@daniel s said: What is Go? Go is a new experimental systems programming language intended to make software development fast. Daniel, why is this on topic? Will Go become available to write Sketchup plugins? Why a new language from a company that employs GvR? I was sort of hoping for <script type='text/python'>. Will we get type='text/go'?

I do medium to large residential remodel projects, I use Cadsoft Envisioneer, have for quite a few years, since version 3, at the time I think it was $995.00 USD. Version 5 came out last year, it's now available in three different packages from $795-1795. It's has a pretty small learning curve, decent 2D drafting tools, comes with a basic builtin renderer,the biggest con is that it doesn't live update from model view to paperspace but this is suppose to be coming,the biggest learning curve and time spent was setting up the BIM catalogues for my use. I think its the perfect way for a one man show or small firm to get into BIM without breaking the bank. Here's a link, http://www.cadsoft.com/ . But I sure have been using SU alot more lately Mike

I'd like to see a good basic SU post prod. tut. How to take a simple rendering or SU native image and take care of common nuances. Peter I used to use PS for a lot of arch. projects but I'm out of practice. Here's an old effort using PS and a CAD image. [image: MCK.jpg]

Now can they please buy AT&T and give us free internet and satalite TV too?

Those are good. I especially liked the half court shot

@broomstick said: A lot of cool stuff and great works. I have to say your glass tutorial got me going on good architectural glass in vray for SU. I'll add you to the links on my site, on the next revision!! i am delighted that its really helpful.

They are surprisingly highly detailed. Even after you've deleted all the low poly versions, the higher poly still have a bewildering choice of guages and exhaust configurations superimposed. I guess it's a question of duplicating the model and deleting different configs on different versions. Some of the cars appear to have normal and smashed-up/burnt-out versions superimposed as well. [image: hZjO_pcj.jpg]

If you get that, just press the back button and try to send it again.

Thank you Gai. That seems to have taken care of it.

Hilarious! This one has obviously failed, no doubt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB4wtETkfg4

I personally don't like things that have unnecessarily electronics inside and need much of energy. I could imagine that the keybard would work much longer than the hundred little screens in the keys. But neverthless the idea is fascinating. Maybe e-ink (like in e-readers) would be more effiient than lcd. The usefulness is another question. Many people are able to use their keyboard while looking on the screen. There are already concepts for notebooks without keyboard, but two touch displays.

Thanks a lot Tig..Will give it a BIG try...I forgot to say for Windows Xp.. Thanks to both of you for your time

i recently brought some parts for my classic beetle from an american company and they shipped them over. i could have got them over here from a company that's an english franchise of the american company, but from the english company it would have cost me just over £3000. the american company, including shipping and also some little extras, it cost me £1890. the guy asked me why i was buying from them, rather than their english counterpart, so i outright told him why (after the payment had gone through of course!) he was more than shocked! the crazy thing is that this wasn't even when the exchange rates were in my favour, had i done it then i could have saved even more. i just don't get it. pav

Thank you ALL for giving your advise and suggestions to this topic; we had a group of 14 kids from various area schools (all grade 9s), showed them a 4 minutes intro (instructional) video from YouTube, then a 3 min. "cool stuff" video with tanks and game design by Massive Black, then finally a video on ancient Rome also including the Google Earth interface. Then one of our architectural Coop University Students winged a 3D model of a Wii console - she did not tell the kids what was it supposed to be, but they guessed anyway within the first 2 minutes. Finally, we had all of them try the software for 15-20 minutes; some got bored quickly, but about 1/3 got so much into it that they even printed color prints of their models! Great stuff!!! again, thanks to All for their inputs Marek

In fact it is a teddy-bear that was designed by a committee...

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thanks for the heads up dale. Very interesting stuff, and skechup it's used a lot and had a nice growth this year. not bad, not bad at all. (where's my old theachers that said that sketchup it's not for doing 3d architecture, just autocad?! )

Another forum "Duh!" for me is realizing there are a bunch of useful buttons way beyond the Google adsense blocks in the lowest part of the screen.

Hi Nomer, Yes, TED is the best place for inspirational talks on the Net. Far better to spend a hour listening and learning on TED than watching some utter rubbish on TV Mike

very useful.. thanks.