tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61425669329526520522024-02-22T09:07:06.755-05:00SketchUp IslandWELCOME to SketchUp Island, the (f)un-official blog about Google Earth and SketchUp 3D modeling! This feed is ad-supported.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-2721974338699325042014-01-01T10:29:00.001-05:002014-01-01T10:29:33.885-05:00Happy New Year 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy New Year 2014, Everyone, from SketchUp Island blog! In the image above we see New Year preparations underway in the style of Vietnam-- although Vietnamese New Year won't fall until the end of January this year. This image was created with Shaderlight rendering on top of a SketchUp model.</div>
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About the image: <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1nh_t%C3%A9t" target="_blank">Bánh tét</a></i>, a traditional Vietnamese food made of glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaves, is being boiled overnight in a large pot by a villager. Already-cooked Bánh tét hangs to cool from bamboo poles, while additional ingredients are prepared on the porch by relatives. Fruits and flowers have been placed in front of homes to welcome the new year.</div>
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Here's a peek at an awesome collaboration by the SketchUp community from a few years back: Santa's workshop at the North Pole. Check out the crazy evolution of this project at the original post <b><a href="http://sketchupisland.blogspot.com/2010/12/santas-workshop.html#more" target="_blank">here</a>.</b><br />
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Happy Holidays from SketchUp Island Blog!!<br />
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These are 3D models digitized from real rocks, stones and boulders, and free to use. Check out the whole beautiful collection at <b><a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=3b6498554492f5bbcaf22741b2e3465e" target="_blank">this link.</a></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-20326136796281751592013-11-01T14:12:00.001-04:002013-11-01T14:12:37.780-04:00Peeposaurus: Fun with Artisan Plugin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week I downloaded the neat <a href="http://artisan4sketchup.com/" target="_blank">Artisan organic modeling plugin</a> for SketchUp, which I hear is the go-to plugin for fast and easy sculpting in our favorite 3D design program, at an affordable price.</div>
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With the help of <a href="http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/fredoscale" target="_blank">Fredoscale</a> I created my first... um... experiment with Artisan. I call it <i>Peeposaurus</i> due to its resemblance to both a dinosaur and a <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Pink_peeps.jpg" target="_blank">Peeps marshmallow</a>. Rendering done in Shaderlight.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-42471432066477580922013-10-23T19:57:00.002-04:002013-12-15T12:06:03.644-05:003D Basecamp 2014 Is Coming!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I must thank my friend Filip, aka <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?clid=91441212dd61e37631a5b7d7e03136" target="_blank">Athinaios</a> of geo-modeling fame, for pointing me to this first. We had a real blast at 3D Basecamp in 2012, and I was just hankering for another, when this news came along. In 2012 in Boulder, Colorado, I met or reunited with many SketchUp modeling friends, ate great food, had fun, and learned a lot. Will you be there?</div>
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Read the full joyous announcement <a href="http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2013/10/announcing-sketchup-3d-basecamp-2014.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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Enter the Halloween-themed <a href="http://sketchup3dchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/10/190.html" target="_blank">SketchUp 3D Challenge</a>! The 3D Challenge community is looking for some new participants to join in the fun. What better way to welcome newcomers into the group this month, than with a spooky graveyard theme?<br />
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Think you have what it takes to win the challenge? You know you do, now show it! BOO!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-51157673095398416812013-10-04T10:50:00.002-04:002013-10-04T10:50:38.320-04:00Geo Show-N-Tell: Minnesota State Capitol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In honor of the geo-modeling community, which is now retired, I will do a series of geo "Show and Tell" posts, featuring models that never made it to the 3D pipeline, but were in the works. I have a lot of those.</div>
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PLEASE submit your handsomest images of geo-models to share with the rest of us. Post processing is OK, and if it's a published Google Earth model let me know so I can note that too. Maybe your model will appear on SketchUp Island.</div>
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Seen above is my incomplete model of the Minnesota State Capitol building, which was never submitted to Google Earth for various reasons: I began geo-modeling professionally, and a nice version of the building was published anyway. Also my model was quite heavy with geometry, and some bugs in the file kept me from progressing smoothly. Still, I think it's a pretty sweet geo-model that would have worked, with some work!</div>
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A remarkable short film for you to enjoy, employing 3D technology and artistry in a way never seen before!</div>
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Enter the Maxwell for SketchUp rendering contest! The theme: "Out of Place." Your mission: take iconic places and alter them/ move them/ transform them into something fresh and unexpected! The Acropolis on the Moon? Sydney Opera House made from origami? The White House painted colorfully?<br />
