I have a Macbook Pro 16" M1 Max 10core CPU, 24core GPU, 32GB. I have gone all out with the setup as I’m pretty serious about going down this path. So i would say what i love about Sketchup at this point is seeing what my builder grade apartment could look like. It’s all very personal at the moment and i spend every moment I’m not at the day job on my laptop modelling the offplan 2 bedroom apartment I recently bought. Enter 3D interior modelling with Sketchup and Vray as of January 2022.Īs a complete newbie I’ve started off by teaching myself with the help of YouTube, blogs and now hopefully with this community. At this point all that job does is pay the bills so I’ve decided to see if i can’t change my life. I’ve worked as an operating department practitioner for the past 14 years. Then if you do have to design it, you can always share it. You really don’t need to design from scratch items like toilets beds and chairs, unless your particular style is not available. The other great asset is the 3D warehouse, particularly helping in architectural design. You can always find an extension to solve the difficulty. But the great asset is the community of developers who respond wherever there is a need. True the basic is perhaps over-simplified, and basic shape forming can be frustrating - patterns mirroring, chamfers and radius-ing are long winded. At its heart is a simple 3D modeller that is easy to use and learn, but the strength lies in all the extensions that are available, so you can tailor it for your particular task. I have discovered that Sketchup is much more than just an architecture tool. However I had a need to do some redesign of my house, so gave it a go. I did not come to SketchUp straight away because I had the impression that it was primarily for architecture and interior design. Sketchup is affordable and I am enjoying playing on it. The progression from 2-D to 3-D, and from computers that filled several large rooms, to Laptops.Īlthough I am familiar with many of the big professional CAD systems, they are no longer available to me as a hobbyist - just too expensive for the individual. I have followed and used CAD from it’s inception, at a time when a mouse was a rodent and Windows were glass covered holes in the wall. When I started my career, the design tools we had were large drawing boards and pencils. It was more like a hobby, and although I have now retired from work I have not stopped pursuing my hobby, although the projects are much more diverse. Often described as ‘making my own toys and getting to play with them’ and being paid to have all that fun. Retired mechanical design engineer, been designing and operating inspection tools and manipulators for the nuclear industry for 30ish years. I can’t imagine many people are too interested in these, but just for the record this is me
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