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ProfilesYou are in: Gloucestershire > People > Profiles > Gloucestershire in 3D  Dursley Church in 3D on Google Sketchup Gloucestershire in 3DA local architect is recreating various county buildings online for Google...  John Wilkes John Wilkes from Cam creates virtual 3D models of real-life buildings. This week he's been told by Google that several of his designs have been officially accepted for use on Google Earth, which can be viewed by anyone around the world logging on to a computer. He explained to BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Jill Misson how the system works and why it's so versatile: "You've got an infinite number of views of the item in question, not just a simple photograph. You can look down on the roof, you can get into the mind of the builder and the architect and the design of it, and see the texture of the town."  Dursley Market House Anyone can submit 3D designs to the company after they've created them using a piece of free software called Google Sketchup. John says: "You download the software then use it to form a block like a sugar cube, apply pictures to the facades or indent recesses for windows and doors, then put a roof on it. It's like a model village - just like the one at Bourton-on-the-Water." John's designs that have been accepted include the Church, the Tabernacle, the Methodist Church, Lloyds Bank, the Heritage Centre and the swimming pool.  Raglan House, Dursley He says: "I've always done 3D architectural work but with this modern system it's so much easier and quicker. Embedded in Dursley there are very fine buildings such as Raglan House in Long Street where Mikael Pedersen lived who invented the Pedersen Click on the link at the top right of this page to see John's designs on Google Sketchup. last updated: 06/04/2009 at 11:40 Have Your Say
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