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Google’s SketchUp application is a great way to build 3D models for free – and Google have just announced that SketchUp 7.1 is now available. Hot on the list of features in this new release are the support for KMZ file imports (KMZ is a standard for the packaging of 3D models and their GPS location data), faster rendering of those large models you’re building, as well as the ability to use Google Streetmap images in models that already plotted with GPS data.

SketchUp remains a free download – though if you’re wanting to use some of the extra Pro features in version 7.1, you’ll need a $500 licence – and requires Windows XP / Vista or Mac OS X 10.4+.

The folks from Google have also put together a video of the new version in action which we’ve embedded after the jump!

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Google releases SketchUp 7.1 originally appeared on Download Squad on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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