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Hi, All,
Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. What do people use on a PC to replace the paper, dimension a project, and produce simple "blueprints"? Thanks for the help. Rich..... |
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... Hi, All, Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Not really, but it's absolutely great for sketching out ideas. The working drawings will have to come from somewhere else. You might still need the mechanical drawing stuff after all, but at least you'll be detailing something that's fully worked out and designed. What do people use on a PC to replace the paper, dimension a project, and produce simple "blueprints"? I'm lucky enough to have put a youngster through college recently. His academic licensed Solidworks is still good for a few more months. Since I don't have SU Pro, it means I rebuild the entire model in SW. Even so, that's still lightyears better and faster than doing it by hand. Few projects are complex enough to need detailed part drawings. A few key dimensions in SU is often plenty. One exception is laying out cuts on a 4x8 sheet. I like to plan out the cuts sitting comfortably at my desk. |
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: wrote in message groups.com... Hi, All, Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Not really, but it's absolutely great for sketching out ideas. The working drawings will have to come from somewhere else. You might still need the mechanical drawing stuff after all, but at least you'll be detailing something that's fully worked out and designed. What do people use on a PC to replace the paper, dimension a project, and produce simple "blueprints"? I'm lucky enough to have put a youngster through college recently. His academic licensed Solidworks is still good for a few more months. Since I don't have SU Pro, it means I rebuild the entire model in SW. Even so, that's still lightyears better and faster than doing it by hand. Few projects are complex enough to need detailed part drawings. A few key dimensions in SU is often plenty. One exception is laying out cuts on a 4x8 sheet. I like to plan out the cuts sitting comfortably at my desk. Mike, I'm curious why you think SketchUp is not up to the task. What features are missing that make it unacceptable? I've become a big fan of SketchUp and find it does everything I need. It does have its quirks but most are easy to work around or are addressed by a ruby script. Larry |
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"Larry" wrote in message
... "MikeWhy" wrote in : wrote in message groups.com... Hi, All, Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Not really, but it's absolutely great for sketching out ideas. The working drawings will have to come from somewhere else. You might still need the mechanical drawing stuff after all, but at least you'll be detailing something that's fully worked out and designed. What do people use on a PC to replace the paper, dimension a project, and produce simple "blueprints"? I'm lucky enough to have put a youngster through college recently. His academic licensed Solidworks is still good for a few more months. Since I don't have SU Pro, it means I rebuild the entire model in SW. Even so, that's still lightyears better and faster than doing it by hand. Few projects are complex enough to need detailed part drawings. A few key dimensions in SU is often plenty. One exception is laying out cuts on a 4x8 sheet. I like to plan out the cuts sitting comfortably at my desk. Mike, I'm curious why you think SketchUp is not up to the task. What features are missing that make it unacceptable? I've become a big fan of SketchUp and find it does everything I need. It does have its quirks but most are easy to work around or are addressed by a ruby script. I didn't mean to imply that. I use it and am getting things done, often quicker and more directly than with other packages (big pricey things: SW, Inventor, acad). In direct response to the OP's question, though, the free version has no provisions for 2D working drawings. Other than that, it's dandy for the blocky shapes we tend to make with wood sticks and sheets. Of its foibles, the most glaring is its lack of angle dimensions. When you really want them, rise and slope dimensions are a distant second best. Most of everything else won't be needed for woodwork -- lofts, blends, that kind of stuff. Sometimes I miss the sketch based features, feature history, and part configurations, but that's a workflow issue. Last, a dimensioned 3D sketch is actually better than a 3-view working drawing sometimes, except adding dimensions to the component adds them into every model that uses them. Its strengths in other areas more than makes up for this, however. I use Sketchup by preference over the other tools now. |
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: "Larry" wrote in message ... "MikeWhy" wrote in : wrote in message e groups.com... Hi, All, Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Not really, but it's absolutely great for sketching out ideas. The working drawings will have to come from somewhere else. You might still need the mechanical drawing stuff after all, but at least you'll be detailing something that's fully worked out and designed. What do people use on a PC to replace the paper, dimension a project, and produce simple "blueprints"? I'm lucky enough to have put a youngster through college recently. His academic licensed Solidworks is still good for a few more months. Since I don't have SU Pro, it means I rebuild the entire model in SW. Even so, that's still lightyears better and faster than doing it by hand. Few projects are complex enough to need detailed part drawings. A few key dimensions in SU is often plenty. One exception is laying out cuts on a 4x8 sheet. I like to plan out the cuts sitting comfortably at my desk. Mike, I'm curious why you think SketchUp is not up to the task. What features are missing that make it unacceptable? I've become a big fan of SketchUp and find it does everything I need. It does have its quirks but most are easy to work around or are addressed by a ruby script. I didn't mean to imply that. I use it and am getting things done, often quicker and more directly than with other packages (big pricey things: SW, Inventor, acad). In direct response to the OP's question, though, the free version has no provisions for 2D working drawings. Other than that, it's dandy for the blocky shapes we tend to make with wood sticks and sheets. Of its foibles, the