@unknownuser said: @unknownuser said: Superbank? Byron Bay? Oh noooo! Byron Bay! Horrible memories just revisited me. I flew my kite (with 6ft8 wingspan) there in 1995, Really? Cool I guess? But how were the waves there? Jimmy poster-J1mmy

I would second the DataCAD recommendation, unless you want the familiarity of the AutoCAD commands and layout. It takes some getting used to but is worth more than the price you pay. It has a small but very knowledgeable and rabid fan base and some great forums. Besides that, you can always email the owner fo the company directly and he will usually respond to you or put you in touch with someone at the company to help you out. I used it when i first started my own Architectural firm to save on startup costs. Otherwise, AutoCAD LT is pretty much the way to go, IMHO. If you are doing Architecture, you will find the Real Architect add-on program very helpful.

@unknownuser said: @passuby said: I am going too order this too. Is there any other books anyone else would recommend? The books by Bonnie Roskes are very good http://www.f1help.biz/ccp51/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F8241477&rnd=6654062&rrc=N&affl=&cip=212.56.70.117&act=&aff=&pg=cat&ref=SU And several by Insitebuilders http://insitebuilders.com/training.htm The insite builders' books are pretty neat. very informative as well. I love Bonnie's books as well, but sometimes it's like reading stereo instructions . Dang engineers...

Interesting topic with lots of ideas pouring in. Even so, as I scan down the page, if the preceding post had an image, my thought process would have flowed smoothly into it. So, I think we should encourage posting of screen shots, so that basic information is visually available in the forum page itself. Downloading and opening attachment would be for getting more detailed insight or saving the file. Think convenience and saved bandwidth. Sorry to be off topic, but relevant nonetheless, IMHO. Guite

It sounds like you have access to GIS software if you're using .shp files, am I right? If so, have you tried ArcScene? I've had decent results using SU to create my 3D structures and bringing them in as symbols. Let me know if this is the case and I can dig up a link to the workflow I used. Where in Phoenix? I lived there for a long time and did a lot of work in the utilities biz.

These are pretty immpressive if i say so myself.

After being a partner in an architect-firm I started seven years ago on my own, as an architect/consultant; designing and realisating mostly leisure projects of all kind and size in most countries of Europe. All kinds of projects,large and small, in- and exterior, mostly the conceptual phases, architectural designs, presentations etc. Because I am a one-man consultant/architect company ,I have to be able to do every aspect of my work by myself and SU helps a lot. See my website http://www.syncon.nl Regards Bertb

@monsterzero said: You can check out my youtube videos for a glimpse at how I work with a tablet and SU. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=monsterz3r0 That was you?? I must have watched those videos 100 times trying to sponge up everything i could from them. Nice work.

The first key is sales...someone has to contact and sell the idea to the companies. Finding competent modelers would be the easy part. I think this would be an excellent opportunity for an "educated" salesman. I found this very interesting when a client sent me the link a few months ago. Sweets has been slowly dying for years because of the internet, now the internet(Google) partners with them...? (Wonder what will evolve? :`)

James, I will make a convert out of you yet

LOL Just watched a few myself, the 'metric system' one was funny, and strangely true...hmmm..

Chag Sameach! To Gidon and all my SketchUp friends. I wish we were all always finding reason to celebrate together.

As a Scot, I predict that we are going to be absolutely trounced (beaten) this year.

Hi Kris I've been looking for a quality drawer runner product for a workstation I'll be making soon. Thanks for the posting Alan

Yeah, happy birthday, José!

I once spent a while on the road as a musician. I had a chance to look at the drawings for a large church with a pit. There was a completly different set of drawings for the sound room or pit room (the whole room). The builder I met said it was like painting...every surface and every object had to be created with a sound surface or shape and there was quite a palette of designs available depending on the default sound they wished to create. After that there where a set of movable baffles and texture drapes that could be used to change the sound all of these themselves created to a sound recipe of some sort depending on what the client wanted to be able to achieve. It struck me that his paint analogy was a great one. I know it was a very expensive proposition and this guy was a specialist at creating sound rooms as he called them. P: Isaac

Yeah: humble...and sane!

Thanks mates! I'm truly moved by the songs Ross. Superb. I'm 33 today. I have celebrated middle age by buying a shed. There is something very comforting in having your own shed. My girlfriend got me a card that refers to my lack of hair, it says; The Hairs Speak: "Let us abandon the head of this man and leave him with a shining Dome of Glory, for people will respect his newly wise appearance as we migrate to other regions of his strange and naked form"

@unknownuser said: @mike lucey said: I agree that they are very useful and I was very quick in getting two mobiles for my daughters 15 years ago when they started going out to discos and such. 15 YEARS AGO?!!! Jeez Mike, I bet that cramped their style at the discoteque! (see attachment). No, not really, I did however get the odd call at 3.30am on a Saturday night. 'Daaaaad, could you collect me, I can't get a taxi!' Sometimes I miss being the old taxi driver ..... but again not so much at 3.30am

At least it works, great! As to why it calls itself an mpeg 1 for default, I have no idea. That is weird; it's almost like we are talking about the peculiarities of a computer Have a good monday!