Mike Lucey 11:35 pm | Something new for SketchUp Users! Cloud Rendering with ArtVPS the ShaderLight developers and Limitless Computing, the developers of SightSpace. This is the first joint venture I am aware of to be offering this kind of service which will be coming on-stream in June 2012. The main features to this render…

Mike Lucey 11:23 pm | Read all about the BIG MOVE and have your say here.…

Mike Lucey 11:39 am | Elissandre Rodrigues, one of the top modelers frequenting SketchUcation has shown us an update of his splendid Titanic modeled in SketchUp. He is currently working on a movie which should be impressive also.…

Mike Lucey 12:04 am | Davidh, one of our Top SketchUcators, has developed a great NPR presentation technique which produces fantastic atmosphere to SketchUp output. David’s work can be found at this thread.…

Mike Lucey 08:38 pm | I am a big fan of Joel Metzger’s short movies produced using SketchUp mostly. His latest movies, ‘Knowing’ and ‘The Story of Home’ can be located here.…

Rich O'Brien 06:30 pm |   In this edition of CatchUp we have a exclusive review of Dale Martens’ latest plugin SketchUV. After weeks of extensive behind the scenes testing you can get the full lowdown on all the ins and outs on what SketchUV means for mapping in SketchUp. Also packed into this edition is…

Mike Lucey 07:59 pm | My apologies to non iPhone4 users! However I thought I’d share my learning of the Magnifi device which attaches to the iPhone4 which allows quick and easy connection to microscopes, telescopes etc. Currently Magnifi in a Kickstarter project but it looks like its going to be a reality as the…

Mike Lucey 02:13 pm | Google’s Model Your Town Competition is now down to six finalists and public voting has started. You can view the 6 finalist’s entries here and cast your vote. I’ve cast mine but am not saying!…

Mike Lucey 01:02 pm | We all know that SketchUp is used for a lot of construction design projects but its not too often that come across its use in product design. However I have come across one such example, REVOLVE, a ‘versatile, portable and affordable camera dolly’ by Jeremy Canterbury. Details of the project…

Mike Lucey 06:07 pm | Using SketchUp for mechanical design? Have you seen SpaceClaim? Everybody loves SketchUp’s ease-of-use and incredibly fast modeling tools. In fact, SpaceClaim loved them so much, we built a product specifically for mechanical design that we often hear called “SketchUp on steroids.” Sign up for a webinar about SpaceClaim specifically for…