Thinking about remodeling your homes, kitchens or baths, considering a landscaping project, building a deck or any new project can be mind boggling. Just considering how to express your dream to the architect or contractor and knowing that you and they have the same vision can be a stressful experience.
The Google Gods have developed an absolutely great solution. It's a 3D modeling software, it's easy to learn, simple to use and best of all it is free. It's called Google SketchUp 6. Now before you start pulling your hair out, let these 4 autistic children show you how easy it can be.
Isn't that amazing and wonderful?
Google SketchUp also allows you to place your completed models into Google Earth using real-world coordinates and share them with the world using Google 3D Warehouse. You can learn more about Google SketchUp here.
There are tons of tutorial videos on YouTube which can be found here.
I think this is a great tool for both developing and communicating your specifications and hope you do too. Have fun with it, let your imagination go, see where it takes you.
As a Realtor I can think of many uses for this software. Are you working with a buyer who cannot seem to see what you see in a home? With this software you can show them the home they said they wanted within the very home they cannot see it in.
Did you list a fixer-upper? Show the consumer what that home will look like once it is fixed up.
There is no end to the possibilities this software offers.
Now go have some fun with it. Hey, it's free, you have nothing to lose.
Thanks Laurie, I too will want to check this out when I'm not so tired. I think it will be a great tool for buyers to help them see what their new home can look like after some work.
Hey Laurie - what a neat tool this is! And so glad you found this to tell us all about it!! I can think of lots of interesting uses for this in our business. I can't draw worth a hill of beans, so this should be so helpful to me.
Laurie, I agree that is a great sales tool especially if you are working with a Buyer like me who only sees what is there and has a hard time imagining what it could look like. This also looks like something that would be fun just to play with and see what you can create.
Laurie, I read your blog this morning and got so caught up in Google Sketch Up that I never came back to comment. This is a very cool tool and great that ASD kids can use it as an outlet for expression. Thanks for an interesting post on something different.
Wow Laurie, this is so very cool. As a homeowner, I'm going to check it out and of course bookmark it for future utilization. Thank you and have a wonderful Holiday!!!
Hey Jason, I use this tool to do some modeling of my to be built listings. It's cool and if you import a floor plan as a graphic into the program, you can trace the walls, windows, doors, appliances etc and voila. You've got your 3d model. Then you just drop some textures on it and you cam make wood floors, brick walls, tile, etc. Even give you models a nice paint job. It took me 4 hours to do my first one, but now that I know how to use it I can knock a small condo out in about an hour. Neat service to provide for my builder clients.
Wow that's pretty amazing, I saw something on the CNN site where an Autistic boy could listen to an entire song on the piano and then play it right after he heard it once. It's pretty amazing what the human brain is capable of. And to think we only use less like 10% of it our entire life!
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Laurie -- this is really a cool tool... I went off to check it out yesterday and totally forgot about coming back to thank you for sharing! 
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