Do you SketchUp?

gamblingman · 10-26-2009, 07:29 AM

I do, its a great little program from Google. I have a tough time NOT spending hours with it (I mean that in a good way). Try it an see for yourself.

http://sketchup.google.com/

For those of you who know what I'm talkin about, post your creations!

Attachment 3371

Yeah, yeah I know its missing windows. I'm working on it! This took me a few hours. The interior is full as well. I didnt just create a shell with no interior, what would be the point???

Guardian01 · 10-26-2009, 08:20 AM

i'm in architecture school and i use it every semester. i draft the plan in autocad and import it in sketchup to build a digital model. it can be really fun, or an absolute pain depending on what you want to do on it.

by the way, if you didn't know this already, sketchup rendering is quick, but crap. if you ever want to spend the time to really make something look good, download a rendering software (i use maxwell and/or vray, both of which i recommend).

i might load up some of my past work here later

gamblingman · 10-26-2009, 09:56 AM

How is it crap? I know that its kinda flimsy, and can be hard to get dimensions right, but what do you mean?

I'd love to see some of your stuff, definitely post it!

I mainly use sketchup for playing, its given me a better understanding of design work. I can look at buildings and know if they are cookie cutter or not. For instance the dorm I live in is very cookie-cutter design. I can usually tell if its cheaply designed if the stairwells are on the outside of a building. That seems to scream CHEAP DESIGN WORK!

What do you think?

Guardian01 · 10-26-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by gamblingman

How is it crap? I know that its kinda flimsy, and can be hard to get dimensions right, but what do you mean?

I'd love to see some of your stuff, definitely post it!

I mainly use sketchup for playing, its given me a better understanding of design work. I can look at buildings and know if they are cookie cutter or not. For instance the dorm I live in is very cookie-cutter design. I can usually tell if its cheaply designed if the stairwells are on the outside of a building. That seems to scream CHEAP DESIGN WORK!

What do you think?

what i meant by it being crap is...sketchup is a great program. it's very intuitive with a simple user interface anyone can get to understand. however, its rendering is crap. rendering refers to applying color, texture, and light to your model, and it comes as a plugin that you can install on your sketchup software that, well, renders the 3d environment you have created. by utilizing the materials database off of sketchup or downloading them online, you can begin to add texture and detail to your building/furniture/whatever. you can add light to light fixtures and adjust lumins to brighten an interior space. you can apply a polished marble effect to a lobby floor that makes it look realistic (even with manufacturing imperfections included if you wish) with an adjustable light reflectance factor, and so on.

and yes, unfortunately most dorms are a cookie cutter design. in fact, most living quarters of any kind is because they need lots of it and they can't customize each and every one, and their only concern is efficiency, safety, and money

if you are interested in architecture, look up renzo piano, tadao ando, zaha hadid, richard meier, and frank lloyd wright. just google their name and the image section should speak for themselves as to who they are

Guardian01 · 10-26-2009, 09:04 PM

this was a 4th year project that i designed. it is a museum for photography. my concept was "breaking the 4th wall." this was drafted by hand, transferred to autocad, imported into sketchup and made 3-d, then rendered it using a maxwell plugin.

Guardian01 · 10-26-2009, 09:16 PM

one more project. this was an intervention on an existing bridge over a detention pond. it's a small house on the bridge.

note: i did not design the cars or the dining room table. those are downloaded from google 3d warehouse

Jackassluver · 10-26-2009, 09:50 PM

i use it in school for DT work

dug987654 · 10-26-2009, 11:34 PM

Guardian01, those are excellent.

Heres a few renderings I have done in NX4:

Kitchen Blender

Digital Camera:

Doug.

Stoic Sentinel · 10-27-2009, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dug987654

Guardian01, those are excellent.

Heres a few renderings I have done in NX4:

Kitchen Blender

Digital Camera:

Doug.

Lol, I have the same exact camera xD

gamblingman · 10-27-2009, 03:42 AM

All that stuff was made in sketchup!?

