Google's SketchUp is a 3D-modeling program designed for ease of use. It has many great features. There is only one problem. It is not available on Linux. A workaround is to run SketchUp under Wine.
This mini-HOWTO explains how to install Wine 1.3 (the latest version of Wine) on Ubuntu. Wine is a free and open source software that allows Microsoft Windows programs to run on Linux and other Unix-like operative system.
