3D Warehouse Gone Insane

This video, while having nothing directly to do with SketchUp, I find nonetheless inspiring. It's the OK GO video for "This Too Shall Pass" featuring a continuous four-minute shot of a Rube Goldberg machine operating in sync with the song.

I may be behind the times but I saw it for the first time this week. It reminds me a bit of what might happen if the all the contents of the Google 3D Warehouse were to go crazy and start moving around on its own!

Enjoy.

Hurray for Route 66

There are now sixty-six (66) individuals following SketchUp Island blog through Google Friend connect! (see side column). To celebrate, here's a link to a cool collection of classic American Route 66-themed models. FlagFreak's Route 66 sign (above) is included in the blog header.

If you aren't following the blog yet then please join and become number 67, or 68, or 69, or... subscribe via the feed! (also in the side column)

Funky sign models from Route 66 model collection

House of Cards

Wow, check this out! It's a house of cards made entirely with freestanding, unattached playing cards. And it's not just any card house-- it's the Rhode Island State House!

3D Basecamp Looks Fun

I was unable to attend this year's 3D Basecamp at Google Boulder, but I can live it through this post by Aidan Chopra, SketchUp Evangelist, on the SketchUp blog.

From what I can tell/what I have heard, it was a blast. There were about 250 attendees (a handful were geo-modelers) who split their time between the Google Boulder Office and a second location called the Milk factory (?) or something like this.

3D Printing Takes Off

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According to this article from the Seattle Times, 3D printing is really taking off.

It is now being used to create not just small-scale plastic models, but also functional objects like prosthetic limbs and (soon) entire concrete houses!

Although the printers are costly hobbyists can purchase starter kits for around a thousand dollars.

Spread the Love

Easily post SU Island articles to social network sites

It just got easier to spread the love.

See something you like on SketchUp Island? Now there are a variety of social networking buttons at the bottom of each post. Just click on one or a couple to email, tweet, blog, buzz, and post to your heart's content.

Dónde puedo conseguir SketchUp?

Pardon me, Spanish speakers, if that was incorrect Spanish (but I thought I would try using a handy phrase taught me by a friend-- I just replaced one word "cerveza").

Modeler John Wilkes from UK sent me this nice video he found on another modeler's YouTube channel. Auquicu was the winner of this year's Google Model Your Town competition in Barranco, Lima, Peru.

Trying Out New Modeling Features

Hi! So I quickly tried out some of the new features in SketchUp 8 and Building Maker. I am still getting accustomed to them and may not remember all that I did, but I'll take my best shot.

Happy Belated Birthday

By PinkCakeBox on flickr

OMG! I forgot that SketchUp Island celebrated its 1st birthday on August 23!

Poor little forgotten SketchUp Island.

Well, better late than never.... happy birthday, blog, and many more!

P.S. Thanks to Beryl Reid for the awesome birthday banner!

Sounds Good To Me

One of the ideas we brainstormed at the Mapper-Modeler conference this past spring in Zurich was the idea (often suggested before, apparently) of having sound in Google Earth.

Have I Been Asleep for Two Months?

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When I said in my last post that "everything is different" in the SketchUp/geo/modeling world, I didn't literally mean it.

But now I'm wondering if I should have.

Today I previewed a 3D building model in the Google 3D Warehouse and used the Street View tab to check for accuracy. All very normal. But...

I'm Back! Everything Is New!

Image from SketchUpdate

I'm back and everything is new!

While away from the Island on my two-month adventure at summer camp the SketchUp people developed a totally new version of SketchUp called Sketchup 8. Just click on that link to find out more as there is too much awesomeness to describe.