most glaring is its lack of angle dimensions. When you really want them, rise and slope dimensions are a distant second best. Most of everything else won't be needed for woodwork -- lofts, blends, that kind of stuff. Sometimes I miss the sketch based features, feature history, and part configurations, but that's a workflow issue. Last, a dimensioned 3D sketch is actually better than a 3-view working drawing sometimes, except adding dimensions to the component adds them into every model that uses them. Its strengths in other areas more than makes up for this, however. I use Sketchup by preference over the other tools now. Ok, agree with everything. The angle dimensions, or lack thereof, are most bothersome. You can draw it easily enough, just can't dimension it. I generally just put a text note in its place. I was not aware that domensions on a component span across drawings. Can't you "make unique" and get around that? It's hard to bitch too much about a piece of *free* software with the features it has though. I should be happy and shutup.... Larry |
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"Larry" wrote in message
... "MikeWhy" wrote in : "Larry" wrote in message I'm curious why you think SketchUp is not up to the task. What features are missing that make it unacceptable? I've become a big fan of SketchUp and find it does everything I need. It does have its quirks but most are easy to work around or are addressed by a ruby script. I didn't mean to imply that. I use it and am getting things done, often quicker and more directly than with other packages (big pricey things: SW, Inventor, acad). In direct response to the OP's question, though, the free version has no provisions for 2D working drawings. Other than that, it's dandy for the blocky shapes we tend to make with wood sticks and sheets. Of its foibles, the most glaring is its lack of angle dimensions. When you really want them, rise and slope dimensions are a distant second best. Most of everything else won't be needed for woodwork -- lofts, blends, that kind of stuff. Sometimes I miss the sketch based features, feature history, and part configurations, but that's a workflow issue. Last, a dimensioned 3D sketch is actually better than a 3-view working drawing sometimes, except adding dimensions to the component adds them into every model that uses them. Its strengths in other areas more than makes up for this, however. I use Sketchup by preference over the other tools now. Ok, agree with everything. The angle dimensions, or lack thereof, are most bothersome. You can draw it easily enough, just can't dimension it. I generally just put a text note in its place. I was not aware that domensions on a component span across drawings. Can't you "make unique" and get around that? It's hard to bitch too much about a piece of *free* software with the features it has though. I should be happy and shutup.... It's great for what it is. As for the component dimensions, next time I'll try inserting them into a new model and annotate them there; consider it as a part drawing. I had in mind the times I got "smart" and saved out some components to detail them. I cleaned up the joinery, and added some dimensions and notes. The dimensions were all over the place in the original model when I reloaded the components to update with the changes. Still sneaking up on a useful workflow. |
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Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Excellent tool for the task you ask about, and particularly for the price. And, as long as not mislead by folks with a cursory, at best, knowledge of the program, which is all you've got thus far. Take a few minutes and look at some of the excellent woodworkers using SU for designing complicated woodworking projects: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/b...gn-click-build FWIW, I'm currently in the middle of building a $300K house for a client that was designed _totally_ with the free version of SU, and that is being built with assistance from the Pro version only to print out scaled construction documents, a task not remotely necessary for the vast majority of woodworking projects. Will it do the same for you? Absolutely! As long as you take opinions, over experience, with a grain of salt. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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... wrote Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Excellent tool for the task you ask about, and particularly for the price. And, as long as not mislead by folks with a cursory, at best, knowledge of the program, which is all you've got thus far. It can become a satifying hobby in itself. For the rest of us, as a user, his experience won't be much different from what I describe. There are far better tools for curvy shapes, but I readily agree he won't find them for the same low SU price. Unless you have a quick fix in mind. Would you take this moment and lighten the darkness of our ignorance? |
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the same low SU price. Unless you have a quick fix in mind. Would you take this moment and lighten the darkness of our ignorance? Antidote for ignorance previously provided by simply following the link. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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"Swingman" wrote in message
... "MikeWhy" wrote the same low SU price. Unless you have a quick fix in mind. Would you take this moment and lighten the darkness of our ignorance? Antidote for ignorance previously provided by simply following the link. I'll settle for angle dimensions for starts. Lathed shapes and intersections are basic in every tool, and already in my cursory understanding. Surely there has to be more. |
