Comments on: SketchUp: It’s a great non-profit tool, and it isn’t sketchy… http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2008/11/17/sketchup-its-a-great-non-profit-tool-and-it-isnt-sketchy/ Using the Net for Non Profits Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:00:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter Quirk http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2008/11/17/sketchup-its-a-great-non-profit-tool-and-it-isnt-sketchy/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Peter Quirk Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:29:42 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=236#comment-576 Sketchup has even more power when you combine it with a virtual world. Google Earth lacks the social aspects of a virtual world like Second Life. I've written about using Sketchup to bring models into realXtend (http://tinyurl.com/7m3ftk), a variant of Opensim, which is in turn an open source clone of Second Life. RealXtend and Opensim are being merged at present. When complete, the various Opensim grids will add new capabilities for non-profits that want to encourage community exploration of different designs for redevelopment, energy-efficient buildings or open spave design. Sketchup has even more power when you combine it with a virtual world. Google Earth lacks the social aspects of a virtual world like Second Life. I’ve written about using Sketchup to bring models into realXtend (http://tinyurl.com/7m3ftk), a variant of Opensim, which is in turn an open source clone of Second Life. RealXtend and Opensim are being merged at present. When complete, the various Opensim grids will add new capabilities for non-profits that want to encourage community exploration of different designs for redevelopment, energy-efficient buildings or open spave design.

]]> By: Peter http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2008/11/17/sketchup-its-a-great-non-profit-tool-and-it-isnt-sketchy/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Peter Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:32:38 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=236#comment-553 How about adding a link for sending articles to others? How about adding a link for sending articles to others?

]]> By: Greg Rosenberg http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2008/11/17/sketchup-its-a-great-non-profit-tool-and-it-isnt-sketchy/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Greg Rosenberg Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:05:49 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=236#comment-88 Nice article! I just sat in on a presentation on SketchUp 7 by Chris Cronin. We have a spirited conversation about the benefits of SketchUp for nonprofit organizations -- and he referred me to your website. We have used SketchUp pretty extensively to facilitate community feedback on a community center project we have been working on -- and it has been very, very helpful. Nice article!

I just sat in on a presentation on SketchUp 7 by Chris Cronin. We have a spirited conversation about the benefits of SketchUp for nonprofit organizations — and he referred me to your website.

We have used SketchUp pretty extensively to facilitate community feedback on a community center project we have been working on — and it has been very, very helpful.

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