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Bonnie's blog posts are hosted at:
http://3dvinci.blogspot.com/
http://3dvinci.blogspot.com/
July 02 2009
I found this video on YouTube of a restaurant built in SketchUp, with animations of walk-through scenes. There are few spots where the camera appears to pass through walls, but otherwise the animation is pretty smooth, and makes a nice presentation of this extremely detailed model (down to the bathroom… read moreWorld Builder: the Next Generation of SketchUp?
June 24 2009
This is a short film making its way around YouTube. I've seen it before, but a teacher in the UK mentioned to me that he shows it to his students as "the next version of SketchUp." The man in the film wants to build a virtual world for the woman… read moreBleg: Calling all Teachers and Students!
June 19 2009
In the near future, I and some other long-time "Friends of SketchUp" will be announcing a new SketchUp forum for teachers and students in K-12. (If "K-12" means nothing to you, it's a US term for primary and secondary education.)We even have a cool name for this new forum: SKOOGLERS.The… read moreJune 18 2009
After a bunch of hours converting files and updating my shopping cart, I'm proud to say that all of the ModelMetricks and GeomeTricks books are available both in print and PDF.The PDF's are printable, formatted for US Letter-sized paper (8.5" x 11"), and are also great for reading on-screen.Teachers -… read moreJune 17 2009
Today is second-grade daughter's last day of school, and we were going over the latest topics they had learned in math. It was basic multiplication, with one-digit numbers. Then she asked how you multiply numbers with more than one digit, so on some scrap paper I showed her the longhand… read moreJune 10 2009
It seems these days that educators are moving away from print and moving toward pixels. I'm all for that - saving trees, no shipping cost, easier update capabilities, etc. I've surveyed many of the teachers who have used my Teacher Guide, and the consensus seems to be that PDF versions… read moreUpdated Version of Google Earth Tours Video
June 05 2009
A couple days ago I posted a short video on finding and playing tours of 3D buildings in Google Earth. Oops, I hadn't upgraded to Google Earth 5, but now I have, and I've created an updated video:You can find the Google Earth tours here. Not all are created by… read moreJune 04 2009
I often poke into Amazon to see how my Cookbook is doing, and the sales ratings are usually all over the place. But today, for the first time that I've noticed, it hit #1 in one of its categories (CAD). Not too bad in the other categories either!The ratings change… read moreJune 03 2009
I signed up for it a while ago, and was happy with my three followers for about half a year. But everyone seems to think Twitter is THE way to get info and stay in touch with those who are interested in what you do. So follow me, and I'll… read moreNew Video: Tours in Google Earth
June 01 2009
The Google Earth Gallery has a lot of tours you can look at: some are single models, some have cool animations, etc. The latest interesting thing I've found is "guided tours" of certain types of models around the world: bridges, cathedrals, castles, etc.I particularly like the AIA Tour, which contains… read moreCan't Get to Disney World Right Now?
June 01 2009
Then at least you can get there virtually!I read about this on the official SketchUp blog: Disney has placed all of their parks, attractions, and resorts in Google Earth. So I tried playing with it and found that a little extra explanation is required, but it is WAY cool.In Google… read moreMay 28 2009
I did a live webcast on May 14 for O'Reilly, based on material in my book The Google SketchUp Cookbook. The focus was mostly on presentation: styles, scenes, layers, and sectioning.If you didn't see it live on the 14th, you can see the recording now.For a bigger version, go to… read moreMaking it Harder to Get Away with Murder
May 20 2009
I found this interesting article about how prosecutors are using SketchUp and Google Earth in courtroom trials. These applications can be used to recreate a crime scene, and jurors can be walked through the events. The picture below is from the article - if you look closely you can see… read moreMay 15 2009
In my blog post from yesterday (the one right after this one) I mentioned that I created a bunch of new videos, showing how SketchUp can be used for 2D and 3D geometry. These videos were based on the material we presented at NCTM, which made 400 math teachers ooh… read moreMay 14 2009
So I heard about this video tutorial contest, and I had already created a bunch of math project videos for YouTube (not there yet, I'll let you know), so I thought why not enter (it's free!)Here's my video:Cubes and Pyramids in Google SketchUp | How-to videos at MindBitesMost of these… read moreMultimedia
Webcast: Showing Off Your Models: Presentations in Google SketchUp
May 14, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free Google SketchUp is a free and powerful 3D modeling application, and it's easy to start right away and quickly create impressive models. But SketchUp has many presentation features that most users don...