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"MikeWhy" wrote "Swingman" wrote in message "MikeWhy" wrote the same low SU price. Unless you have a quick fix in mind. Would you take this moment and lighten the darkness of our ignorance? Antidote for ignorance previously provided by simply following the link. I'll settle for angle dimensions for starts. Lathed shapes and intersections are basic in every tool, and already in my cursory understanding. Surely there has to be more. There is ... but those broadcasting opinions based on "cursory understanding" will always find something else to quibble about. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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wrote Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Excellent tool for the task you ask about, and particularly for the price. And, as long as not mislead by folks with a cursory, at best, knowledge of the program, which is all you've got thus far. Take a few minutes and look at some of the excellent woodworkers using SU for designing complicated woodworking projects: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/b...gn-click-build FWIW, I'm currently in the middle of building a $300K house for a client that was designed _totally_ with the free version of SU, and that is being built with assistance from the Pro version only to print out scaled construction documents, a task not remotely necessary for the vast majority of woodworking projects. Will it do the same for you? Absolutely! As long as you take opinions, over experience, with a grain of salt. OTOH, I don't build houses (and only rarely cabinets or tables) and have so far found SU too often non-intuitive, inadequately-documented, or just plain unsuited for a significant part of the work I want to do. That's not a denigration of SU, any more than it would be of my table saw to point out that my band saw handles curved cuts much better than my Unisaur. I'm perfectly willing to accept that the fault lies with me - but if I, for example, can't find how to accurately draw a smooth non-arc-derived curve/surface (such as that shown in the photos at the link below) after a couple days of digging, then I'll use a different tool that does meet my needs - because I can't let a tool stand in the way of getting the job done. My attitude is partly a result of my methods of work, which require that the finished drawing (the exported dxf/dwg equivalent) be passed to a computer for automated cutting with fairly high precision. For this type of work the drawing /is/ the exact template for the part, rather than something from which I produce a cut list which is then used as a guide for manually producing parts. As I said, I /do/ like SU for producing "show and tell" renderings - yesterday I sent off a fairly spiffy SU-produced JPEG to a cabinet shop in Finland, and the SU rendering was actually better for my purposes than a photo. That's hard to not like. I haven't given up on learning to use SU to produce machinable shapes like fleur-de-lis, wheat sheaves, ears of corn, bunches of grapes, etc that I've drawn with other tools for automated routing on cabinet door panels - but so far I'm not having much success using SU for that type of work. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/Stirling/Heat.html |
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On Jan 17, 9:47*am, Morris Dovey wrote:
Swingman wrote: wrote Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. *SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. *Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. *I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Excellent tool for the task you ask about, and particularly for the price. And, as long as not mislead by folks with a cursory, at best, knowledge of the program, which is all you've got thus far. Take a few minutes and look at some of the excellent woodworkers using SU for designing complicated woodworking projects: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/b...gn-click-build FWIW, I'm currently in the middle of building a $300K house for a client that was designed _totally_ with the free version of SU, and that is being built with assistance from the Pro version only to print out scaled construction documents, a task not remotely necessary for the vast majority of woodworking projects. Will it do the same for you? Absolutely! As long as you take opinions, over experience, with a grain of salt. OTOH, I don't build houses (and only rarely cabinets or tables) and have so far found SU too often non-intuitive, inadequately-documented, or just plain unsuited for a significant part of the work I want to do. That's not a denigration of SU, any more than it would be of my table saw to point out that my band saw handles curved cuts much better than my Unisaur. I'm perfectly willing to accept that the fault lies with me - but if I, for example, can't find how to accurately draw a smooth non-arc-derived curve/surface (such as that shown in the photos at the link below) after a couple days of digging, then I'll use a different tool that does meet my needs - because I can't let a tool stand in the way of getting the job done. My attitude is partly a result of my methods of work, which require that the finished drawing (the exported dxf/dwg equivalent) be passed to a computer for automated cutting with fairly high precision. For this type of work the drawing /is/ the exact template for the part, rather than something from which I produce a cut list which is then used as a guide for manually producing parts. As I said, I /do/ like SU for producing "show and tell" renderings - yesterday I sent off a fairly spiffy SU-produced JPEG to a cabinet shop in Finland, and the SU rendering was actually better for my purposes than a photo. That's hard to not like. I haven't given up on learning to use SU to produce machinable shapes like fleur-de-lis, wheat sheaves, ears of corn, bunches of grapes, etc that I've drawn with other tools for automated routing on cabinet door panels - but so far I'm not having much success using SU for that type of work. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USAhttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/Stirling/Heat.html That pretty much sums it up for me. If I didn't have a 20-year back-ground in other software, I would probably latch onto SU pretty quick. Now, if I want to make a photorealistic presentation of anything, I create the model in Vectorworks, and render it in Strata. That gives me both a pretty picture, and a vector-based file to create toolpaths for my router. SU, in comparison, is rather Fisher-Price to me. To try to draw comparisons between the two classes of software is silly. A local contractor wanted to build his dream/retirement house and over a beer/lunch with a few locals, a local architect sketched out the house on a placemat. It was instantly accepted as 'The Plan'..and proved conclusively that the ability of the architect to express visually what the client wanted had nothing to do with the software. There is no software package that will compensate for a lack of vision. Neither does a concept drawn in AutoCAD automatically means it is a good design. Lately I have been using Aspire by Vectric almost exclusively. In fact, I went and bought some Intel-based PC's to run just that software. http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...eur-de-lys.jpg |
