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The SketchUp Show #49: Google.org Case Study; Part 2 - Visualizing Spreadsheet Data in SketchUp

mtadros
posted on Oct. 21, 08

Diving into the granite bedrock below Part 1's model, Mike animates the fracture events that make geothermal energy extraction possible.  He visualizes spreadsheet data as a series of 3D point clouds representing the chronological development of these micro-fissures.  To do this, Mike uses a Ruby script from the Ruby Library Depot and a little bit more voodoo magic.Learn to import and visualize spreadsheet data in SketchUp.

tags | sketchup, episode #49, geothermal, google maps, earth, 3d, art, pixel, vfx, digital, google 3d warehouse, design, apple, google, google earth
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