I’ve posted a new Google SketchUp Questions and Ideas series. You can be sure we’ll be talking about this release a lot over the next few days at 3D Basecamp, but I want to make sure that those of you who weren’t able to join us in Boulder have a chance to let us know what you think, too. Head on over to our main website for all the details. And, of course, we’ve still got a version of SketchUp available for free. Upgrades from any previous version of SketchUp Pro can be had from for only $95. (We weren’t able to get all our translations done in time for release today, but keep an eye on this blog for news about SketchUp 8 in more languages soon)Īs always, SketchUp Pro 8 is available for $495 from our web store. But not this time-today, SketchUp 8 is available for download in English, French, Spanish, Italian or German language versions.

Ordinarily, those of you who use SketchUp in a language other than English have to wait a few weeks for a version in your language. We’ve added a new collection of “Solid” tools for doing common additive/subtractive modeling operations and we’ve packed out LayOut with some new features that make it easier to document your models professionally. We’ve made it easier to build site context models for your projects using our ever-growing collection of geo-data. Google SketchUp 8 includes a batch of exciting new features. We’ve been heads down and working hard for most of the last year, and I’m happy to be able to share with you the fruits of our labor. We’ve also finished work on SketchUp 8, the next major release of our favorite 3D modeling tool. I’m looking forward to some great conversations about SketchUp and 3D modeling in general over the next few days. We’ve just kicked off our third bi-annual “3D Basecamp” to a crowd of SketchUp-savvy folks converging on The Dairy Center from all around the world. Today is an exciting day around the SketchUp World Headquarters out here in Boulder, Colorado.

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