Author Archives: John Webb

The Pirton Knitters are exhibiting again!: calendar – article Knit the Village Exhibition at the Methodist Church, High St, Pirton, Hertfordshire SG5 3PZ:  an exhibition of Pirton’s buildings…knitted! Old photos of houses. 45 houses with 20 new ones. Free entry. June 2013: … Continue reading →

Here is an example of professional usage of 3D laser imaging to record 3D models of cultural heritage sites: site.

Building Maker is no longer available to users. article NOTE: “If you still wish to see your (or others’) SketchUp 3D models in Google Earth, you will need to disable 3D Imagery under Options.”

Before June 30th 2013: “CGTrader.com, 3D model store, calls the 3D community to design 3D printable models and take part in the 3D printing competition. Two winners will receive an Ultimaker 3D printer and a dozen of other great prizes. … Continue reading →

Trimble have just released a new version of free SketchUp called SketchUp Make and a corresponding version of the Pro version called SketchUp 2013: download – review of features. There are no major functional changes but the installation process, performance and ease … Continue reading →

By the way, you may recall us seeking a sponsor to offer a prize of a Raspberry Pi educational computer for £25 or so. Now a 3D competition has done so! here

Here is an article that debunks some misunderstandings about 3D printing: in BBC News: “Has 3D printing in the home been over-hyped?” … the reality is not quite the same, says 3D printing expert Joris Peels. “The technology hasn’t necessarily been overhyped but … Continue reading →

In Amsterdam a long research project is under way to work out how to make a huge 3D printer produce an entire building suitable for social housing. here “… the architects are treating it as an experiment which provides a proof … Continue reading →

By the way, here’s an astonishing piece of research: Long-distance 3D laser camera unveiled by Edinburgh team here At present it may be of no practical value, yet if developed it would surely find specialist applications…

SketchUp does not provide for reflections on surfaces other than from a defined light source. Technically that would be  complex. Reflections in exterior windows cause problems, especially if they appear strongly in the source photographs. They may include reflected images … Continue reading →