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 ...

V-Ray is an incredibly powerful renderer — but it’s also remarkably easy to use. The number-one* 3D renderer used in architectural visualization is battle-tested and industry-proven, used daily to ...

April Wilkerson shares a SketchUp tutorial for beginners (Part 1), helping you get started with this powerful 3D design tool. The Latest: California senator removed after interrupting news conference ...

My wife and I just moved to an apartment with a great backyard, but neither of us think spatially. Using Google Sketchup, it's been easier than I'd imagined to plan our Ultimate Patio 4000. If you've ...

We talk about Google SketchUp quite often on here, and for good reason. It’s an amazing piece of free software that allows you to create 3D models for use in Google Earth and other places. We’ve shown ...

April Wilkerson teaches SketchUp for woodworkers in Video 2, advancing your design skills to create woodworking projects digitally.

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Hot on the heels of being acquired by Google, the fine folks that make SketchUp have released a free version. Now, at the moment it is Windows only, but a Mac version is coming soon (and I bet it'll ...

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 ...