[AT] Somewhat OT: Google Sketch Up

[charlie hill]

Check it out Larry it's facinating software, even if you just want to draw a 
barn or something.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Somewhat OT: Google Sketch Up


> Humm. Very interesting, Charlie.  I might have to look at that.  Some
> computer guru types were discussing the 3D mode of Google Earth this past
> weekend and the comment was made that the buildings in European cities 
> seem
> to be modeled much better than in the US.  Chicago is pretty blah compared
> to Berlin, etc.  There may be some major differences in the abilities of 
> the
> software over the period of time when the models were generated.
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 6:03 AM
> Subject: [AT] Somewhat OT: Google Sketch Up
>
>
>> Someone told me about this software a few days ago and I'm enjoying
>> playing
>> with it.  It's a free download for the basic version.
>> Supposedly this program will allow you build your own 3D graphic models 
>> or
>> import CAD drawings and put a "skin" on them.  It will also allow you to
>> import photos of structures and build 3D models from the photos.  If
>> that's
>> not enough it will allow you to load any model you build into Google 
>> Earth
>> and place it on site in the Google Earth landscape.   From what I've been
>> able to figure out so far it's pretty wild stuff and fairly easy to pick
>> up.
>>
>> http://sketchup.google.com/  The main program and the associated 
>> libraries
>> are around 60 or 70 Meg if I remember right so if you don't have a high
>> speed connection don't get too excited.
>>
>> I'm about to get the basics down but I don't have the right kind of mouse
>> so
>> I'm having to figure out  some work arounds for some actions.
>>
>> Tractor connection:  Suppose you see a barn just like you want for your
>> tractors but you need it in a different size and you wonder how it will
>> look
>> on your land.  As I understand it you can take pictures of opposite
>> corners
>> of the barn, load them into Sketch Up, Build a 3D model of the barn,
>> rescale
>> it to your size needs, paint it the way you want it (including with
>> translucent paint so you can see the inside) and place it on the picture
>> of
>> your site in google earth.  I think if someone was skilled enought they
>> could do the same thing with the tractor too.
>>
>> Download it guys and play with it,  PLEASE,  I need help figuring it all
>> out.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>>
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