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"Robatoy" wrote Swingman wrote: wrote Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Excellent tool for the task you ask about, and particularly for the price. And, as long as not mislead by folks with a cursory, at best, knowledge of the program, which is all you've got thus far. Take a few minutes and look at some of the excellent woodworkers using SU for designing complicated woodworking projects: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/b...gn-click-build SU, in comparison, is rather Fisher-Price to me. To try to draw comparisons between the two classes of software is silly. To pontificate that anyone did so is sillier ... and to not _specifically_ address the OP's question while engaged in such pontificating, sillier still. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Jan 17, 4:35*pm, "Swingman" wrote:
"Robatoy" wrote Swingman wrote: wrote Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Excellent tool for the task you ask about, and particularly for the price. And, as long as not mislead by folks with a cursory, at best, knowledge of the program, which is all you've got thus far. Take a few minutes and look at some of the excellent woodworkers using SU for designing complicated woodworking projects: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/b...gn-click-build SU, in comparison, is rather Fisher-Price to me. To try to draw comparisons between the two classes of software is silly. To pontificate that anyone did so is sillier ... and to not _specifically_ address the OP's question while engaged in such pontificating, sillier still. I was supporting what Morris said...and what you said: On Jan 16, 10:07 pm, "Swingman" wrote: And, as long as not mislead by folks with a cursory, at best, knowledge of the program, which is all you've got thus far. Pontificating? Hardly. |
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"Swingman" wrote in
: "Robatoy" wrote Swingman wrote: wrote Just saw a post re Sketchup, and wanted to know if this was good for making plans for a project. SWMBO wants new end tables for the LR, and they must have drawers, shelves, pull outs, and probably a string to pull to make the flames shoot out of my butt. Anyway, I haven't done mechanical drawing since Engineering 105 in the days of slide rules. I can design on paper, but am worried about dimensions, overall, and individual parts. Excellent tool for the task you ask about, and particularly for the price. And, as long as not mislead by folks with a cursory, at best, knowledge of the program, which is all you've got thus far. Take a few minutes and look at some of the excellent woodworkers using SU for designing complicated woodworking projects: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/b...ign-click-buil d SU, in comparison, is rather Fisher-Price to me. To try to draw comparisons between the two classes of software is silly. To pontificate that anyone did so is sillier ... and to not _specifically_ address the OP's question while engaged in such pontificating, sillier still. To the original poster... The best advice is ignore most of this thread and try it for yourself. Most of us find it does more than what we need even though it has it quirks. There is no such thing as perfect software. It's free and will cost nothing but a little time. There is a good tutorial that can be found at http://www.srww.com/google-sketchup.htm. While I find that he does things a little different than the way I would, it's a *very* good intro to the software and will give you the skills necessary to form you own opinion. Good luck, Larry |
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"Robatoy" wrote A local contractor wanted to build his dream/retirement house and over a beer/lunch with a few locals, a local architect sketched out the house on a placemat. It was instantly accepted as 'The Plan'..and proved conclusively that the ability of the architect to express visually what the client wanted had nothing to do with the software. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wonder how many great ideas/concepts, etc were first drawn up on placemats, napkins, etc. I wonder if there is a market for creative placemats and napkins? |
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"Swingman" wrote in message
... "MikeWhy" wrote "Swingman" wrote in message "MikeWhy" wrote the same low SU price. Unless you have a quick fix in mind. Would you take this moment and lighten the darkness of our ignorance? Antidote for ignorance previously provided by simply following the link. I'll settle for angle dimensions for starts. Lathed shapes and intersections are basic in every tool, and already in my cursory understanding. Surely there has to be more. There is ... but those broadcasting opinions based on "cursory understanding" will always find something else to quibble about. Jeezus. You self styled power users are tiresome. Three posts with no content other than my obvious ignorance? Here. Let's set it straight. The only things superficial and cursory here is Sketchup and your obvious ignorance of CAD systems. SU manages to get real work done, despite its having only the most primitive profile sketching tools, and the simplest of sweeps. There. It's said. It's done. No quibbling. SU doesn't pretend to be anything else. Why do you? |
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On Jan 17, 7:59*pm, "Lee Michaels"
wrote: "Robatoy" *wrote A local contractor wanted to build his dream/retirement house and over a beer/lunch with a few locals, a local architect sketched out the house on a placemat. It was instantly accepted as 'The Plan'..and proved conclusively that the ability of the architect to express visually what the client wanted had nothing to do with the software. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wonder how many great ideas/concepts, etc were first drawn up on placemats, napkins, etc. I wonder if there is a market for creative placemats and napkins? But for many things, SketchUp simple doesn't have enough. (From Strata Galleries.) http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...atbikeshot.jpg http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...tledisplay.jpg http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/Curtains.jpg http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...oy/faucets.jpg and especially this one created in AutoDesk Inventor and rendered in Strata http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...trespeaker.jpg Then again, it is possible to hold up a bank with a toy gun. EG |
