Tree Maker

Try this new Tree Maker from RenderPlus.com
http://forums.renderplus.com/showthread.php?t=722


Click here for Wiki info and user guide to the Tree Maker.
http://wiki.renderplus.com/index.php?title=RpTreeMaker


Click here to see the tree maker in action
http://www.renderplus.com/trm-video1/treemaker%20done.html

Photo Editing Software

Google Picasa3 (free)
http://picasa.google.com/
http://picasa-readme.blogspot.com/
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Picasa?hl=en

Gimp (Free)
http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.gimp.wisdomplug.com/

Picnik (Free)
http://www.picnik.com/

GimPhoto
http://www.gimphoto.com/

Faststone (free)
http://www.faststone.org/

Panoguide (Panoramic stiching of photo's)
http://www.panoguide.com/

Artweaver (Free)
http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version

Photobie
http://www.photobie.com/ (free)

Photoscape
http://www.photoscape.org/ (free)


VIEWERS

TiltViewer
http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/tiltviewer/docs.html
TiltViewer Forum
http://www.airtightinteractive.com/forum/index.php

PHOTO RESIZER

Free Batch Photo Resizer
http://www.rw-designer.com/picture-resize

InfraView
http://www.irfanview.com/index.htm

Kissmyimage - Photo resizer
http://www.kissmyimage.com/en/

ILoveSketch

I Love Sketch

Could this be valued in the new SU8? Click on the link then find the video links. What do you think? Leave a comment.

http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~shbae/ilovesketch.htm

SU7 is here

Sketchup 7 is here
Grab your copy to evaulate it.

Software Simulation

Software Simulation

Hypershot
http://www.bunkspeed.com/hyperdrive/overdrive/

RE-lion
http://www.re-lion.com/products/lumo_drive.html

Pedestrian - Simulation
http://www.pedestrian-simulation.com/

Paramics - Online (Traffic Simulation)
http://www.paramics-online.com/
http://www.paramics-online.com/view_news.php?news_id=121 (for SketchUp Intergration)

AEC Systems - AutoCAD
http://www.aecsystems.com.au/

Links to Links

Links to Software

3DLinks
http://www.3dlinks.com/

Magazines and Reviews

Magazines and Reviews

Cadalyst
http://www.cadalyst.com/

CNet Download
http://www.download.com/

Softtonic
http://en.softonic.com/

Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop
http://www.deskeng.com/virtualdesktop/

3D World - The magazine for 3D Artists
http://www.3dworldmag.com/

RobiNZ CAD Blog
http://rcd.typepad.com

Energy Rating Software

Energy Rating software

IES Intergrated Environmental Software
http://www.iesve.com/content/
http://www.iesve.com/content/default.asp?page=s156 (SU Plugin)

EnergyPlus Energy Simulation Software
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/openstudio.cfm

Demeter
http://www.greenspaceresearch.com/demeter.html

Useful Resources

Other useful Resources

Sunangle
http://www.susdesign.com/sunangle/

Suntools Plugin
http://tx.technion.ac.il/~arrguedi/SunTools/dwnld_after_reg/STdwnld.htm


Tree maker
http://hothouse3d.com/hothouse3d/Download,border.$MenuBar.$MenuOption.$DirectLink.direct

Tree Generator - FRECLE
http://www.frecle.net/index.php?show=treed.about

Forums

SKETCHuP FORUMS

SU Wiki Links - http://www.suwiki.org/suwiki/index.php?title=SketchUp_Forum

SketchUcation
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewforum.php?f=262

go-2-school
http://go-2-school.com/forums

Forum SkyScraperPage
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/forumdisplay.php?f=159

Conceptart
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=153

He't Sketchup Forum (Nederlands forum over Sketchup)
http://www.sketchupforum.nl/forum/
translation from Dutch to english via Google translation
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sketchupforum.nl%2Fforum%2Fviewforum.php%3Ff%3D39


SU PLUGIN FORUMS

Driving Dimensions (plugins) Forum
http://drivingdimensions.com/forum/

SMustard Forum (plugins)
http://www.smustard.com/forum/


RENDERING FORUMS

Renderplus
http://forums.renderplus.com/index.php

Indigo Renderer
http://www.indigorenderer.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=17

Poduim Forum
http://supodiumforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=1897747

Thearender
http://www.thearender.com/forum/


CAD FORUMS

Spirit (Softtech International Ltd)
http://www.softtech.com/

AutoCAD
http://www.autocadeverything.com/help/index.php
http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/tips.asp

Bonzai 3D forum
http://www.formz.com/forum2/messages/32331/32331.html?1233716144

GRAPHIC DESIGN FORUMS

Graphic Design forum
http://www.estetica-design-forum.com/


ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN FORUMS

PushPullBar
http://www.pushpullbar.com/

Design Community
http://www.designcommunity.com/forums/index.php

Design Reform
http://designreform.net/me/
FREE tutorials and CAD content / forums etc


