More Sketchup news -

http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/200...-3d-print.html

...CADspan just released a plugin that allows for the generation of solid, 3D printable files directly from a Google SketchUp model. This software re-creates a model by "shrink-wrapping" it with one continuous mesh. The result is a single object, in STL file format, that is completely solid and ready-to-print.
So that sketchup design can now be turned into a physical model (If you have the money...)



(Image linked to on the CADspan site)

More samples at fabrication sites:
http://www.lgmmodel.com/
http://www.rapidarch.com/

-Rob A>