Google
SketchUp Pro 6.0 3D Design Software - this release offers ability to export
to professional CAD programs and 2D presentation program "LayOut," David Karlins,
PC Advisor, Sep 19, 2007
SketchUp 6
- photo match feature, watermarks, sketchy edges feature, 3D text tool, LayOut
feature for faster 3D rendering, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, April 3, 2007
Go for the Pro!
- easy-to-use UI, SketchUp 6 Pro can create 3D models from photographs, plus new
style palettes, layout tool, more, CAD User, January 2007
Google SketchUp 6 - with free basic version, SketchUp 6 has Photo Match
feature, easy signage creating options, new Styles capability, text and
dimension improvements, more, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, March 13, 2007
Easy 3D Modeling with Google SketchUp - SketchUp is useful for simple
modeling, placing and sharing model into Google Earth, creating movies from it,
more, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, February 7, 2007
Sketching Software Captures AEC Ideas Fast - SketchUp Pro 5 helps to build
complex 3D models with the help of features like pencil tool, inference
modeling, Paint Bucket tool, and more, Robin de Jongh, Machine Design, October
26, 2006
Get With the Program - kitchen and bath designing software: Fusion and Solid Design from Planit, Google SketchUp,
Microcad's Autokitchen, Chief Architect, more, Lee Ann Murphy, K+BB, July 1,
2006
3D Modeling Can be Child's Play
- easy-to-use and free, Google SketchUp version is provoking novices,
professionals and kids to take Weekly SketchUp 3D Challenges, Kenneth Wong,
Cadalyst, July 19, 2006
Now You See It - MicroStation users can now publish and review their DGN
and DWG models in Google Earth environment, David Chadwick, CAD User,
March/April 2006
ConnectPress 2006 Overview of 3D Viewers - Adobe Acrobat 3D and Google
SketchUp make design analysis easier; Ingo Wulf of 3D-Tool talks about 3D
Viewers trends, John Myers, CATIA Community, June 29, 2006 (requires free
registration)
You are Now Free to Sketch
- free SketchUp version has limited capabilities as compared to SketchUp Pro
version so professional market is not affected, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, June 27,
2006
Populating Google Earth - Google-SketchUp integration will allow users to
create 3D building designs and visualize them in their surroundings, Martyn Day,
AEC Magazine, April 21, 2006
Catching Up on SketchUp
- SketchUp is expected to be there and grow well in spite of the
acquisition, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst AEC, March 27, 2006
Bentley
Ports to Google Earth; Google Buys SketchUp - analysis of
MicroStation/Google connection; major announcements by Bentley and @Last make
Google Earth the standard platform for architectural models, Martyn Day,
martynday.com, March 14, 2006
Shrewd
Move: Google Acquires SketchUp - Google is in position to allow SketchUp
users to add the built world to the Earth model, Randall Newton, CADwire.net,
March 15, 2006
Cadalyst
All Stars - Top Products in 2005 - included are a Dell mobile
workstation, HP Designjet, NVIDIA graphics card, 3Dconnexion Space Pilot,
Autodesk DWF Composer, SolidWorks and SketchUp, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst
Management, December 1, 2005
SketchUp 5 - SketchUp by @Last Software offers 3D modeling package with
impressive renderings to designs, thus earning an A plus, but does not import
and export Parasolid or IGES, Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst Management, November 1,
2005
Multimedia Presentation Trends - presentation software like SketchUp 5,
Adobe Photoshop, Informatix Piranesi 4, Autodesk 3ds max, and Autodesk VIZ 6,
are putting AEC and engineering companies on the cutting edge, H. Edward
Goldberg, Cadalyst AEC, October 1, 2005
3D
Base Camp: the First SketchUp User Conference - inaugural user
conference focused on the technology, including upcoming features in next
release, placing SketchUp models in Google Earth, and users' wish list, Lachmi
Khemlani, AECbytes, October 12, 2005
SketchUp 5 - new
release of SketchUp, a popular application for conceptual 3D design exploration,
introduces Sandbox tools for terrain modeling tools and new enhancements like
Extensions Manager, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, August 18, 2005
AEC From the Ground Up - Top Tools for Preliminary DesignTools for
Preliminary Design - various tools that can help the architect with
preliminary design include Wacom Cintiq, Alias Sketch Book Pro,
Photoshop, Plan Tracer, SketchUp, form Z 5.0, Autodesk VIZ, 3ds max,
