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Visio 3D wannabe seeks sage advice
cliff50:
David P.
I went down the SketchUp path.
currently using a free download "Sketchup Make"
refer attached link https://youtu.be/6MCUDUaljS8
after using Visio for a decade or more, I found the SketchUp syntax and operation to be reasonably easy ... moreover .. the speed and intuitive control seem very natural.
The Youtube demo pertains to Radio tower infrastructure I am use to.
so far , I don't believe the Sketchup program can link to ODBC .. as per Visio.. ( would be very interested if anyone knows how)
re the subject of Tower infrastructure .. I previously created a 2D (rotational ) plus automatic drawing of Tower infrastructure using the Visio pro platform with ODBC back end .. refer link here
https://youtu.be/QDZEfZ_-WC0
I did dabble a bit with Blender and I agree with you on its merits, range of features .. however I found the GUI to complicated for a me as a beginner living at the arse end of the planet.
enjoy the videos ... happy to share the experience
regards
Cliff
cliff50:
Guys,
6 months on Sketchup make (free .. zero cost).
I am happy with the results so far.
I find the GUI very intuitive after that time... maybe its just me but the syntax used for construction of objects, grouping and mouse control screen interactions is similar to Visio . ( yeah hear what you say Microsoft vs Google)
This is how far I got without spending a dime : enjoy !
https://youtu.be/W8DJhRUqSB0
https://www.facebook.com/cliff.arnold.5817/videos/233985228534578/?notif_id=1631210789185047¬if_t=video_processed&ref=notif
context. this was my old car , I found I had only one surviving photo of it. So I rebuilt a 3D model of it from fond memory.
(the brunette was more fiesty.. if you are wondering.)
cheers
Cliff
vojo:
wow...I kind of view sketchup as the anthesis of Visio
- context sensitive GUI (Dec VT100 anybody??)
- great for just freehand drawing but no connections or controls (3rd party scripts from users help).
- color/lighting/etc targeting the construction industry.
We all here in my company used to do alot of sketchup circa 2010....nobody does it now adays.
(maybe it actually got usable since then ;-) )
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