I'm serious. The basic tools found in SketchUp's are the same ones found in the good old MS paint. There is the line tool, shape tool, eraser, paint bucket and everything else. The only things that ...

Google has released Google SketchUp, a 3D modeling program that it acquired last month with the purchase of @Last Software. The tool lets users design and build three-dimensional models of a dream ...

Two certified SketchUp instructors called Mike Tadros and Alex Oliver have created a number of excellent video tutorials (podcasts) at a web site called go-2-school.com. These videos (Quicktime ...

3D modeling for the rest of us became a little more intelligent today with Google's announcement of SketchUp 7 and SketchUp Pro 7, new versions of its popular modeling software. Amid a healthy ...

A powerful, yet surprisingly easy-to-use 3D drawing app that could introduce a whole generation of online users to simple CAD-like drawing. Google SketchUp (beta), the brand new, free 3D drawing tool, ...

CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Besides his work with CNET, Don's work has been featured in a ...

As a kid, I was obsessed with Lego. Being able to take simple blocks and make them into complex structures which were just what I had in mind was a very powerful feeling. As a grown-up, I still ...

Google has released a big upgrade to Google SketchUp 7 – their 3D modeling tool. SketchUp 7 is available in a free version, and a Pro version which includes a number of features helpful to ...

Ever wonder how designers make models in 3D? Check out this free program from Google that lets you create, view and edit 3D plans quickly and easily. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and ...

Google on Wednesday announced a new version of its 3D modeling software, SketchUp 8. New features include model geo-location integration with Google Maps, more accurate terrain and color aerial ...