As you are cognizant of, I have selected a few phenomenal features to describe each week. Today, the spotlight is on Google Sketch Up 8, which is a costless way to create a professional 3-D model of a building.
Google Sketch Up Pro 8 is better, more innovated way to create 3-D models and flexible 2-D models. That isn't all, Google gives its patrons the ability to use pre-made templates, including furniture and cars, plus default starting points. As exampled in the images below, you can create anything realistically with Google Sketch Up.
I created this with a few clicks. The following images are from the Sketch Up gallery and Sketch Up download page. 
The image at the top of this post is the Google Sketch Up 8 Logo/ Main Image.
Isn't this beautiful?
