In just a few days, I will be at Maker Faire in NYC. Best of all, I get to spend it with some of the members tat the Sketchup team. Even better? We've got MAKER BOTS TO PLAY WITH!
Stay tuned here and on my Twitter feed for coverage!
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Basecamp is BACK!!
I'll keep this short and sweet:
BASECAMP IS BACK!
That's right kids, Sketchup is hosting another Basecamp at their world headquarters in Boulder Colorado. I'll be there!
If you missed the last one in 2010, here are the highlights:
Will you be going? Let us know in the comments!
Brizo adds TONS of models to the 3D Warehouse
Some of the finest faucet models in the 3D Warehouse just got a whole lot more awesome recently.
Brizo and Igloo Studios have released 103 new Sketchup models of some of the best faucets around. They're available for free on the 3d Warehouse for you to use in your next Sketchup model.
They are beautifully modeled as well. Take a look at this side by side comparison of a Sketchup model, and an actual faucet. I know what you're thinking, it's rendered. Well, it's not. Igloo has a fantastic method of taking photo textures and wrapping them around 3D models so that these faucets look great at any angle.
But wait, there's more!
These beauty of these Sketchup models, much like Brizo faucets is more then skin deep, they're quite smart. They are embedded with information that can help you, the designer use these in your model and get the information you need, see this screen shot from Sketchup:
Dimensions, model numbers, and even a link back to the faucet on the website are all there.
But wait, there's EVEN MORE!
So you've built your fantastic model, and you want to get a list of all those Brizo faucets you've specified so that you can order them really easily. You CAN do that. Just use Product Connect, a free plugin for Sketchup that allows you to run reports on your models. Igloo and other companies have made tons of Product Enabled models that you can use. If you want add information to your own models so that you can get a report, you can do that easily with their plugin. I'd explain it more, but I think this video can best do this awesomeness justice:
Happy modeling (and specifying!)
AIA Show (Geek Level 11)
This week I will be at the AIA Convention in Washington DC. What will I be doing there you ask? Hanging out with none other then the Google Sketchup team at their booth, all week. Not only will I be geeking out on Sketchup, I am going to try and see the space shuttle as well. Yes, it's going to he a huge Sketchup geek fest turned up to 11.
This could very well be the last pure Google Sketchup live event, as their Trimble acquisition is set to close soon.
If you're interested in what's going on, I will be on Twitter the whole time. Twitter.com/SketchThis
Also don't forget that Shaderlight has launched a new partnership with Limitless computing, who's booth we will be right across from. Read about it here.
