Google unveils Google SketchUp 7

BANGALORE, INDIA: Search engine giant, Google has launched SketchUp 7 and SketchUp Pro 7, the newest versions of popular 3D modeling software.

Whether a user is an architect drafting solar-powered buildings, a video-game designer imagining wild characters in new worlds, or is entirely new to 3D and discovering the basics, SketchUp 7 makes design easy and more intuitive than it has ever been.

With many useful new features, SketchUp 7 will not only help users express their ideas better and more easily in 3D, but will allow them to share their work and collaborate more effectively as well.

The creative and technical challenges of 3D can be daunting, and may prevent great projects from ever getting started. SketchUp 7 includes new features designed to make modeling more intuitive, help beginners get going, and enable veteran designers to work more efficiently.

SketchUp 7 and SketchUp Pro 7 were designed to make it even easier to share ideas and finished work with other SketchUp and modeling enthusiasts, wherever they may be in the world. Now, the Google 3D Warehouse, an online database of millions of 3D models, can be searched from within the SketchUp 7 component browser, making the process of finding, downloading, and using existing models of anything from the Golden Gate Bridge to a dining room table, even easier.

As designs in SketchUp become more collaborative, taking and attributing credit for these models becomes increasingly important. Credits ensure that modelers’ work will be recognized and helps all users better understand the history of design behind each model.

There are additional powerful features for SketchUp Pro users. LayOut 2, now out of beta, is a tool for creating and sharing professional presentations made from SketchUp models. LayOut 2 allows users to share hard-copies of their work and transfer models from SketchUp to paper, enabling them to print 3D items in a newly dynamic and detailed fashion.

Want to learn more? Click here to download SketchUp 7.