Catching up with Google SketchUp

The Hardware Aisle: "What makes SketchUp more than just 'whatcha put on your hamburger and fries,' as one community member put it, are easy-to-use features like the Push-Pull tool which allows users to form 3D models from 2D shapes in a matter of seconds. Sun angle simulator, color and texture library (cover a structure in brick or a certain type of wood), and interoperability with Google Earth (virtually place your structure on any empty lot on Earth) makes for realistic models of architectural projects. Extensive plant libraries in SketchUp's 3D Warehouse makes this a great tool for landscape planning, too."