Ever wonder how designers make models in 3D? Check out this free program from Google that lets you create, view and edit 3D plans quickly and easily.

A few readers have submitted links to us that show off animated 3D models in Google Earth. We have shown you some of them in the past (Tenerife Airport disaster, Disney Monorail), but the entire ...

Google encourages users to help it create a "life-like 3D model of the whole planet." Images: Google Earth's 3D world ...

And Google Earth has added many cities with detailed 3D data, it’s definitely worth exploring to see your favorite cities. The skies are always clear in Google Earth – so, have fun!

More than 50 species of trees have been added to Google Earth’s 3D models of places. Also with this latest version of Earth, Google has added a new character to the software’s repertoire, Pegman.

To make the images, Google uses planes to take images at 45-degrees from four different angles — flying them in a tightly-controlled pattern with plenty of overlap. Google builds the 3D model ...

Being able to fly around the globe in Google Maps or Google Earth and see 3D reconstructions of buildings and landmarks is admittedly a lot of fun, but most of these models have so far been pretty ...

(To see this yourself using Google Earth on desktop, click on “layers” on the bottom left of the screen and toggle on “3D coverage.”) When you zoom in on these urban areas, you’ll see the buildings ...

Google has announced plans to bring 3D cityscapes to Google Earth, and map more corners of the planet through its new team of "Street View Trekkers".

Google encourages users to help it create a "life-like 3D model of the whole planet." Images: Google Earth's 3D world In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts ...