@Last Software has made SketchUp 5, the latest version of the company’s 3-D design software, available for download. Version 5 introduces a large number of new user requested features including an updated user interface, added file import and export functions, improved DWG/DXF handling, enhanced sketching abilities, and some new tools including “The Sandbox.” SketchUp 5 requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later and is priced at US$495.00 for a single user license. Other pricing and upgrade options are listed on the Web site. [Thanks to MacMinute reader Charles Howard for this news tip.]