Google SketchUp - Model your world

Spent my weekend by googling the google it self. Whats stupid I am! When realized that I didnt realize about the new baby born of Google Family. Goodle Sketch Up, for now it has been at its sixth realese, it is still in Beta stage but what I found is, a free 3D CAS lisenced software. As Google Eart Addict, it is a pleasant surprise, as I know as a free software, Google Earth combine with Google sketch up are an exceptional tools to model the world form anywhere you work. Doesnt need any expensive licensed software ( just dont talk about the software piracy in Indonesia! )

I still remember when I spent much more hours sat down at my 3D lab, doing skecthing with a very precise and accurate measurement, combining a colour and thinking about the picture speed, and when I have to stay for a night at my 3D lab just to convince than I was successfully rendered my skecth and uploaded to flash player. It was my first 3D film I've ever done, a little house near the beach with 2 lovely VW Car.

Now, I try to find out what was the Google Sketch Up:

Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool that combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to complex, conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp enables you to build and modify 3D models quickly and easily. If you use Google Earth, Google SketchUp allows you to place your models using real-world coordinates and share them with the world using the
Google 3D Warehouse.

• Simple: Learn the small toolset quickly
• Fast: Model as fast as you think Powerful: Design anything from a shoebox to a skyscraper
• Flexible: Make your models loose/conceptual or tight/accurate
• Fun: Place your models in Google Earth

One that I am trying now is Once you've built your models, you can place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse.

Have a nice sketching!!!!