Google SketchUp - 3D for Everyone really amazing tools for architecture, CAD CAM Students, Designer and Interior DesignersDeveloped for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software. It combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to complex, conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp enables you to build and modify 3D models quickly and easily. If you use Google Earth, Google SketchUp allows you to place your models using real-world coordinates and share them with the world using the Google 3D Warehouse.
Google SketchUp - Build Your Campus in 3D Competition!
How would your campus look in 3D?You show us. This spring, you and your (presumably equally artistic) friends can honor your home turf and hone your 3D design skills by entering Google SketchUp's Build Your Campus in 3D Competition. Simply model your school's campus buildings in Google SketchUp, geo-reference them in Google Earth and submit them through this competition web site to earn lasting online glory and, for the winners, an all-expense-paid visit to Google. You may enter this competition if you are a higher education student in the United States or Canada. Team up with other students, or take the project on yourself. We suggest you have a faculty advisor in order to do the best work possible. Good luck and happy sketching!
1. Start creating.All buildings on your main campus should be modeled in Google SketchUp using photo-texturing and with a low-polygon count. To find out how to model this way, view our best practices document and our video tutorials, or look at this building example.
2. Submit your models here by 11:59pm PDT June 1, 2007.Be sure to register yourself and/or your team and submit your campus models using the links below. All entries will become public domain on our 3D Warehouse and visible in Google Earth. Google has the right to use all submissions in any form desired for any length of time. Please review the Official Rules before submitting.
Register your team anytime between January 11 - June 1, 2007.All team members must be registered under both team name and individual names.
Submit your completed models here by 11:59pm PDT June 1, 2007.Models must be submitted through this competition website by 11:59pm PDT June 1, 2007. All team members must be identified by name on the online registration form. Models will be sent in the format of both .skp (SketchUp) and .kmz (Google Earth) files.
3. Check out the winners.The winning entries will be posted to the 3D Warehouse by July 10, 2007. A selection of non-winning entries will be posted to the 3D Warehouse by August 30, 2007.
4. Awards.The top 5-7 teams (max 50 people) will win a 3 day trip to Google's Mountain View headquarters to participate in a workshop with 3D modeling experts from Google, get free airfare and hotel, food in our world-famous cafes, and a guided tour of our incredible campus. Oh yeah, and lasting online glory!
5. Judging. Judging will be based on the criteria listed below: (refer to the best practices document for more information.)
Models should have low numbers of polygons
Models should be created using "textures" (photographs)
Quality of textures (removal of obstructions)
Completeness of campus
Higher levels of detail for special campus buildings Winners will be chosen by a panel of the industry experts:
More Detail about Build Your Campus in 3D Contest
http://contest.sketchup.com/entry.php?rules=1