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Jeezus. You self styled power users are tiresome. Three posts with no content other than my obvious ignorance? LOL ... your ignorance will continue to have that effect until you quit showing it, which you seem to do a lot in the short time you've been around here. Simple solution for you ... READ the OP's original question, stick to addressing the question in the woodworking context in which it was asked, and quit slobbering in the public trough with half-baked, preconceived opinions based on an incomplete understanding of the program's suitability for the OP's _specific_ task. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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"Robatoy" wrote in message
On Jan 17, 7:59 pm, "Lee Michaels" wrote: "Robatoy" wrote A local contractor wanted to build his dream/retirement house and over a beer/lunch with a few locals, a local architect sketched out the house on a placemat. It was instantly accepted as 'The Plan'..and proved conclusively that the ability of the architect to express visually what the client wanted had nothing to do with the software. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wonder how many great ideas/concepts, etc were first drawn up on placemats, napkins, etc. I wonder if there is a market for creative placemats and napkins? But for many things, SketchUp simple doesn't have enough. (From Strata Galleries.) Gee, Rob ... great woodworking projects there, Bubba. Should the OP feel the need for "photo realism" when designing his end table, he can just grab his digital camera and go to the furniture store, and for a lot less cash and learning curve. g -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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"Robatoy" wrote A local contractor wanted to build his dream/retirement house and over a beer/lunch with a few locals, a local architect sketched out the house on a placemat. It was instantly accepted as 'The Plan'..and proved conclusively that the ability of the architect to express visually what the client wanted had nothing to do with the software. Unfortunately, and with some architects, it also has nothing to with what can be _practically_ built. Isn't "Falling Water" still doing just that? -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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... "MikeWhy" wrote Jeezus. You self styled power users are tiresome. Three posts with no content other than my obvious ignorance? LOL ... your ignorance will continue to have that effect until you quit showing it, which you seem to do a lot in the short time you've been around here. Simple solution for you ... READ the OP's original question, stick to addressing the question in the woodworking context in which it was asked, and quit slobbering in the public trough with half-baked, preconceived opinions based on an incomplete understanding of the program's suitability for the OP's _specific_ task. That's 4 with no content. Did you actually have something to say about SU? |
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On Jan 18, 9:16*am, "Swingman" wrote:
"Robatoy" wrote in message On Jan 17, 7:59 pm, "Lee Michaels" wrote: "Robatoy" wrote A local contractor wanted to build his dream/retirement house and over a beer/lunch with a few locals, a local architect sketched out the house on a placemat. It was instantly accepted as 'The Plan'..and proved conclusively that the ability of the architect to express visually what the client wanted had nothing to do with the software. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wonder how many great ideas/concepts, etc were first drawn up on placemats, napkins, etc. I wonder if there is a market for creative placemats and napkins? But for many things, SketchUp simple doesn't have enough. (From Strata Galleries.) Gee, Rob ... great woodworking projects there, Bubba. * Should the OP feel the need for "photo realism" when designing his end table, he can just grab his digital camera and go to the furniture store, and for a lot less cash and learning curve. g --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) That bike was done from scratch in one program...which sells for around $ 500.00. Runs on both PC and Mac. If a program is capable to accommodate a designer to the level of that bike, is sure-as-**** should be able to do the same for a frickin' coffee table. N'est-ce pas? That is all I wanted to demonstrate... but you knew that. |
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Robatoy wrote:
If a program is capable to accommodate a designer to the level of that bike, is sure-as-**** should be able to do the same for a frickin' coffee table. N'est-ce pas? That is all I wanted to demonstrate... but you knew that. It's not Canvas, is it? I used one of the very early version of Canvas to do all the "blueprints" on my first house. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Jan 18, 12:46*pm, -MIKE- wrote:
Robatoy wrote: If a program is capable to accommodate a designer to the level of that bike, is sure-as-**** should be able to do the same for a frickin' coffee table. N'est-ce pas? That is all I wanted to demonstrate... but you knew that. It's not Canvas, is it? I used one of the very early version of Canvas to do all the "blueprints" on my first house. My venture into Canvas was short-lived, to say the least. ("send us another $ 200.00 and we'll upgrade you to a version that won't crash.") I was well entrenched into MinCAD by then. (The 'Mini' in MiniCAD came from Mini computers, somewhere between a main-frame and a desk-top, I suppose.) MiniCAD is now called Vectorworks and is in all aspects a direct competitor to AutoCAD. More intuitive, less of a resource hog and very capable. It has all your bolean functions, NURBS, IOW all you need and more. For less money. The files created in Vectorworks,or most other serious CAD environments, export flawlessly into Strata CX 5.6 for rendering. Strata has serious capabilities built in to create any kind of shape you desire. A bit awkward at first, to some, but a pussycat once you discover their metaphor. |
