add standard and customized parametric components - like flange beams, lumbers, piping and more - to your Google SketchUp model by usingsketchup.engineeringtoolbox.com.
Ten Beginner Tips for Using Google SketchUp
Whether you want to design a new addition to your house, plan your landscaping or just make a drawing for fun, Google SketchUp offers wonderful functionality for creating 3D models. Even better, it’s completely free. If you’d like to try your hand at designing with the program here are some simple tips to help get you started.
Urban Developer
Urban Developer uses a model based approach with objects such as project plans, sub plan areas and real-estate objects which have their own user interfaces and calculations. These properties can be accessed via the context menu within SketchUp. A project tree gives an overview of all the objects that are available on the urban development plan and charts area available to see the characteristics of the whole plan or its objects.
Installation of Urban Developer 2.1 Software Perquisites-
- Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
- Microsoft .Net framework
- Google SketchUp 7
- Adobe Flash
Visit Urban Developer to learn more and get the plugin.
RPS RpReports
RpReports is a plug-in for SketchUp which lets you create your own applications with customized attributes, predefined attributes for components, and reports.
- Define attributes for your application, such as manufacturer, part number, description, building, floor, and price. Some of these attributes are fixed for each component definition, and some can be set for each component instance.
- Create a library of components for the users of the application to place.
- Define the base and default attributes for each component.
- Specify totals and sub-totals and other report customization.
This plug-in was created by Render plus System. The SketchUp model that you see on your screen is what will be rendered – with the same view, colors, materials, etc. You can render at the SketchUp image size, or at any other image size desired.
Visit RpReports to learn more and get the plugin.
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SpecifiCAD™
SpecifiCAD TM Google SketchUp™ 7 delivers relevant building product data to the designer’s Desktop within the BIM environment using CADalytic Media’s patent-pending technology. CADalytic Media through SpecifiCAD™ delivers the functionality of the Sweets Network® to provide manufacturer content directly on the BIM desktop. Designers can quickly access CAD details, SketchUp™ 3D models, catalogs, three-part specifications, and Green information. SpecifiCAD™ also delivers relevant Google 3D Warehouse™ content including the McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets3D Collection content to the Desktop.
SpecifiCAD™ for Google SketchUp™ 7 and for CAD® BIM Models Architecture 2009 display McGraw-Hill Construction’s new Sweets Network® interface with the same linking enhancement available in previous versions of SpecifiCAD™.
Visit SpecifiCAD™ to learn more and get the plugin.
Photoshop CS3 Extended Plug-In for Google 3D Warehouse
Photoshop® CS3 Extended Plug-in for Google 3D Warehouse is a free plug-in that enables you to search and download 3D models from Google 3D Warehouse™ directly from Adobe® Photoshop CS3 Extended. Once you have downloaded the plug-in, you can search Google 3D Warehouse from Photoshop CS3 Extended by going to File>Automate>Search Google for 3D Model.
Visit Photoshop CS3 Extended Plug-In for Google 3D Warehouse to learn more and get the plugin.
eDrawings Publisher
The publisher is an add-on to SketchUp that allows designers to export their models to eDrawings format. eDrawings is a well accepted solution among MCAD professionals who need to share their designs among teams.The professional version enables users to Create markups, Measure the model, Create Cross-section, Password Protect eDrawings file, Move components and Insert Stamps.The tool allows you to generate an accurate representation of your SketchUp models that can be viewed (only) using the eDrawings viewer.
eDrawings models can be packed into an executable containing the viewer as well as the design data so that the recipients do not need to install or purchase any software to view the model.
- Create compact & read-only eDrawings files from SketchUp models
- Insert stamps & password protect your files
- Save as EXE with viewer and design data, so that recipients do not need to install or purchase any software
- Recipients can create comments & markups, measure & cross-section the model & move components
The add-on was created by Geometric Limited. Visit eDrawings Publisher to learn more and get the plugin.
Indigo Renderer
Indigo Renderer simulates the physics of light to achieve photo-realistic renderings while keeping setup times and trial and error to a minimum. Indigo uses unbiased physically correct rendering methods which produce the highest levels of realism demanded by architectural and product visualization. Workflow is fast and easy using the well-integrated SketchUp plugin, SkIndigo, which has been widely praised for its ease of use and fast responsive development.
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Interiors
Virtualwind
Virtualwind® is an advanced 3D wind flow modeling and visualization software solution. It empowers building architects, landscape architects, engineers, builders, climatologists, educators and students to quickly predict, understand and convey complex wind flow phenomena in urban, suburban and rural environments. Virtualwind is ideal for sustainable building design considerations (siting analysis, green roofs, living roofs, pedestrian-level wind, alternative transportation, natural ventilation, solar panel placement, heat loads, and more) and for optimal placement of wind turbines.
Key features include:
- Import Building models from Google 3D Warehouse and Terrain models from Google Earth for use in Virtualwind simulations
- Single-click export of SketchUp models into Virtualwind
- Single-click launch of Virtualwind from SketchUp
- Tools for creating, correcting and separating geometry
- Pro version parallelized for optimal performance on multi-core computers
IES VE SketchUp plugin
The Integrated Environmental Solutions VE SketchUp plugin allows you to assign important information like location, building type, room type, construction types and HVAC systems to a SketchUp model and then import it directly into an IES tool for analysis, without having to re-build any geometry.
Key features:
1.Export groups and components from Google SketchUp™
2.New Toolbar icons
3.Color code rooms on 3D model to visualize results and input data
4.Ability to view weather data as wind rose
5.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
6.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
1.Export groups and components from Google SketchUp™
2.New Toolbar icons
3.Color code rooms on 3D model to visualize results and input data
4.Ability to view weather data as wind rose
5.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
6.Unique ability to view MacroFlo bulk airflow on 3D model as arrows
IES have come up with a plug-in for SketchUp that allows you to run an energy analysis right within your SketchUp model. And the plug-in is completely free! Join Mike in this first part of a 2-part series as he shows you how to run an energy analysis on a massing model using the IES plug-in for SketchUp.
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Museum
Google SketchUp Goes Green!
There is great potential for free software like Google SketchUp to play a role in the development of future small and large scale alternative energy technologies. Google SketchUp is free software that can be used to create complex 3-D models. The software interface is simple and easy to use. The possibilities are limitless! Anyone can now create a 3-D version of their idea or concept! The models can then be imported into programs likeGoogle Earth. More specifically, SketchUp is the perfect software to help us in our quest to develop new energy technologies.Google SketchUp 'plug-in' offers energy analysis - Green
An updated software tool combines energy-use evaluation with Google's 3D-modeling program to help improve building design in its early stages.
OpenStudio, a free, open-source tool introduced last year, now integrates EnergyPlus building analysis withGoogle SketchUp, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced this week.
"OpenStudio is lauded around our office as one of the most complicated plug-ins ever written for SketchUp," Christopher Cronin, Google's strategist for SketchUp, said in a statement.
While Google may see OpenStudio as a plug-in for SketchUp, OpenStudio's creators may instead see SketchUp as an add-on to its simulation program.
Even if you're experienced with using a computer, learning a new software program presents two problems. The first is learning how to get around the program; the second is learning how to make the program do what you want it to do. We're excited about what SketchUp can do to make woodworking easier and better, and I've been working on developing methods to help folks learn it. I've come to realize that instead of starting at the beginning by making simple models, you can dramatically shorten the learning curve by starting at the end.
