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liquid-core

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« on: August 14, 2006, 12:06:00 AM »
I thought you guys might be interested in this program. Its a free software like CAD just not as fancy. Its alot of fun to mess around in.

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« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2006, 05:14:00 AM »
QUOTE(liquid-core @ Aug 14 2006, 07:13 AM) View Post

I thought you guys might be interested in this program. Its a free software like CAD just not as fancy. Its alot of fun to mess around in.

O'Malley


Sketchup is a snazzy little program. For actually designing something with dimensions and proper scaling, it sucks. But if you just want a quick drawing, (A sketch, if you will), of your idea, then it's a great tool. I haven't given it a whole lot of work, but it certainly is a neat application that allows anyone to draw up their idea without needing several grand in software. Add to that the fact that several applications now allow you to import sketchup files and it's yet another tool in the CAD arsenal.
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« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2006, 09:17:00 AM »
I was half expecting to see something like this when I first read the title...
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« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2006, 11:22:00 AM »
QUOTE(Rylinkus @ Aug 14 2006, 04:21 AM) View Post

Sketchup is a snazzy little program. For actually designing something with dimensions and proper scaling, it sucks. But if you just want a quick drawing, (A sketch, if you will), of your idea, then it's a great tool. I haven't given it a whole lot of work, but it certainly is a neat application that allows anyone to draw up their idea without needing several grand in software. Add to that the fact that several applications now allow you to import sketchup files and it's yet another tool in the CAD arsenal.


It is actually very easy to make scale models. It allows you to input the size that you want your object to be in ft, m, cm, in.

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Rylinkus

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« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2006, 11:55:00 AM »
QUOTE(liquid-core @ Aug 14 2006, 06:29 PM) View Post

It is actually very easy to make scale models. It allows you to input the size that you want your object to be in ft, m, cm, in.

O'Malley



Perhaps I didn't play around with it enough. But in having Microstation, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks on my home PC I don't really need to use Sketchup anyway, though it is decent for a free app.
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liquid-core

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« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2006, 12:39:00 PM »
True, true. Anyone who doesn't have Autocad or anything fancy like that try it out.

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« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2006, 12:45:00 PM »
i have vectorworks architect version 11.5, i can some stuff with it but not much.

its fun to play around with. I am intriged buy this sketchup.
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« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2006, 12:45:00 PM »
QUOTE(liquid-core @ Aug 14 2006, 07:46 PM) View Post

True, true. Anyone who doesn't have Autocad or anything fancy like that try it out.

O'Malley



I totally agree that for a free app it's very impressive.
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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2006, 11:34:00 PM »
The great thing about it is so easy to use. You can learn how to use it in about 20 mins through the tut it has.

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