More great models from Andy Dell

Back in August, we showed you some of the great 3D models that Andy Dell was creating in Hounslow, and more recently we showed you some of the great 3D models found on the grounds of the Hampton Court Palace in London.

As it turns out, Andy has been building a lot of other models in that same area of London. The models aren’t yet in Google Earth, but they’re all available in the 3D Warehouse. As you can see below, the buildings look excellent and are very well built.

Here’s some of what he has been working on:

Hampton Court Main Gates — 3D Warehouse — KML

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Bushy Park Entrance — 3D Warehouse — KML

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King Arms Hotel — 3D Warehouse — KML

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Liongate Hotel — 3D Warehouse — KML

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Along with those models, he’s done a good bit of work in nearby Thorpe Park. He’s built a variety of buildings in the park:

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And even some of the rides!

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You can view all of those items in this collection in the 3D Warehouse.

Great work, Andy!

If you or someone you know is building excellent 3D models in Google Earth, please
let us know about them so we can check them out.

Welcome, Google Apps users!

Google Apps recently launched an improvement that made dozens of Google services available to Google Apps users for the first time. As part of this launch, Google SketchUp and 3D Warehouse are now available to our Google Apps users for free with their Apps accounts.

Google Apps is Google’s suite of cloud-based messaging and collaboration apps, including Gmail, calendar, documents, spreadsheets, and more, specifically optimized for use in organizations. These services, which run entirely in the cloud, are used by over 30 million users in small and large businesses, educational institutions, government agencies, and non-profit organizations around the world. You can learn more about how Google Apps can lower IT costs and improve productivity and collaboration at your organization at google.com/apps.

For those users who have a Google Apps account, if your administrator has already transitioned your organization to the new infrastructure, you can get started using SketchUp and 3D Warehouse at sketchup.google.com with your existing Apps account.

For more details, read the complete post on the Google Enterprise blog and follow all the updates on other newly available services for Google Apps users.

Google Earth is creating a beautiful 3D world

When Google Earth was first released in 2005, people were amazed at the ability to view the entire planet in 3D. Of course, there really wasn’t much 3D on the surface of the globe other than terrain and some gray buildings.

In early 2007, they released Google Earth 4, which included support for photo textured buildings and recently we saw the release of Google Earth 6, which saw the addition of 3D trees.

As a result of those improvements, along with the work of many talented modelers, there are often new stunning features we discover in Google Earth such as the interior model by ‘PeterG’ and the model of The Church of the Nativity of Our Lady by Semenov Nikolay.

Today we have a few new ones for you.

First we have the Leshan Giant Buddha, located in Sichuan, China. The model is stunningly detailed, and can be found in the 3D Warehouse here or you can fly there using this KML file. Frank discovered this one while cruising around in Google Earth, and it’s a beautiful structure.

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Also, we wanted to highlight the work of Zeljko Zdravkovic, who has published over 500 models in the city of Belgrade! The Google SketchUp Blog did a nice story about Zeljko, and I encourage you to check it out.

For more, you can see all of Zeljko’s 3D Warehouse models, fly to Belgrade using this KML file, or watch the short video below:

What is your favorite 3D building on the globe right now?