John Hanke and Brad Schell from Google were on hand to show us new versions of Google Earth and Google SketchUp. The new Google Earth launched yesterday with PC and Unix builds as well as a universal ...

Google has released SketchUp 8, its latest version of the popular 3D modeling software, with many new improvements, including Google Maps built right into the software. If you’re not familiar with ...

Here’s a great little SketchUp video tutorial from the folks at concept3D, who we’ve shown you before with their excellent models at Northeastern University, Duke University and fun tools like the ...

Although Sketchup’s primary purpose is as a 3D editor, it can also be useful for making 2D images. For instance, for a quick 3D effect on a logo, import an image of the logo into Sketchup, then trace ...

Improving Map Data: Google has just released some tools for Google Maps to make it easier to report map errors (misspelled street names, for example) in the United States. By right-clicking on the map ...