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"Robatoy" wrote in message MiniCAD is now called Vectorworks and is in all aspects a direct competitor to AutoCAD. More intuitive, less of a resource hog and very capable. It has all your bolean functions, NURBS, IOW all you need and more. For less money. The files created in Vectorworks,or most other serious CAD environments, And, if you feel the need, apparently for non "serious" CAD programs also: http://www.nemetschek.net/news/press...006/050206.php And, once again, since we're posting pretty pictures: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/...p?f=81&t=14993 http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/...p?f=81&t=15103 and before and after: http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5012/ariston1jf4.jpg http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5959/ariston2hs3.jpg This discussion has been centered around SketchUp and its application for woodworkers. Most woodworkers would rarely need more than the above ... and it's certainly available if they do. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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"Robatoy" wrote The files created in Vectorworks,or most other serious CAD environments, export flawlessly into Strata CX 5.6 for rendering. Strata has serious capabilities built in to create any kind of shape you desire. A bit awkward at first, to some, but a pussycat once you discover their metaphor. You mean like this Sketchup model rendered in Strata 5.5 : http://www.stratacafe.com/image.asp?...=26525&nonav=1 Serious enough for you, eh Bubba? g,d,&r -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Jan 18, 1:48*pm, "Swingman" wrote:
"Robatoy" wrote in message MiniCAD is now called Vectorworks and is in all aspects a direct competitor to AutoCAD. More intuitive, less of a resource hog and very capable. It has all your bolean functions, NURBS, IOW all you need and more. For less money. The files created in Vectorworks,or most other serious CAD environments, And, if you feel the need, apparently for non "serious" CAD programs also: http://www.nemetschek.net/news/press...006/050206.php Did you even read that article? There has been a plug-in for Vectorworks to open .skp for a long time. How does that ability reflect on Vectorworks' overall capabilities? That's like saying that you can use the air of HF $49.00 compressor to inflate the tires on a Maybach and therefore it says something about the HF compressor? SketchUp is very capable within its limitations. To try to elevate it into the same sphere as Vectorworks and AutoCAD, Vellum, and such, shows a total lack of experience with industrial grade software. Is it a great deal (free) ? Absolutely. Does it have capabilities that would satisfy most woodworkers? Absolutely Is the Pro version worth the money compared to what else is out there? Probably. Can Pro supplant the industrial robustness of Vectorworks? Of course not. You know that's true, and I know that's true. What do you think the odds are that Brembo uses Sketchup to design their brake systems? |
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"Robatoy" wrote
SketchUp is very capable within its limitations. To try to elevate it into the same sphere as Vectorworks and AutoCAD, Vellum, and such, shows a total lack of experience with industrial grade software. Look again, dude ... thus far you are the one trying to "elevate" anything "into the same sphere" by your insistence on direct comparison! Not to mention, that your even missing your own point: The files created in Vectorworks,or most other serious CAD environments, export flawlessly into Strata CX 5.6 for rendering. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Jan 18, 2:55*pm, "Swingman" wrote:
"Robatoy" wrote SketchUp is very capable within its limitations. To try to elevate it into the same sphere as Vectorworks and AutoCAD, Vellum, and such, shows a total lack of experience with industrial grade software. Look again, dude ... thus far you are the one trying to "elevate" anything "into the same sphere" by your insistence on direct comparison! I do not insist on a direct comparison, in fact, I am the one who has been making it clear that there is NO direct comparison. Apples (no matter how poorly rendered) versus oranges. SketchUp is a toy, albeit somewhat capable. Period. And the fact that Strata can import that awkward .skp file from SketchUp is a reflection on Strata's abilities, not SketchUp's. Same goes for Vectorworks. Besides, why-the-**** would I create a part in SU and the export it to Strata when I can create a more accurate part in Strata itself? Are you getting this yet, Bubba? If you are trying to convince people that you can do with a brace-and- bit what others can do with a Multi-Router? Ultimately, you might be able to, but why then do you own a Multi- Router? There was no SketchUp when I got into CAD, so I learned the hard way. Then when SU shows up, I immediately looked for features I use and want. They ain't there my friend. But enough of this nonsense, I'm wasting my time. You win *shrugs* |
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"Robatoy" wrote in message ... On Jan 18, 2:55 pm, "Swingman" wrote: "Robatoy" wrote SketchUp is very capable within its limitations. To try to elevate it into the same sphere as Vectorworks and AutoCAD, Vellum, and such, shows a total lack of experience with industrial grade software. Look again, dude ... thus far you are the one trying to "elevate" anything "into the same sphere" by your insistence on direct comparison! I do not insist on a direct comparison, in fact, I am the one who has been making it clear that there is NO direct comparison. Apples (no matter how poorly rendered) versus oranges. SketchUp is a toy, albeit somewhat capable. Period. And the fact that Strata can import that awkward .skp file from SketchUp is a reflection on Strata's abilities, not SketchUp's. Same goes for Vectorworks. Besides, why-the-**** would I create a part in SU and the export it to Strata when I can create a more accurate part in Strata itself? Are you getting this yet, Bubba? The point you seem to be unable to grasp is that SU is NOT a "CAD" program, has never been one, and makes NO pretense whatsoever of being one. You have amply demonstrated your ignorance of that fact by insisting on your comparison campaign _you_ started, so spare us the "total lack of experience with industrial grade software" horse****. What SU inarguably is, among other things, is a "serious" woodworking TOOL for those woodworkers interested in designing their own. Start thinking past your preconceived CAD notions, in a woodworking sense, and you may one day appreciate the truth in that statement, but I won't hold my breath. But enough of this nonsense, I'm wasting my time. Hell, go start some more of your political **** stirring ... a better way to waste of your time. You win That's right, if you can't stand the comparison heat you began, the woodworking kitchen's obviously no place for you, dude. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Jan 18, 3:44*pm, "Swingman" wrote:
