I'm feeling pretty bummed because I had began using free sketchup for commercial use - I can't afford Pro version right now - and I discovered today that if I want to make money with with my sketchup-powered drawings I need to buy a license.

I was confused, because I kept hearing elsewhere that I can use free sketchup for commercial use without any problem. Even the TOS is not exactly clear on that matter. (I understand that it used to have the statement, "Google SketchUp is provided free for your personal or commercial use" but since sketch up 8 came out it was removed.)

And now I see this statement on the Help page t that said the free sketchup is "suggested" for home/personal use. http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115423

So does it mean I have to buy a license after all?

I see, I'll give it a whirl. Thanks again for your help! ^^

Here's the picture (The one I saw in Google 3D Warehouse.)

I wanted to make something similar to this one

I am looking for a tutorial on how to build a bamboo bird cage in sketchup. I know there is one already in Google 3D warehouse, but I want to make one myself rather than using someone else's model. I understand it can be done with follow-me tool, and I am trying to figure how it is done.

Thanks in advance for your help!