Google have released a new 3d Modeller Program called Sketchup for free http://sketchup.google.com/
There is also a Pro version which they are selling

quote:

Google, based in Mountain View, Calif., plans to continue selling SketchUp Pro 5 for professional designers. The software costs $495.( £290 UK)

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060427-6688.html
www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=187000696
I think they originally intended it as an Add On for Google Earth but they changed their minds and added a stand alone version
Have Fun see what can be made with this
PS There is a Sub site forum called http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/ where lots of ready built items are going to be posted
Nothing there when I looked apart from Google Earth models
Looking further afield there are many sites dedicated to the original form of this program.

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