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Follow on Twitter @MaxwellRender (<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.1875px;">#MW4SU2013)</b> and check out the contest details at the <a href="http://www.maxwellrender.com/sketchup-competition">official website</a>. Good luck!<br />
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EDIT: As of September 23, the entry period has closed<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-56213918164045041562013-06-14T21:45:00.003-04:002013-06-14T21:45:54.911-04:00Court Building, Evansville, Indiana<div style="text-align: center;">
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Meanwhile, back in the world of geo-modeling... <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=0183478871023441879604833&scoring=m" target="_blank">Randall Crane</a> has created this handsome addition to his <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=4de73b6bdaeaa57e9a0803e3d65e738e&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Evansville, Indiana</a> collection. I've added it to my collection <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=d42a83d258fcf30431de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">1900s</a>.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-76731981383425108452013-04-09T19:08:00.001-04:002013-04-10T14:43:59.531-04:00Kitchen Design Plugin Test Drive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I tried out the free version of <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/106435782123074590264" target="_blank">+SketchThis.NET</a>'s Kitchen Design Plugin (KDP) and here's what I came up with!</div>
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In brief, I placed cabinetry and appliances into my SketchUp kitchen, using the KDP library. The dynamic components allowed me to easily resize the cabinets. I swapped out the doors using the door menu and chose a cherry wood finish. I wasn't sure where to find counter tops, so I made one.</div>
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Lighting was easy because Shaderlight-ready IES profile lights are included in KDP, as are small appliances and furniture. For whatever else I needed I borrowed some great knick-knacks found in the 3D Warehouse component browser in SketchUp. Final render in Shaderlight. Ta-da!</div>
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The verdict: A pretty cool result, and it was fun to use. Anxious to see how this develops!</div>
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I just downloaded the new <a href="http://sketchthis.net/sketchthis-kitchen-design-plugin-released/" target="_blank">Kitchen Design Plugin</a> by <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/106435782123074590264" target="_blank">+SketchThis.NET</a>. Since it's free it didn't cost me anything to download, and I suspect I'll have fun with it.<br />
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Want to try it out? Watch the trailer (the most epic kitchen design trailer, ever) and then download a trial at <a href="http://sketchthis.net/sketchthis-kitchen-design-plugin-released/" target="_blank">this link</a>.<br />
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Do you ever find yourself adrift in the Sea of Many SketchUp Plugins, or trekking unproductively through the Valley of Productivity Extensions? With so many great SketchUp tools to use, aren't you sometimes just... lost?</div>
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Fear not! For a new beacon is here to light your path. From famed SketchUp adventurer <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=1510783023098459660829802&scoring=m" target="_blank">Aerilius</a> comes a new plugin to organize and access <i>all </i>your plugins, tools, and other SketchUp extensions... Behold: <a href="http://sketchupplugins.com/plugins/launchup/" target="_blank">LAUNCHUP</a>! </div>
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I've tried it myself and it really does work well. Quite amazing. <a href="http://sketchupplugins.com/plugins/launchup/" target="_blank">You should try it, too</a>! Enjoy this new way of exploring SketchUp, and thank you, Aerilius!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-84358359922802819842013-03-27T10:16:00.001-04:002013-03-27T10:16:47.671-04:00Schloss Eneburg<div style="text-align: center;">
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Via <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/110881420816597489878" target="_blank">+Douglas Triana</a> take a look at this video rendering of <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/110985781685543511443" target="_blank">+Christina Eneroth</a>'s eye-popping, mind-blowing, inspirational-juices-flowing, German cousin-of-Hogwarts, 3D SketchUp model <i>Schloss Eneburg</i>.<br />
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Christina (aka <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=1438951607944306779129789&scoring=m" target="_blank">Eneroth3</a>) has been building her Alpine "dream home" for years! See the original SketchUp model at <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ea3ceda4cb1303c83ae1361afc45ac52" target="_blank">this link</a>.<br />
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In the model above I tried this technique to avoid the PNG railings I had created from "burning through" the rest of the building. It helped!<br />
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I also replaced transparent JPEG window textures with PNG files so that the interior can be seen through the windows. The transparent bucket colors in SU are JPEGs and don't appear transparent in GE.<br />
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I placed this model in these 3D model collections: <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=958ccbe9dac797d6987682142dff7ef5&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Disney and PIXAR</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=de122a58b4f20843d7b6ba6afe7d61cf&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Models By Zoungy</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=373eac1a7069689f7f269fc4ee53d26c&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Zoungy Google Earth Models</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=8f95f82845539c961f4132ab6c7323b0&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">My Favorite Models</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=38bcd87f028253fd9df6cdc34e4a6bc0&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">BIG STUFF</a><br />