I cant imagine the time it took to model that stuff, simply amazing.

10-26-2009, 07:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
gamblingman Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Huntsville, Texas Age: 31 Posts: 200	Do you SketchUp? I do, its a great little program from Google. I have a tough time NOT spending hours with it (I mean that in a good way). Try it an see for yourself. http://sketchup.google.com/ For those of you who know what I'm talkin about, post your creations! Attachment 3371 Yeah, yeah I know its missing windows. I'm working on it! This took me a few hours. The interior is full as well. I didnt just create a shell with no interior, what would be the point??? __________________ Why work when you can go fishing! Last edited by gamblingman; 11-05-2009 at 06:12 AM.

10-26-2009, 08:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Guardian01 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 52	i'm in architecture school and i use it every semester. i draft the plan in autocad and import it in sketchup to build a digital model. it can be really fun, or an absolute pain depending on what you want to do on it. by the way, if you didn't know this already, sketchup rendering is quick, but crap. if you ever want to spend the time to really make something look good, download a rendering software (i use maxwell and/or vray, both of which i recommend). i might load up some of my past work here later __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz RAM: Corsair 2x1GB DDR2 Graphics: E-GF 8600GT 256MB MB: Asus P5K HD: WD 160GB SATA HDD PSU: Thermaltake Purepower 600W Tower: Cooler Master HAF932 OS: XP Pro

10-26-2009, 09:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
gamblingman Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Huntsville, Texas Age: 31 Posts: 200	design How is it crap? I know that its kinda flimsy, and can be hard to get dimensions right, but what do you mean? I'd love to see some of your stuff, definitely post it! I mainly use sketchup for playing, its given me a better understanding of design work. I can look at buildings and know if they are cookie cutter or not. For instance the dorm I live in is very cookie-cutter design. I can usually tell if its cheaply designed if the stairwells are on the outside of a building. That seems to scream CHEAP DESIGN WORK! What do you think? __________________ Why work when you can go fishing!

10-26-2009, 09:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Guardian01 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 52	this was a 4th year project that i designed. it is a museum for photography. my concept was "breaking the 4th wall." this was drafted by hand, transferred to autocad, imported into sketchup and made 3-d, then rendered it using a maxwell plugin. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz RAM: Corsair 2x1GB DDR2 Graphics: E-GF 8600GT 256MB MB: Asus P5K HD: WD 160GB SATA HDD PSU: Thermaltake Purepower 600W Tower: Cooler Master HAF932 OS: XP Pro

10-26-2009, 09:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Guardian01 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 52	one more project. this was an intervention on an existing bridge over a detention pond. it's a small house on the bridge. note: i did not design the cars or the dining room table. those are downloaded from google 3d warehouse __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz RAM: Corsair 2x1GB DDR2 Graphics: E-GF 8600GT 256MB MB: Asus P5K HD: WD 160GB SATA HDD PSU: Thermaltake Purepower 600W Tower: Cooler Master HAF932 OS: XP Pro

10-26-2009, 09:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jackassluver Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: not so GREAT BRITAIN (gloucester to be precise) Age: 13 Posts: 255	i use it in school for DT work __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weLdYv7opHI <---- lol go Henry all of 9Q at Ribston LUVE YOU DUDE!!!! its terible being at a all girls school NO ONE KNEW WAT RAM WAS!! OR WHO BILL GATES IS ARGH IVE BEEN HERE FOR 3 YEARS NOW ARGH

10-26-2009, 11:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
dug987654 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: York, 'The North', UK Age: 22 Posts: 335	Guardian01, those are excellent. Heres a few renderings I have done in NX4: Kitchen Blender Digital Camera: Doug.

10-27-2009, 03:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
gamblingman Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Huntsville, Texas Age: 31 Posts: 200	its wild All that stuff was made in sketchup!? I cant imagine the time it took to model that stuff, simply amazing. __________________ Why work when you can go fishing!

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