Google SketchUp (free) beta

[vagrant]

Google SketchUp (free) beta is available from
http://sketchup.google.com/index.html

I did a quick search here but did not see anyone post about it, only that google brought them a couple of months ago, not that it was available for download.

[finaldestination]

Did you give it a try?

let us know how it is..

how useful is a 3d modelling tool for common man...just a point to think about..

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[jacksmith]

Google SketchUp (free) beta is available from
http://sketchup.google.com/index.html

I did a quick search here but did not see anyone post about it, only that google brought them a couple of months ago, not that it was available for download.
its a news and others didn't post it here before maybe because it doesn't have any financial benefits to us:p anyway if u try then just let us know

[SHT]

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

I just don't see why they are releasing something that has nothing to do with their mission. Are they trying to get into more areas other than search?

Google Calander, Google Earth, Writely etc all are linked in some way to organising the worlds information and making it useful, but a 3D modelling programme? A nice programme I think but I don't see where they are going with it.

[Lpspider]

I wonder if they trying to get into more of the autocad and or adobe area as well. :/

[stephenmunday]

The page does say -

View your modeled world in... Google Earth

Perhaps with a better resolution of pictures in GE, they could integrate the virtual model produced in SketchUp so that architects etc can see how it would look.

I agree though with SHT about it seemingly being outside Google's main focus. Or maybe we are all blind to the exciting possibilities.