A post illustrating the potential of SketchUp Pro's Layout feature for a small visualization consultancy from the SketchUp blog here. SketchUp Pro may seem expensive ($495) since it's possible to do so much with the free version, but that extra 20% functionality gives it 80% more power.
SketchUp is tightly integrated with Google Earth; the ability to exchange information between the two - and the possibilities this generates - will be the subject of a Studio Cruz event in July or August. A SketchUp model of the studio is shown above.
