Make Magazine, the 21st Century replacement for Popular Mechanics, discovers SketchUp, and likes what it sees:
Eventually you might be able to send off your files to a fabricator, lumber yard or whatever supplier - the stuff shows up, you make it! How cool will that be! Maker-aware suppliers could have all their parts/tools/things available as SketchUp components so we can use them to build our projects (and eventually order).
Stefan Geens of Ogle Earth comments, "Why not take this concept and apply it to pre-fab homes?"
--RSN