Alias Maya and Studio, ArchiCAD, Architectural Desktop and Revit, for
preliminary design, H.Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst AEC, April 1, 2005
Macworld 2005
- a report from the recent gathering on what's new and noteworthy in the
Macintosh AEC- and CAD-related industry, including the release of the new
low-priced Mac Mini, and updates on form*Z, VectorWorks and SketchUp and
Microspot, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes Newsletter, January 12, 2005
From Mark-up to Practice Management - reviews of SoftPlan reView, SketchUp 4.0, Green Matrix and Digital Project (Gehry Technologies), Lee Anne Smith, Architectural Record, September 2004
AEC From the Ground Up: Multimedia Presentation Tools - reviews of SketchUp 4.0, Autodesk VIZ 5, form*Z 4.0, SketchBook Pro 1.1, Toshiba Tablet PC, Wacom Cintiq, QuadriSpace Presenter and Presenter Pro and ArchVision's RPC, H. Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst, August 16, 2004
Review of SketchUp 4.0 - this 3D design exploration tool has been specifically developed to be easy, intuitive and fun to use, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, July 15, 2004
SketchUp 3.x - highly recommend for any architect who needs to do quick and fluid 3D design work and a must-have for urban designers, Anthony Frausto-Robledo, Architosh, June 22, 2004
Green Building Studio and SketchUp! Add-In and Plug-Ins for BIM Tools - Green Building Studio is a free Web service that assists in the energy analysis of buildings in the design stages and with selecting energy-efficient green building products and materials; new free tools from @Last Software allow a SketchUp! model to be imported into Architectural Desktop and ArchiCAD, Michael Dakan, AEC Tech Trends #115, March 4, 2004
The SketchUp Plug-in for Architectural Desktop - an easy, intuitive and fun to use application for 3D design exploration that saves the time and tedium involved in developing an ADT model from scratch, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, January 15, 2004
SketchUp 3.0 - excellent, user-friendly program enables you to explore and develop design concepts by pushing, pulling and stretching sketched 2D planes into 3D models, Greg Corke, CADserver, November 10, 2003
SketchUp 3 -
a must-have conceptual design tool for anyone working in architecture, urban studies or interior design,
MacUser, October 2003
SketchUp 3D - this powerful program offers familiar tools that render with colors, textures, and shadows that are architecturally and artistically appropriate, Bill Machrone, PC Magazine, August 27, 2003
SketchUp 3.0 - easy to learn and fun to use but continues to have limitations. However at $495, it is a good deal. Lachmi Khemlani, CADENCE AEC Tech News, July 24, 2003
Editors' Choice Awards - editors pick their favorite CAD-related hardware and software of the past six months: ArchiCAD 8.0, AutoCAD 2004, Autodesk Revit 5, Autodesk Vault, Bentley Architecture, ENCAD T-200, Iced*CAD, Inspector 2D/3D Device, PANTONE Color Cue TX, Pro/CONCEPT, SketchUp 3.0, Solid Edge V14, Sony Artisan Color Reference System, STAAD.Pro 2003 and VectorWorks 10, CADENCE, July 2003
SketchUp 2.2 - this tool for making sketches of any kind is fun and easy to use, putting 3D modeling into the hands of the masses, Greg Miller, Macworld, June 2003
Picture This: SketchUp 2.1 and Piranesi 3 - SketchUp offers an easy-to-use and powerful conceptual design tool and an ideal complement to the special 3D painting qualities of Piranesi - and both belong in every designer's toolkit, Jerry Laiserin, The LaiserinLetter, September 2002
SketchUp 2.0 - the latest version of this conceptual design tool gets a rave review for its ease of use and powerful features, Greg Corke, CADserver, October 23, 2002
Conceptual 3D Modeling with SketchUp - a tool to enhance the conceptual phase of design, SketchUp is easy to learn, intuitive, fun to use and affordable, Lachmi Khemlani, CADENCE AEC Tech News #80 (August 9, 2002)
A Design Revolution? - every once in a while, a product comes along that makes a huge impact on the market - US architects rave about SketchUp, Greg Corke, Cadserver, March 21, 2002
Easy 3D Model Building - SketchUp's simple tools enable you to quickly create architectural 3D models, David Cohn, CGW, Nov 2001
SketchUp 1.2 Review
- despite some minor quibbles, this program is highly recommended - it's easy and fun to use, offers great live shadow and material modes and outstanding snapping and face alignment tools, ARCHIdigm, August 2001
SketchUp - a delightful tool for 3D modeling, says Jerry Laiserin, CADENCE, April 2001
