The next release of everyone’s favourite 3D modeling tool, SketchUp, is here. With a number of performance enhancements to SketchUp 2014 and Layout 2014, there have also been some additional features added to both programs which many users will be happy about. As a regular user of Sketchup, we were delighted with the improvements that have been brought through to the latest release. We think it is safe to say that Sketchup is now a real contender as a CAD & BIM drafting tool. Lets take a look at some of these new updates Trimble have introduced. (more…)
3D Model
CategoriesDesigner Media get a mention in latest Google Sketchup book.

About a year ago, a survey was sent around via a LinkedIn discussion group looking for individuals who use Google Sketchup on a daily basis for work related projects. The survey asked individuals to write about how they use Sketchup and why it was their choice of drafting software.
Interior Architecture Project: Hotel Concept Design

While studying for his Degree in Interior Architecture, one of Robert’s final projects was to come up with a design concept for a boutique styled hotel for Bombay Sapphire and incorporate the brand’s corporate identity and values into the interior design. Aspects of the project were to create a 3D model, photo realistic renders and an animated walk-through of the final design. These are just a few examples of the finished design. (more…)
Debut, NY Photorealistic Rendering Project
While studying for his Degree in Interior Architecture, Robert was asked by Zivkovic Connolly Architects to create a detailed 3D model and of a boutique store they were designing in N.Y. City based on CAD plans & elevation drawings they supplied. These are just a few images of the actual store on completion and some final renders produced by Designer Media.