http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/15/modelur.modeling.tools/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/modelur.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Urbs has announced Modelur, an add-on for Google's SketchUp that is focused on parametric urban design. While typical CAD software starts with a building's exterior dimensions, Modelur allows users to define a set of final parameters such as build area, gross floor area or the number of stories. If any of the basic parameters is changed, the entire building is automatically adjusted and the urban ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/15/modelur.modeling.tools/ Fri, 15 May 2009 17:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/04/new.arplug.in.for.sketchup/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/ARmedia_ARplug-in.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Following the success of its PC version, Inglobe has released a Mac AR-media plugin for Google SketchUp. The ARplug-in allows users to study and analyze their SketchUp designs in "augmented reality," by creating a virtual model of a design in the real physical space around them. This is done by simply printing a code onto a piece of paper, and utilizing a webcam. The plugin creates a virtual model... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/04/new.arplug.in.for.sketchup/ Mon, 04 May 2009 20:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/29/lightup.for.sketchup.12a/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/lightup.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A group of UK developers has produced LightUp, a plug-in for Google's SketchUp modeling tool. The software generates real-time lighting for models, and supports effects such as skyboxes, Fresnel reflections, area and point lighting, and normal and specular maps. Users do not have to wait for files or export them, and can do live walkthroughs of environments.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/29/lightup.for.sketchup.12a/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:35:00 GMT