Google SketchUp full changelog

* New tools and options through its Extension Warehouse which allows to add new elements
* Zoom tool enhanced and increased to 10,000%
* Export your animations in high-quality video formats such as AVI and H.264
* The speed of the vector rendering has been increased
* The performance of its options and tools is faster tan before
* New Copy Array for copying elements better
* Dashes to dimensions have been added
* Simpler actions thanks to the new LayOut
* 3D graphics are improved

Model geo-location with Google Maps:
· We’ve built Maps right into SketchUp. Adding a geo-location to your model is now an elegant, one-app process.

Color imagery and more accurate terrain:
· The snapshot you get when you add a geo-location to your model now includes 3D terrain data that’s more accurate, and -- for the first time -- aerial imagery in color.

Match Photo improvements:
· Our Match Photo feature lets you trace one or more photographs to build a model; it’s an incredibly powerful tool. For SketchUp 8, we’ve tweaked some things to make using Match Photo easier than ever.

SketchUp, meet Building Maker:
· When it comes to modeling existing buildings, it’s hard to beat Google Building Maker for speed and efficiency. We’ve made it simpler to open and refine Building Maker models in SketchUp.

Scene Thumbnails:
· Wouldn’t it be nice if the Scenes Panel included little image previews of the scenes in your model? Your wish is our command.

We’ve stuffed SketchUp 8 full of new and improved features:

Because almost everything is somewhere
Whether you’re designing in context, creating a shadow study or photo-modeling existing structures, SketchUp 8 provides easy access to Google’s huge collection of geographic resources.

Color imagery and more accurate terrain
The snapshot you get when you add a geo-location to your model now includes 3D terrain data that’s more accurate, and -- for the first time -- aerial imagery in color.

Improved support for large models:
· We overhauled SketchUp's rendering engine to make it easier to work with big models. With the right setup, operations like orbiting, zooming and drawing can be quicker and smoother in 7.1.

Photo Textures:
· Use Google Street View imagery to add real-world photo textures to your geo-located SketchUp models

Nearby models:
· Use the Component Browser to search the 3D Warehouse for buildings located near the one you're working on, then download the ones you want directly into your model. No more hunting around to find the context you need

Direct Component upload:
· Upload individual components to the 3D Warehouse without first having to save them out to separate files. Split up large city models into buildings, preserve Dynamic Component functionality and more

Import and Export COLLADA files:
· COLLADA is a 3D file format based on open standards. The data you create is yours; it shouldn't be locked inside a proprietary file type. COLLADA makes ...