ARTISTS FORUMS

Contemporary Watermark Forum
http://www.cwforum.net/

Graphics Editing Software

Graphics Editing Software

Gimp
http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.gimp.wisdomplug.com/
http://www.gimpusers.com/

Faststone
http://www.faststone.org/

Pencil
http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/index.php?id=Home

mypaint
http://mypaint.intilinux.com/

cinePaint
http://www.cinepaint.org/

Free image manipulator
http://www.nongnu.org/fim/

enblend
http://enblend.sourceforge.net/

inkscape
http://www.inkscape.org/

Pro Digital painter - Dogwaffle
http://www.thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/products/index.html

BenVista
http://www.benvista.com/main/content/content.php

3d rekonstruktionen
http://www.3d-rekonstruktionen.de/bricksntiles/

Art Weaver
http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version

xiberpix (links to a few small picture editing and annimating graphics software)
http://www.xiberpix.net/

Graphics software

Graphics Software

Moonlight 3D
http://www.moonlight3d.eu/cms/

Art of Illusion
http://www.artofillusion.org/index

Blender
http://www.blender.org/

Coin3D
http://www.coin3d.org/

K-3d
http://www.k-3d.org/wiki/Main_Page

Renderpixie
http://www.renderpixie.com/

Wings3D
http://wings.sourceforge.net/

Video Editing Software

Video editing software

Camstudio
http://camstudio.org/
http://camstudio.org/blog/

Camtasia
http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiug3H3c4gk


AVS - Video Editor
http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Editor.aspx

3D Modeling Programs

OTHER 3D PROGRAMS

Truespace
http://www.caligari.com/

FormZ
http://www.formz.com/products/products.html

Modo
http://www.luxology.com/

Bonzai3D
http://www.bonzai3d.com/bonzai3d_home.html

FreeDesign 3d
http://www.freedesign3d.com/products_overview.cfm

INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS
Esperient - Creator
http://www.esperient.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=192&Itemid=271

Sketchup Model Libraries

SketchUp Component model libraries

3Dfilter (searches the sites models and textures from various sites)
http://www.3dfilter.com/

Form Fonts 3D
http://www.formfonts.com/

Gandoza
http://gandoza.net/index.htm

Model3D
http://www.model3d.biz/

Cadyou: (Free3d .skp models)
http://www.cadyou.com/

Other Component 3D Libraries
http://archweb.it/

3D02
http://www.3d02.com/

1001bit.com Architectural Tools for Sketchup
http://www.1001bit.com/

HongKait: (60 free model websites)
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-excellent-free-3d-model-websites/#

Design Connected (some free SU models + lots others)
http://designconnected.com/

Sketchup Graphics

SketchUp graphics

Sketchup Graphics
http://sketchupgraphics.com/

Sketchup Compatible Renderers

Sketchup Compatible Renderers

Intergrated Add-ons within SketchUp

IDX Renditioner
http://www.idx-design.com/

iRender nXt
http://www.renderplus.com/htm/render_plus.htm
http://wiki.renderplus.com/
http://renderplus.blogspot.com/

Poduim
http://www.suplugins.com/

External programs

VRay
http://www.vray.com/vray_for_sketchup/

Atlantis
http://abvent.com/

Indigo
http://indigorenderer.com/joomla/

Kerkythea
http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/

Kerythea Tutorials -
http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/index.php?0ption=com_openwiki&Itemid=75&id=tutorials#sketchup

Piranesi
http://www.piranesi.co.uk/

Vue 6
http://www.e-onsoftware.com/

Hypershot
http://www.bunkspeed.com/hypershot/features/

Thearender
http://www.thearender.com/

For seperate listings of Rendering applications available
http://www.pointzero.nl/ http://www.pointzero.nl/renderers/

Open Source (Free)

LuxRender http://luxrender.net/ (intergrates with Blender)

Sunflow http://sunflow.sourgeforge.net/ (intergrates with Blender)

iClone http://reallusion.com/iclone/3dx.asp

SU Distributors

SketchUp Distributors

New Zealand and Australia

PROFESSIONAL CAD SYSTEMS
http://www.procadsys.co.nz/

Sketchup Compatable Viewers

Sketchup Compatable Viewers

Okino
http://www.okino.com/default.htm

ArchVision
http://www.archvision.com/DiscoveryViewer/Features.cfm

Hypercosm
http://www.hypercosm.com/

Right Hemisphere
http://www.righthemisphere.com/

eZmeeting
http://www.ezmeeting.com/ezsketchup.shtml

Sophie3D
http://sophie3d.com/

Ice-Edge
http://www.ice-edge.com/news.php

Other CAD viewers

AutoDesk -DWG TrueView
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/mform?id=9078813&siteID=123112

http://www.cadsofttools.com/en/

Irfanview (Freeware)
Graphical viewer (supports over 100 image & video file formats including Dwg/Dxf, jpeg,png,psp,tga,tiff,mp3,avi, and many more) , Batch covertor and more....
http://www.irfanview.com/

