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UPDATED 8/4/10: Added YouTube video

SketchUp Pro 8 includes quite a few new features. My favorites new features are:

• Solid Tools which allow you to perform boolean actions in your model
• DXF/DWG 2010 import export
• Scene thumbnails

read more: http://sketchup.google.com/product/newin8.html

Educators can still order an Instructor License to share with students enrolled in your class. If you already have a SketchUp Pro 7 license, you can get your free upgrade for SketchUp Pro 8 here.

Here's a video by Google explaining what's new in SketchUp Pro 8:

(YouTube tutorial by SketchUpVideos)

This is the 3rd of 3 videos covering SketchUpVideo's recommended method for creating models from AutoCAD files. Here they cover a technique to create your door and window openings in an imported AutoCAD drawing.

(YouTube tutorial by SketchUpVideos)

There are varied approaches to using SketchUp with AutoCAD files. This video is the 1st of 3 videos that present one method SketchUpVideos suggest.

In this video they import a AutoCAD plan, group and lock it, delete extra layers and create a unique layer for the floor plan and create scenes to toggle the floor plan visibility on and off.

(Video tutorial by Google)

Shows how to use the push/ pull tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.