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cresshead
04-28-2006, 04:53 PM
http://www.fotothing.com/photos/f8e/f8e84a7383f912f027354a15b860477d_8ae.jpg


just been playing with google sketchup free
http://sketchup.google.com/index.html


intersting app...will play a bit more!:thumbsup:
omeone
04-28-2006, 05:06 PM
They also just registered a new domain: GOOGLE3DWAREHOUSE.COM/INFO/ORG
Will this be a turbosquid contender?
cresshead
04-28-2006, 05:22 PM
the 3dwarehouse seems to be a SHARE area not a shop...things might change though!
GregMalick
04-28-2006, 06:17 PM
Cresshead,

Is there anyway to get the Sketchup models into LW?
hrgiger
04-28-2006, 06:22 PM
Oh gee, just what the world needs....and with my favorite GUI items- icons...:rolleyes:
cresshead
04-29-2006, 03:30 AM
to get them into lw you'll need either sketchup pro at £316 or a converter plugin/app that can read a google earth 3d file .kmz
or a sketchup native file which is a .skp

not found a converter as yet....!

just looked thru 3d converter and couldn't see a way..
http://web.axelero.hu/karpo/

thy want you to BUY the pro versionn no doubt for commercial use.

hey, hrgiger....you seem to be suffering from ''iconitus''..!
cresshead
04-29-2006, 05:02 AM
okay...using the 'darn obvious' i imported the model to lightwave!
doh!....

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/b8d/b8d42a46e55299cbeb6de1e0e54acf15_53b.jpg
hrgiger
04-29-2006, 06:41 AM
hey, hrgiger....you seem to be suffering from ''iconitus''..!

Yes. It's congenital.
cresshead
04-29-2006, 09:56 AM
i bet you have a right ole time playing card games!
spades, clubs, hearts....:D
nerdyguy227
04-29-2006, 10:15 AM
This looks like a neat program to use before you start something that isnt too complicated but needs curves cut out and such (like a building) then importing it into lw to do the details. Its like a fast, simple, stand alone, lwcad app.

Holey cow though, have you seen what people have made! Check out the "most popular" models in the google 3dwarehouse!!! http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?ityp=1
lesford
04-29-2006, 10:34 AM
Sketchup is very popular among architects and production designers. I am starting to get these models handed off to me on a regular basis. I have been getting them in 3ds format, and they import quite well compared to, for example, vectorworks. I'm guessing the obj export is good too, but I haven't tried it.

Les Ford