"Robatoy" *wrote in message ... On Jan 18, 2:55 pm, "Swingman" wrote: "Robatoy" wrote SketchUp is very capable within its limitations. To try to elevate it into the same sphere as Vectorworks and AutoCAD, Vellum, and such, shows a total lack of experience with industrial grade software. Look again, dude ... thus far you are the one trying to "elevate" anything "into the same sphere" by your insistence on direct comparison! I do not insist on a direct comparison, in fact, I am the one who has been making it clear that there is NO direct comparison. Apples (no matter how poorly rendered) versus oranges. SketchUp is a toy, albeit somewhat capable. Period. And the fact that Strata can import that awkward .skp file from SketchUp is a reflection on Strata's abilities, not SketchUp's. Same goes for Vectorworks. Besides, why-the-**** would I create a part in SU and the export it to Strata when I can create a more accurate part in Strata itself? Are you getting this yet, Bubba? The point you seem to be unable to grasp is that SU is NOT a "CAD" program, has never been one, and makes NO pretense whatsoever of being one. You have amply demonstrated your ignorance of that fact by insisting on your comparison campaign _you_ started, so spare us the "total lack of experience with industrial grade software" horse****. What SU inarguably is, among other things, is a "serious" woodworking TOOL for those woodworkers interested in designing their own. Start thinking past your preconceived CAD notions, in a woodworking sense, and you may one day appreciate the truth in that statement, but I won't hold my breath. But enough of this nonsense, I'm wasting my time. Hell, go start some more of your political **** stirring ... a better way to waste of your time. You win That's right, if you can't stand the comparison heat you began, the woodworking kitchen's obviously no place for you, dude. Funny, my woodworker's kitchen is doing rather well, according to my tax consultant and accountant...LOL Funny how riled up you get over ****-all. You spent the money on 'Pro'...it's a dud, now live with it. Stop blaming any of us for your bad choice of software. Jeesuz, bubba, lighten-the-**** up! Now, I suppose you Texans are going to be all happy to have W back amongst your midst, eh? Are you going to use SketchUp to design W's presidential library? The shelves should be easy.. it will only hold 2 books, and one isn't even coloured yet.! I really do have to get some work done, I'm busier than ol' hell with people wanting to spend money on my incompetence...*G* Mitchell 300 on an medium action 7' worm rod. 15 pound test. |
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"Robatoy" wrote
Funny, my woodworker's kitchen is doing rather well, according to my tax consultant and accountant...LOL Funny how riled up you get over ****-all. You spent the money on 'Pro'...it's a dud, now live with it. Stop blaming any of us for your bad choice of software. Jeesuz, bubba, lighten-the-**** up! LOL ...Au contraire, ye of cold, obviously brain impairing, climate. Say what you will, but it's looking like that little old "3D surface modeler" program (or, as one analyst put it, "a 3D modeler that creates 2D polygons and does not have an underlying object-based technology") may well have me eating steak well into the next year, instead of soup line fare ..., and maybe until I can justify that permanent fishing trip to the lake house. Now, I suppose you Texans are going to be all happy to have W back amongst your midst, eh? Are you going to use SketchUp to design W's presidential library? The shelves should be easy.. it will only hold 2 books, and one isn't even coloured yet.! Yep, just thrilled to death ... absolutely thrilled to death by the prospect! I really do have to get some work done, I'm busier than ol' hell with people wanting to spend money on my incompetence...*G* You mean "ignorance", right? g, d & r Same here ... but what's this I keep hearing about a "depression"? Mitchell 300 on an medium action 7' worm rod. 15 pound test. Actually, I'm looking at the "carrot stick", 12lb test, Carolina rigged worm: http://www.e21sports.com/fishing//products.php Neighbor at the lake house in AR let me try his out ... impressive. More than I wanted to spend, but what the hell, you gotta do your part for the economy. Hell, should be able to spend my upcoming bailout/tax relief/stimulus package money on it, RSN ... Stay out of the cold and keep that brain warm now, dude! -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Jan 18, 5:58*pm, "Swingman" wrote:
"Robatoy" *wrote Funny, my woodworker's kitchen is doing rather well, according to my tax consultant and accountant...LOL Funny how riled up you get over ****-all. You spent the money on 'Pro'...it's a dud, now live with it. Stop blaming any of us for your bad choice of software. Jeesuz, bubba, lighten-the-**** up! LOL ...Au contraire, ye of cold, obviously brain impairing, climate. Say what you will, but it's looking like that little old "3D surface modeler" program (or, as one analyst put it, "a 3D modeler that creates 2D polygons and does not have an underlying object-based technology") may well have me eating steak well into the next year, instead of soup line fare ...., and maybe until I can justify that permanent fishing trip to the lake house. Now, I suppose you Texans are going to be all happy to have W back amongst your midst, eh? Are you going to use SketchUp to design W's presidential library? The shelves should be easy.. it will only hold 2 books, and one isn't even coloured yet.! Yep, just thrilled to death ... absolutely thrilled to death by the prospect! I really do have to get some work done, I'm busier than ol' hell with people wanting to spend money on my incompetence...*G* You mean "ignorance", right? *g, d & r Same here ... but what's this I keep hearing about a "depression"? Mitchell 300 on an medium action 7' worm rod. 15 pound test. Actually, I'm looking at the "carrot stick", 12lb test, Carolina rigged worm: http://www.e21sports.com/fishing//products.php Neighbor at the lake house in AR let me try his out ... impressive. More than I wanted to spend, but what the hell, you gotta do your part for the economy. Hell, should be able to spend my upcoming bailout/tax relief/stimulus package money on it, RSN ... Stay out of the cold and keep that brain warm now, dude! * --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) You know what, Karl? We are not that different. Except that I am always right, of course. Maybe a chat on the phone would cure our ills... my dime. |