Sketchup Plugins

Sketchup Plugins

SketchUcation index of plugins
http://www.sketchucation.com/extensions-index/

See here for a Visual index at the Pushpullbar Forum

SketchUp Plugins
http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/

Whaats-up
http://whaats-up.blogspot.com/

Quar IT
http://www.special.eclipse.co.uk/_ruby.html

Smustard.com
http://www.smustard.com/

PixDim
http://www.pixdim.com/

Adobe Labs
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Photoshop_CS3_Extended_Plug-In_for_Google_3D_Warehouse

Simuterra
www.compuneering.com/simuterra.php

ISE Intergrated Energy Systems
http://iesve.com/content
http://www.iesve.com/content/default.asp?page=s156

MorisDove
http://morisdov.googlepages.com/

Driving dimensions
http://drivingdimensions.com/

Metalwork Design
http://www.drawmetal.com/

Sketchy Physics
http://sketchyphysicstutorial.googlepages.com/home

Sketchup Related Sites and Blogs

SketchUp related Sites and Blogs

SketchUcation Forums
http://www.sketchucation.com/

Sketchup Blog
http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/

Sketchup 3D Challenge
http://sketchup3dchallenge.blogspot.com/

Pushpullbar
http://www.pushpullbar.com/

Jim Leggitts drawing workshop
http://www.drawingshortcuts.com/

Sketchyquestions
http://sketchyquestions.blogspot.com/

Sketchup Graphics
http://sketchupgraphics.com/

SketchupStudio - (Making movies with SU)
http://sketchersstudio.com/

Sketchup Sages
http://sites.google.com/site/sketchupsage/Home

Whaats-up
http://whaats-up.blogspot.com/

Jedicharles.com (Stars Wars SU Artwork)
http://jedicharles.com/

CAD addict
http://www.cad-addict.com/

Blogs

Esperient - Creator - Interactive 3D Blog
http://www.esperient.com/blog/

Provelo (blog by Rob de Jongh)

http://provelo.co.uk/

RenderPlus

http://renderplus.blogspot.com/

SketchingYPSI
http://sketchingypsi.blogspot.com/

Sketchup Tutorials

SketchUp Tutorials

Professional CAD Systems
http://www.procadsys.co.nz/

Sweet Onion Creations
http://www.sweetonioncreations.com/index.html

Chris Fullmer
http://chrisfullmer.com/la3d/Tutorials.html

Go 2 School
http://go-2-school.com/home

The SketchUp Show
http://atotheo.libsyn.com/

River-Valley.tv
http://www.river-valley.tv/conferences/3dbasecamp2008/

Sketchup Wiki
http://suwiki.org/suwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://www.suwiki.org/suwiki/index.php?title=Tutorials

SketchUcation
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8767
http://www.sketchucation.com/advanced-tutorials-index/

Aidanchopra (tutorials and books)
http://www.aidanchopra.com/

Sketchup.idc-industries
http://sketchup.idc-industries.com/

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=SketchUpVideo&p=r

Bright Ideas
http://www.brightideasconsultants.com/index.html

Sketchuptraining
http://sketchuptraining.blogspot.com/ & here too!
http://www.sketchthis.net/

Quar IT - SketchUp Authorised training centre
http://www.special.eclipse.co.uk/sketchup_training.html

SketchUp & other CAD Tutorials

Free Tutorial Video (SU, 3D studio, Adobe, Autocad, Coreldraw, Dreamweaver, Solidworks ...and more)
http://free-tutorial-video.com/

Google SketchUp Links

Google Groups Overview
Google Group Home http://groups.google.com/
Google Group Overview http://groups.google.com/intl/en/googlegroups/overview.html
Google Group Press Centre http://www.google.com/press/blogs/directory.html#tab0
Google Groups Guide http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Groups-Guide

Google SketchUp Groups
SketchUp Home http://sketchup.google.com/
SketchUp Help Group http://groups.google.com/group/SketchUp
SketchUp Help Group Resources http://groups.google.com/group/SketchUp/web/resources
SketchUp Help Group Tips & Tricks http://groups.google.com/group/SketchUp/web/tips-tricks
SketchUp Group / SketchUp Pro Jobs http://groups.google.com/group/sketchup-pro-jobs

Google SketchUp Plugins
Google SketchUp Plugins http://sketchup.google.com/download/plugins.html

Google Sketchup links
Google SketchUp Warehouse http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/
Google SketchUp Downloads http://sketchup.google.com/download/bonuspacks.html
Google SketchUp - Go Green http://www.google.com/sketchup/green/analysis.html

Google SketchUp videos and tutorials
SketchUp Layout Videos http://www.google.com/sketchup/training/videos.html

Google Code Labs
o3D API Blog http://o3d.blogspot.com/

APIS Web http://code.google.com/apis/o3d/

Google Code Labs http;//code.google.com

Welcome

Welcome to SketchUp Links....

I will attempt find and post interesting links to Sketchup Sites and Blogs. If you have any interesting items please email me or leave a comment here.

Cheers Jeff