Google SketchUp (beta), the brand new, free 3D drawing tool, isn't an obvious fit for the Google desktop application canon. However, this blend of vector-based 3D drawing and CAD-like control lets you ...

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In 2006, shortly after I started working as the public geek at the Takoma Park Maryland Library, Google released a free version of its 3D drawing program, SketchUp. SketchUp was originally designed ...

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SketchUp is a 3D modeling application similar to Photoshop or AutoCAD. Unlike these programs, however, SketchUp does not have a grid feature to guide you while you are drawing your models. Instead, ...