Hello there good people. This post is the first of a series of posts that will be looking into the awesome range of open source software out there used in the design community. I will be starting of by reviewing and giving overviews of two of my favourite applications, Google sketch up and Blender. Both these application other a wide range of tools for creating 3d models, animations and so much more. If you are new to 3d modeling scene and would like choose an application that is both easy to use and has a large following then sketch up would be a great place to start, so in this

I work in a marketing department for a Modular Building Company that specialize in Data Centre Facilities and Healthcare Facilities. A big part of our department is writing proposals for prospective clients and providing concept drawings and building plans. I have worked with quite a few 3d modeling packages in the past, mainly high end applications, these are usually expensive and require a certain amount of training. I have found that Googles sketch up provides a very basic but highly effective solution for creating all types of 3d models and has a great library of open source plug ins an