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Check out this colorful and unusually shaped barn, modeled by <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=0605724028589778330955893&scoring=m" target="_blank">Jean</a>. Wonderful <a href="http://www.google.com/earth/yourworldin3d/index.html" target="_blank">geo-models</a> like this allow us to explore buildings we might otherwise never encounter!<br />
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I've added this excellent geomodel to quite a few model collections: <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=136638fb339b367f31de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">1880s</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=e89f3d708e720441fa7bc79df1dedbcf&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Colorful Places</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=8f95f82845539c961f4132ab6c7323b0&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">My Favorite Models</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=794f285630833c0c31de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">My Favorite Thumbnails</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=ff3456bfef18c8d51a54024750ab94f6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Museum</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=624c9a8f25d94bbbdf796ae258139304&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Barn and Farm</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-27922055085629680952013-03-23T09:40:00.000-04:002013-03-23T17:31:17.122-04:00GO Green Team! GO Entourage!<div style="text-align: center;">
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"<a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=14c0c5b5359a7106d75386d88b02e2a7&ct=mdcc&start=12" target="_blank">The Green Team</a>" is a cool collection of Google Earth greenery. Use it for inspiration and, as collector <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=05276237539386996816&styp=c&scoring=m">Ghaleb fawzi</a> puts it, "to encourage ... beauty and [enhanced realism]" (in Google Earth).<br />
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3D modeler <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=1510783023098459660829802&scoring=m" target="_blank">Aerilius</a> has created a collection o<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">f </span></b></span></b></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">beautiful and low-poly </span></b></span></b></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=bfe395c99f44a62b8a124f4737362fcd&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Google Earth entourage</a>. </span></b></span></b></span></b>Plant-making tips are included (eliminate pesky white halos around PNG textures!)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Modeler KangaroOz 3D has curated </span><a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=c596d820f89fa312f9f1429cfcfb0ad&prevstart=0" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">this collection</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> of Google Earth trees as well. I have also begun a new collection called <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=8f76032852aa4683c881ed905c16f0&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Park and Recreation</a>. "</span>Arboleda del Kiosko de Polvoranca" (above) by <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=0747501696319749857947013&scoring=m" target="_blank">J.A. Alvarez</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-1071606930018155752013-03-20T11:53:00.002-04:002013-03-23T08:38:59.391-04:00Colorful Places<div style="text-align: center;">
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The vibrant 3D SketchUp model seen above is <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=8fa50b8698142303859807d4c639f399" target="_blank">Donostia - Cristina Enea</a> by <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=1075517635620607674712084&scoring=m" target="_blank">gi3d</a>. Check it out and all the other colorful models I've added to the collection <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=e89f3d708e720441fa7bc79df1dedbcf&prevstart=0" target="_blank">Colorful Places</a> on the Trimble 3D Warehouse!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-9288992248822937502013-03-14T22:35:00.002-04:002013-03-21T22:36:55.682-04:00Schneidemühl - Evangelische Johanniskirche<div style="text-align: center;">
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Is it a time machine? Nope! It's 3D modeler <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=0047637561489810127112670&scoring=m" target="_blank">Generalfeldmarschall</a> who takes SketchUp and <i>geomodeling</i> in a different direction than most-- backwards in time-- recreating structures that no longer exist. He writes <a href="http://altehauptstadt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">on his blog</a></div>
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As happens usually with other buildings that do not exist anymore, the geometry work was the easy part. However, looking for other churches with similar caracteristics (sic) and some reference pictures was enough to get such a beautiful result.</blockquote>
I included this model in the collection <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=29d8598f16b6270b31de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Place of Worship</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-33586616711733429342013-03-12T10:05:00.002-04:002013-03-12T10:05:22.098-04:00Michael Jackson- Neverland Ranch<div style="text-align: center;">