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"Robatoy" wrote in message ... On Jan 18, 5:58 pm, "Swingman" wrote: "Robatoy" wrote Funny, my woodworker's kitchen is doing rather well, according to my tax consultant and accountant...LOL Funny how riled up you get over ****-all. You spent the money on 'Pro'...it's a dud, now live with it. Stop blaming any of us for your bad choice of software. Jeesuz, bubba, lighten-the-**** up! LOL ...Au contraire, ye of cold, obviously brain impairing, climate. Say what you will, but it's looking like that little old "3D surface modeler" program (or, as one analyst put it, "a 3D modeler that creates 2D polygons and does not have an underlying object-based technology") may well have me eating steak well into the next year, instead of soup line fare ..., and maybe until I can justify that permanent fishing trip to the lake house. Now, I suppose you Texans are going to be all happy to have W back amongst your midst, eh? Are you going to use SketchUp to design W's presidential library? The shelves should be easy.. it will only hold 2 books, and one isn't even coloured yet.! Yep, just thrilled to death ... absolutely thrilled to death by the prospect! I really do have to get some work done, I'm busier than ol' hell with people wanting to spend money on my incompetence...*G* You mean "ignorance", right? g, d & r Same here ... but what's this I keep hearing about a "depression"? Mitchell 300 on an medium action 7' worm rod. 15 pound test. Actually, I'm looking at the "carrot stick", 12lb test, Carolina rigged worm: http://www.e21sports.com/fishing//products.php Neighbor at the lake house in AR let me try his out ... impressive. More than I wanted to spend, but what the hell, you gotta do your part for the economy. Hell, should be able to spend my upcoming bailout/tax relief/stimulus package money on it, RSN ... Stay out of the cold and keep that brain warm now, dude! --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) You know what, Karl? We are not that different. Except that I am always right, of course. Yabbut, I always win, eh? Maybe a chat on the phone would cure our ills... my dime. No ills a little Blackberry (Bold) to Blackberry (Storm)? can't overcome ... Check your e-mail. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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"Swingman" wrote Actually, I'm looking at the "carrot stick", 12lb test, Carolina rigged worm: http://www.e21sports.com/fishing//products.php Neighbor at the lake house in AR let me try his out ... impressive. More than I wanted to spend, but what the hell, you gotta do your part for the economy. Damn, that thing has more space age materials in it than a stealth fighter. No wonder it is so expensive. Reminds me of a comment made by one of the survivors of the Hudson "water landing". He, among many, were flying south to play golf. And all their golf clubs had to be left behind. He was saying that he wasn't sure how much he was going to spend on golf clubs now that his present set is in the belly of a water logged plane. Those are the deep questions of life. Just how much should one spend on golf clubs (or fishing tackle)? Hmmmm........... |
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On Jan 18, 6:19*pm, "Swingman" wrote:
"Robatoy" wrote in message ... On Jan 18, 5:58 pm, "Swingman" wrote: "Robatoy" wrote Funny, my woodworker's kitchen is doing rather well, according to my tax consultant and accountant...LOL Funny how riled up you get over ****-all. You spent the money on 'Pro'...it's a dud, now live with it. Stop blaming any of us for your bad choice of software. Jeesuz, bubba, lighten-the-**** up! LOL ...Au contraire, ye of cold, obviously brain impairing, climate. Say what you will, but it's looking like that little old "3D surface modeler" program (or, as one analyst put it, "a 3D modeler that creates 2D polygons and does not have an underlying object-based technology") may well have me eating steak well into the next year, instead of soup line fare ..., and maybe until I can justify that permanent fishing trip to the lake house. Now, I suppose you Texans are going to be all happy to have W back amongst your midst, eh? Are you going to use SketchUp to design W's presidential library? The shelves should be easy.. it will only hold 2 books, and one isn't even coloured yet.! Yep, just thrilled to death ... absolutely thrilled to death by the prospect! I really do have to get some work done, I'm busier than ol' hell with people wanting to spend money on my incompetence...*G* You mean "ignorance", right? g, d & r Same here ... but what's this I keep hearing about a "depression"? Mitchell 300 on an medium action 7' worm rod. 15 pound test. Actually, I'm looking at the "carrot stick", 12lb test, Carolina rigged worm: http://www.e21sports.com/fishing//products.php Neighbor at the lake house in AR let me try his out ... impressive. More than I wanted to spend, but what the hell, you gotta do your part for the economy. Hell, should be able to spend my upcoming bailout/tax relief/stimulus package money on it, RSN ... Stay out of the cold and keep that brain warm now, dude! --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) You know what, Karl? We are not that different. Except that I am always right, of course. Yabbut, I always win, eh? Maybe a chat on the phone would cure our ills... my dime. No ills a little Blackberry (Bold) to Blackberry (Storm)? can't overcome .... Check your e-mail. --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) Well... the best e-mail *I* got is the info button on my website. That sets off my Blackberry Bold every time. www.topworks.ca |
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On Jan 18, 1:54*pm, "Swingman" wrote:
"Robatoy" wrote The files created in Vectorworks,or most other serious CAD environments, export flawlessly into Strata CX 5.6 for rendering. Strata has serious capabilities built in to create any kind of shape you desire. A bit awkward at first, to some, but a pussycat once you discover their metaphor. You mean like this Sketchup model rendered in Strata 5.5 : http://www.stratacafe.com/image.asp?...=26525&nonav=1 Serious enough for you, eh Bubba? g,d,&r --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) That looks terrible!! Must have been a bad model to begin with... |
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