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Post by GhostFist on Oct 14, 2014 17:13:47 GMT -5
The latest project I'm on, the designers used sketchup, and I could tell by the way the geometry broke. Sketchup is better on the smaller scale IMO
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Post by garch on Oct 21, 2014 22:22:54 GMT -5
Sketchup is for beginners, not professionals. It's cool but not as powerful as say Autocad Architecture, Inventor, 3dMax, Revit etc. I sometimes play around in sketchup but then find I've wasted my time because i need to proceed with a project and should have just used my professional software. On the other hand sketch up is free if you don't buy the pro version.
With that said there is a timber framing extension for sketch up called TF rubies. Not familiar with it though.
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Post by GhostFist on Oct 22, 2014 4:36:14 GMT -5
I have to agree garch. I'm seeing more and more drawings in sketchup these days coming from our art departments here and it's getting a little frustrating. Their lack of knowledge in architectural drawing is really starting to show in a lot of instances, and their plans end up being more rough concepts than actual plans. Very frustrating
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Post by garch on Oct 22, 2014 11:03:04 GMT -5
I have to agree garch. I'm seeing more and more drawings in sketchup these days coming from our art departments here and it's getting a little frustrating. Their lack of knowledge in architectural drawing is really starting to show in a lot of instances, and their plans end up being more rough concepts than actual plans. Very frustrating I feel for you. I deal with that on a daily basis  . Some "designers" just don't grasp the physical limits of some materials and methods. |
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Post by GhostFist on Oct 22, 2014 11:48:23 GMT -5
The design process is devalued. Now that people don't have to draft, and they play around with a few programs at home they feel they're architects.
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Post by Red on May 24, 2015 13:10:37 GMT -5
Sorry to dig up an old thread again, but these posts may very well help others (in the future) ...
As we get involved with various forms of construction these days, to make a living, we use
SoftPlan (SP) design software. When it comes to timber frame (TF) design, Dietrich's is the
king -- no doubt in my mind -- but it's also very tough to justify the initial costs.
If you become proficient with SoftPlan, a CAD based application, you can employ the polynomial
utilities and tools to create just about anything. No, you can't automatically render the internals
of TF joinery, like you can in Dietrich's, but you can certainly define and draw just about any type
of wall you wish. I've had very good luck with cross-sectional detail drawings using SP, and the
3-D renderings are pretty good as well.
I'm not attempting to cast any doubts Dietrich's way -- it's a very powerful timber frame design
application -- I'm just posting a few thoughts from someone who couldn't afford it (and had to find
a way around it).
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Post by GhostFist on May 24, 2015 13:40:56 GMT -5
Gonna look into soft plan. Do you know a price point?
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Post by Red on May 24, 2015 13:57:26 GMT -5
Don't want to give you outdated information, Ghostfist, so I'll check in with our
SP representative and get back to you about how much we can buy it for. One
thing's for sure, though, it's significantly less expensive than "the King."
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Post by GhostFist on May 24, 2015 14:13:10 GMT -5
I'm down. spending the pile on top quality software isn't 100 percent feasible for me as I'm very novice with cad software as it is.
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Post by holmz on May 24, 2015 15:50:55 GMT -5
So where does someone go with concept plans to get turned into drawings?
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Post by Red on May 27, 2015 14:41:59 GMT -5
I'm down. spending the pile on top quality software isn't 100 percent feasible for me as I'm very novice with cad software as it is. |
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Post by Red on May 27, 2015 14:45:38 GMT -5
So where does someone go with concept plans to get turned into drawings? |
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Post by hans on Dec 28, 2016 21:17:23 GMT -5
free SolidWorks CAD software for hobby (non-commercial) use: recently SolidWorks arranged for free annual licenses to be made available to members of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association - aka homebuilt airplanes www.eaa.org ). Since EAA membership is open to anyone and costs less than $ 50.00/year this is hard to beat. Hans |
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Post by holmz on Dec 28, 2016 22:27:58 GMT -5
Thanks Hans, but I found a Canadian woman architect whom I am working with.
A slow process, but I am "filled in" between real work... I p'rolly need to call her in the next few days.
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Post by aas on Jan 31, 2017 7:39:36 GMT -5
I've been wondering in maybe going the other way... I have the full Autodesk Inventor product design suite, with Inventor, Autocad, Alias, 3DS Max, Showcase and many more, (it's a 2012, so I own it, no subscriptions, and I won't change for now.) My main tool out of these is Inventor, I'm not so good with Autocad.
But... I was wondering if there is any merit in looking at Sketchup. Seems a lot of people use it, and maybe for exchanging designs, etc., it would be a good option.
Any thoughts?
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. Some "designers" just don't grasp the physical limits of some materials and methods.
