Titanic animation done in SketchUp

A couple of times a week I will be showcasing SketchUp work from around the web that I think is interesting or impressive. Today I found - thanks to a Technorati search - this wonderful 'fly-by' animation of 3D model of the Titanic.

The animation - created by AlexRanwellAR - is based on a model downloaded from the 3D Warehouse. The complex and smooth animation is noteworthy, particularly when I have yet to dabble with the animation features of SketchUp - so I was gobsmacked. There are so many aspects to SketchUp, I sometimes wonder if I will ever try out every feature of this program!

Aside from the clever animation, this model shows the usefulness of 3D Warehouse, a fantastic community resource for SketchUp users. I have watched the content of this resource for quite a while now, and the quality of the models available has improved in leaps and bounds (although there is a suspicion that a certain percentage are models ported over from other 3D packages).