{"id":8,"date":"2012-03-23T13:26:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T13:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2013-11-22T22:44:38","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T22:44:38","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>WELCOME to the web site for the 3D_lgc project that took place in 2011 in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Letchworth\">Letchworth Garden City<\/a>, SG6,\u00a0Hertfordshire, UK.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s about halfway between London and Cambridge.<\/h2>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">|| THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE. ||<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This web site is kept online as a showcase of this town&#8217;s notable buildings, the entrants&#8217; 3D models and the sponsors&#8217; generous support. The Blog is occasionally updated with relevant topics.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Fly-around video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:1,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">A video with voice-over is available via YouTube to showcase the many models created for the competition. <em>Credit to Matthew Heaton:<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:10,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;H&quot;}\">\n<div data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:42,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;F&quot;}\">\n<div><a id=\"u_0_2\" title=\"Letchworth Garden City 3D Buildings Tour, by Matthew Heaton.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9AMk3AORvWc&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"async\" data-ft=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;share&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:42,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;F&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net\/safe_image.php?d=AQDQHyu-DTS-TJf1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F9AMk3AORvWc%2Fmqdefault.jpg&amp;jq=100\" \/><i><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:11,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;C&quot;}\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Afterthoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our sponsor Earthware kindly posted the company&#8217;s verdict on the 3D_lgc project and its results <a title=\"Earthware's Blog entry about the 3D_lgc project and results\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthware.co.uk\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Final publicity<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">Here is the poster we placed in The Comet to invite further modelling by members of the public (&#8220;crowd sourcing&#8221;). <em>Thanks to Chris Jackson\/Siegeworks for the artwork elements for this and our previous posters.<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/3dlgc-Follow-up-poster-high-res_2a1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1703\" title=\"3dlgc Follow-up poster, high-res_2a\" alt=\"3dlgc Follow-up poster, high-resolution\" src=\"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/3dlgc-Follow-up-poster-high-res_2a1.png\" width=\"1240\" height=\"1755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/3dlgc-Follow-up-poster-high-res_2a1.png 1240w, https:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/3dlgc-Follow-up-poster-high-res_2a1-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/3dlgc-Follow-up-poster-high-res_2a1-723x1024.png 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where are the 3D models?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>23 or more are already in Google Earth (tick its 3D option and search for &#8220;Letchworth SG6 UK&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>Around \u00a036 including those are in the 3D Warehouse (search for &#8220;3D_lgc&#8221; or open the 3D_lgc Collection).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;\"><a title=\"A link to our FaceBook page.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/3dLgc\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"FaceBook_visit_us_logo\" alt=\"Logo and link: visit us on FaceBook\" src=\"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/FaceBook_visit_us_logo1.png\" width=\"302\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em><em><strong>In Google Earth<\/strong> t<\/em><\/em><\/em>here were only two\u00a0<em>3D models <\/em>for the whole of Letchworth Garden City<em><em>. <\/em><\/em>We used crowd sourcing to add many more! <a href=\"http:\/\/sketchup.google.com\/3dwarehouse\/search?q=letchworth+herts&amp;styp=m&amp;scoring=t&amp;btnG=Search\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Even though this competition is now closed, you can quickly find out about creating three-dimensional (3D) models using Google &#8211; now Trimble &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google_SketchUp\" target=\"_blank\">SketchUp<\/a> software. This is free in its basic version but also used by professionals.\u00a0In four easy steps &#8211; outline, raise, sculpt and apply photos, as illustrated\u00a0<a title=\"How to create 3D models of buildings\" href=\"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/?p=1023\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> &#8211; you can help to:\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Put Letchworth on the 3D Map!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do digital 3D modelling?<\/strong> &#8211; For many possible reasons, for example civic pride, promoting a business, urban planning, crisis response, historical preservation; as Google explain in <a title=\"Google's 'Your World in 3D' site.\" href=\"http:\/\/sketchup.google.com\/intl\/en_uk\/yourworldin3d\/\" target=\"_blank\">Your World in 3D<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><strong>This competition<\/strong> was launched <\/strong>with 6 free hands-on taster sessions\u00a0at the\u00a0<a title=\"Goldsmith Centre for Business\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.ac.uk\/resources\/2\/directions\/gc4b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Goldsmith Centre for Business<\/a>, North Hertfordshire College. These were followed by 10 practice sessions at The Hub and in J D Wetherspoon&#8217;s Three Magnets pub.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For specialists in 3D\/Computer Aided Design<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>We held a \u00a0<strong>3D Innovations<\/strong> symposium from 11:00 to 12:30 or so on 16th November in The Hub, 43 Station Road, Letchworth, SG6 3BQ. This was a specialist\u00a0business-to-business event by invitation to share the state of the art and prospects for 3D digital modelling, visualisation and related technologies.<\/p>\n<p>We also held a <strong>SketchUp Master Class <\/strong>with<strong> Mike Tanti Design<\/strong> at 14:00-15:30 or so that afternoon in The Hub. <a title=\"Awards Finale events \u2013 NEW!\" href=\"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/?page_id=1212\">details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<strong>Sponsors&#8217; Evaluation<\/strong> session was held in The Hub from 11:00-12:30 or so on Friday 30 November in The Hub.<\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>Awards Finale<\/strong> events were held on 16-18 and 25 November 2012, in association with the Letchworth Arts Centre\u2019s Festival of the 1970s &amp; 1980s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME to the web site for the 3D_lgc project that took place in 2011 in\u00a0Letchworth Garden City, SG6,\u00a0Hertfordshire, UK. 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