Free Sketchup Renderings *inquire within*

[WZHANG]

Upload your models onto google's 3d warehouse and then link to this thread.

I'll post a free rendering of your model which you can then take and add to your build threads or save for personal documentaion of your tank project.

example:

link: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=13e0774c27188f91442e58c2496c121e&prevstart=0

and I will post something like this:

I decided that I want to do this for free right now, but may possibly start a small internet business doing this for reefers in the future.

*Rendering quality may vary and as a free service you are subject to my availability. Above rendering was a fast set up and not so realistic.


Thx!

:rollface:

 

[texhorns98]

Linky no worky...

Error 404

 

[WZHANG]

all fixed, thanks!

 

[WZHANG]

I'll even do models of parts:

octopus skimmer from 3dwarehouse

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=dae39735205db741ca73bce24cc77319&prevstart=0

and your crazy tank schematics

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=1835b4c1663bc2ad6462979d92435174&prevstart=0

 

[hahnmeister]

Pretty good. I know cones are a beehoitch to get with sketchup. Still havent figured out how to do curved pipe/cylinders.

 

[BeanAnimal]

I prefer autocad, or even a 2x4 to the head over SketchUp. It has to be the most frustrating application I have ever used. Drawing with LOGO on the C64 was better!

 

[WZHANG]

Thanks,
curves are not too hard.

you have to draw the contour of the cylinder with a curve for it to follow (a circle)

like this

then use the "follow me tool" and drag the contour around the circle

and it may take a few tries but you should be able to get this

I can think of a few other ways, but this seems easiest.

a tip to drawing better curves is to download the bezeir ruby script

another tip is when drawing the circle at the base, increase the number of sides on it. This will create smoother curves

 

[WZHANG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14081501#post14081501 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
I prefer autocad, or even a 2x4 to the head over SketchUp. It has to be the most frustrating application I have ever used. Drawing with LOGO on the C64 was better!

I have to disagree. Sketchup is really simple, you just have to realize how "dumb" the software is to use it.

autocad is so annoying. I hate the interface, IMO it is way harder to use than sketchup. I have tried the newest version and it is not as bad as previous, especially when trying to draw 3d.

 

[BeanAnimal]

I guess to each his own. I have used several CAD and 3D packages and never been as frustrated as I have with sketchup. Autocad treats 3D objects and faces properly. Add, Subtract, Union, Intersection, Trim, etc all work well and exactly as expected. Sketchups logical operators are a nightmare (cutting a hole on a 3d panel for example).

Autocads 3DMove, 3DRotate, Push Pull, etc are all also far supioror to any tool on SketchUp.

This took just a few minutes (maybe 5-10) in Autocad 2008. Each of the 12 panels is a layer and can be turned on or off, etc.

Also done in Autocad in a very short time.

Don't get me wrong. Your drawings are great and if you prefer sketchup... more power to you It just makes me want to hurt myself.

 

[hahnmeister]

I like both. I think S-Ketchup is easier to just sit down and whip up something fast that isn't too complex, although, as you have pointed out, there are additional mods for it. I like Autocad for its ability to be customized much easier to eliminate repetitive tasks in more complex renderings... one of its main selling points really.

 

[banditpowdercoat]

Thems some MAD skillz. I use AutoCAD myself. But only for 2D drawings mostly. For my CNC milling machine. AND, Im slow at it LOL

 

[WZHANG]

Bean,
You sound like someone who would really like solidworks or autodesk inventor vs autocad

 

[BeanAnimal]

It has been a while since I played with solidwords or inventor. I keep meaning to go back to them but just don't have the time to learn something new for as little as I do with CAD or modeling. I toyed around with Rhino, Acad Revit, and a few others over the last few years and keep coming back to Acad for its simplicity for my purposes.

 

[RedEDGE2k1]

SketchUp is my choice....both it and AutoCAD were part of my curriculum in college so I've played with both. If I were designing a motor, AutoCAD. Furniture, SketchUp.

I think SketchUp is more of a presentation tool and AutoCAD is better for design.

 

[hahnmeister]

True, Autocad is easily converted to g-code and other programs, Spicy-ketchup concentrates more on how you want your image to appear... line thickness, perspective, backgrounds... and as far as I know, not converted to any other codes (other than jpeg, lol).

 

[BeanAnimal]

Trying to compare the two packages is silly at best. One is a free toy and the other is a fully developed tool.

My problem with Sketchup is not that it is free or a toy, it is the clunkiness of the interface and lack of working features. Honestly, cutting a hole in a "solid" is hit or miss at best. A key feature of ANY 3D package is the ability to work with 3D objects and apply boolean/logical operations to them. Sketchup falls flat on its face in that department. The irony is that it IS a 3D package and lacks basic 3D editing tools.

The package may well have matured, but google purchased it and development has ceased.

 

[Mr..Tang]

can you take dimensions map it out 2d than do a 3d rendering???

 

[RedEDGE2k1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14085815#post14085815 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
Trying to compare the two packages is silly at best. One is a free toy and the other is a fully developed tool.

My problem with Sketchup is not that it is free or a toy, it is the clunkiness of the interface and lack of working features. Honestly, cutting a hole in a "solid" is hit or miss at best. A key feature of ANY 3D package is the ability to work with 3D objects and apply boolean/logical operations to them. Sketchup falls flat on its face in that department. The irony is that it IS a 3D package and lacks basic 3D editing tools.

The package may well have matured, but google purchased it and development has ceased.

Bean,

I tried learning Spanish in high school and after 2 years I couldn't speak Spanish. Does that mean Spanish is a silly language?

I think you should learn to use a program instead of bashing it because you don't know how to use it.

You said yourself that comparing Sketchup and AutoCAD is "silly at best." I agree with you. I think AutoCAD is much harder to use and I don't understand 95% of it's functions, but you won't hear me blaming the program for that.

-Dustin

 

[Mishap]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14085959#post14085959 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RedEDGE2k1
Bean,

I tried learning Spanish in high school and after 2 years I couldn't speak Spanish. Does that mean Spanish is a silly language?

I think you should learn to use a program instead of bashing it because you don't know how to use it.

You said yourself that comparing Sketchup and AutoCAD is "silly at best." I agree with you. I think AutoCAD is much harder to use and I don't understand 95% of it's functions, but you won't hear me blaming the program for that.

-Dustin

I think the point Bean was trying to make was that as a basic 3d program sketchup is ok. But to do any real 3d drawings it lacks important functions.

Go into sketchup and make a sheet of glass with a thickness of 1/4". Now try and push or pull a hole through it. It won't work.

Go do this in autocad and you won't have any issues.

So before you jump on people make sure you understand what they are saying.

 

[RedEDGE2k1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14086079#post14086079 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mishap
Go into sketchup and make a sheet of glass with a thickness of 1/4". Now try and push or pull a hole through it. It won't work.

Go do this in autocad and you won't have any issues.

So before you jump on people make sure you understand what they are saying.

Ok, see below. I did it in 2 steps in 2 seconds.

Draw the circle on the 1/4" thick sheet

Push the circle from one face to the other. You have a hole in the glass.

I understand how to use SketchUp. BeanAnimal (and you) does not. That doesn't make SketchUp a bad program, it means you guys need to learn how to use the program before judging it.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14086079#post14086079 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mishap
So before you jump on people make sure you understand what they are saying.

Take your own advice.