Google Sketchup?
11-08-2007, 11:55 PM
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Google Sketchup?
Anyone use google skechup? What have you made? Have pictures? Want me to try to make anything (or someone else try)? Post here.
11-09-2007, 09:42 AM
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RE: Google Sketchup?
I have made a few things. I made the Official AEA(Anti EMO Army) Headquarters and a few other little things. Its a nice prgram, and I think I'll download it again today, I will also get a pic of the headquarters 
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RE: Google Sketchup?
I'm 13 and I've made countless parts for the HPI Savage (precise to 0.0000mm), as well as a BMX Bike and some parts for that. I've also made some ramps for my R/Cs and downhill bikes. I'm working on a few things now...
I think it's a very easy to learn and good program, even for me, and you get decent results with it with minimum effort.
I think it's a very easy to learn and good program, even for me, and you get decent results with it with minimum effort.
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RE: Google Sketchup?
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I'm 13 and I've made countless parts for the HPI Savage (precise to 0.0000mm),
I'm 13 and I've made countless parts for the HPI Savage (precise to 0.0000mm),
Sketch-up is fine for sketching, but for actual modelling you should use a CAD program. Alibre design is a free program ([link=http://www.alibre.com/]download[/link]) that has many tools similar to Inventor. It is very basic and bare-bones but it will prepare you for Inventor, AutoCad, Solidworks, etc in case you ever want to do something serious or follow it as a career choice.
11-09-2007, 03:56 PM
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RE: Google Sketchup?
Yeah, but I want to make sure that everything does line up. Better safe than sorry.
I also have Alibre Design (Free Edition), and I really like that program too. It's a lot harder to learn than SketchUp, but the results are a lot better and can be exported in .dwg or similar format.
I also have Alibre Design (Free Edition), and I really like that program too. It's a lot harder to learn than SketchUp, but the results are a lot better and can be exported in .dwg or similar format.
