Google Lat Long: Model the world with Google SketchUp 8

Model the world with Google SketchUp 8

September 1, 2010

New features in SketchUp 8

Major new features for modeling in geospatial context and for creating new 3D building models for Google Earth.

Model directly from Google’s massive collection of earth imagery, including aerial, oblique and Street View photography in addition to detailed geometric terrain and user generated 3D building models.
Import and improve models created with Google Building Maker
Participate in a community of geo-modelers collaborating on the shared construction of a detailed 3D model of the world.

new “Solid” tools in SketchUp Pro for common additive/subtractive modeling operations

“Outer Shell” to quickly simplify complex models imported from Building Maker
“Union, Subtract, Trim, Intersect and Split” to create complex additive and subtractive form from simple components.

additional features in LayOut for documenting models professionally

Custom line styles
a simple set of dimensioning and annotation tools
native document export to DWG/DXF 2010 format

Posted by John Bacus, Product Manager

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