Two years in the making and the result of many, many people's hard work, Google SketchUp 7 has arrived.
SketchUp is software you can use to build 3D models of anything: your house, killer robots, furniture, trees, abstract art — anything. Architects and engineers use it to design buildings and other structures. Woodworkers use it to plan their projects. And lots of people use it to figure out where to put their furniture. SketchUp is easy to learn, it comes in free and Pro versions, and it's more fun than a houseful of clowns. Oh, and you can use it to build models for Google Earth, too.
Google SketchUp Pro 7
SketchUp Pro 7: Create, modify and share 3D models
All the intuitive modeling, visualization and collaboration features of SketchUp 7, plus exporters for a long list of 2D and 3D vector file formats. Also, generate tabular reports based on the entities in your models.
LayOut 2: Create flexible 2D presentations, quickly
Link your models to multi-page 2D presentation documents, add images, text and graphics, and share your designs as high-resolution prints, digital exports and onscreen slide shows.
Dynamic Components: Make smarter models with custom behaviors and attributes
Teach components to animate and scale like they do in real life. Add custom attributes that extend your models' usefulness. Build configurable components that are easy for everyone to use.
Style Builder: Create custom, sketchy-edge display Styles for SketchUp
Guarantee that your drawings will look totally unique by creating your own Styles. Base them on strokes you make with pens, pencils, markers or anything else.
Two years in the making and the result of many, many people's hard work, Google SketchUp 7 has arrived.