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I just came across this model of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch by <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=1293069794415049200225741&scoring=m" target="_blank">giotis</a> (who also brought us the <a href="http://sketchupisland.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-great-sphinx-of-giza-cairo-egypt.html" target="_blank">Sphinx</a>). Pretty colorful and well done in my opinion!<br />
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I've added it to these 3D model collections: <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=3b2c594283ca06ef8d6ed521e7fe3c8c&ct=mdcc&prevstart=84" target="_blank">Americana</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=959f7f87c4b631f931de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc&prevstart=84" target="_blank">House and Hotel</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=794f285630833c0c31de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc&prevstart=84" target="_blank">My Favorite Thumbnails</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-71227529607080934042013-03-11T11:41:00.001-04:002013-03-11T11:41:50.381-04:00The Great Sphinx of Giza- Cairo, Egypt<div style="text-align: center;">
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This great model of the Sphinx was created by talented 3D modeler <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=1293069794415049200225741&scoring=m&start=12" target="_blank">giotis</a>. Be sure to look at <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=1293069794415049200225741&scoring=m&start=12" target="_blank">all his models</a> because they do not disappoint!<br />
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I've added the model into these 3D collections: <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=794f285630833c0c31de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">My Favorite Thumbnails</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=29d8598f16b6270b31de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Place of Worship</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=824a5098156a350a60df87cd1cd5eb74&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Around the World in 3D</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=3ea128e886204e08535330a4e7f9513c&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Sculptures and Monuments of the World</a><br />
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Bre Pettis of <a href="http://www.makerbot.com/" target="_blank">Makerbot</a> wowed us all last October at 3D Basecamp with his Makerbot Replicator 2 desktop 3D printer.</div>
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He's done it again by announcing <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/08/tech/innovation/makerbot-pettis-sxsw/" target="_blank">desktop 3D printing</a> <i>soon </i>will be a reality! The image above from Makerbot shows how a garden gnome or anything up to 8 inches in diameter can be scanned and printed within minutes.</div>
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Want the scoop? Sign up for information at <a href="http://store.makerbot.com/digitizer.html" target="_blank">this link</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac" target="_blank">Jack Kerouac's</a> birthday is coming up (on March 12) and what better way to mark it than by sharing this attractive 3D SketchUp model by <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=0366609189023473545310745&scoring=m" target="_blank">BerylDrue</a>?<br />
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According to BerylDrue Kerouac was Lowell, Massachusetts' "most famous writer." He would have been 91 a week from today.<br />
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I've added this model to the collections <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=3b2c594283ca06ef8d6ed521e7fe3c8c&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">Americana</a>, <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=794f285630833c0c31de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">My Favorite Thumbnails</a> and <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=959f7f87c4b631f931de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">House and Hotel</a>. See <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=f78f92c2d73bb4143b3255f750af3679&ct=mdcc" target="_blank">this link</a> for other "literary landmarks" modeled by Beryl.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-40878461683072947142013-03-03T18:01:00.001-05:002013-03-03T18:01:16.582-05:003Doodler: 3D Drawing Pen<div style="text-align: center;">
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This is pretty amazing! A pen that heats a quick-cooling plastic allowing users to actually "draw" in 3D space. <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1351910088/3doodler-the-worlds-first-3d-printing-pen" target="_blank">Here's a link</a> to their Kickstarter page if you want to support the project. At the very least watch the video; it's pretty crazy!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142566932952652052.post-17844271501709125092013-02-27T09:11:00.001-05:002013-02-27T09:11:24.003-05:00Galway Cathedral<div style="text-align: center;">
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I was surprised to see that this cathedral was built in the 1950s and 1960s, and as talented 3D modeler <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=0344111875703141402456688&scoring=m" target="_blank">Tomasz</a> writes, "It was the last great stone cathedral constructed in western Europe." Huh. Surprising.<br />
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I've included this model in the 3D model collections <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=29d8598f16b6270b31de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc&prevstart=0" target="_blank">Place of Worship</a> and <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=c3446f7b7d815bf23487896c3d79c3e5&ct=mdcc&prevstart=0" target="_blank">Dome</a> and <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=61afd7f23ee7871831de9651063afcb6&ct=mdcc&prevstart=0" target="_blank">1960s</a>.<br />
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