My lucky day
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I usually do not get to see my work in action. But today, I was sent a photo of the welding habitat as installed at -100 fsw. To me, it is as pretty as some your renders.
I know it is not architectural, but that the amazing thing about SketchUp, the versatility of the program.
Ken
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Dear Ken,
Did you design the habitat in Sketchup? If so, it is nice to see a few more engineers in the loop.
Do you use 3D CAD software too?
Regards,
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Bob
Yes, the design was exclusively in SketchUp. I first had to draw the underwater portion of the oil platform to get all the tubular members in the correct position. Then I designed the habitat to fit around the node, allowing openings for each member. In this case 6 original jacket members and 1 new repair member. After finishing the design, I send it to our engineering staff to make sure that the design is safe. In this particular habitat, there was 68k of up lift force after the habitat is dewatered.
I haven’t tried any other 3d programs and have no plans to start, retirement next year. Going fishing.
I am not an engineer, just a “to old to dive” diver that knows how to use SketchUp.
I use TurboCAD 15 to make the fabrication drawings. I like TurboCAD because it will import SketchUp files, and is a program that I can afford. The company supplies me with Auto Cad, however I find it is over kill for my use.
Most of the stuff I do I can’t show, but I just wanted someone in the SketchUp community to see that the program is making some headway into some serious non-architectural projects.
Just wish they would change the name, so I wouldn’t have to defend the program every time I show something to a client and he wants to know what I used to make the illustrations. Been thinking about calling it DAMCAD since we also do work on dams.
Thanks for your interest
Regards Ken
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What an interesting project.
Thanks for all the info.
I am glad you get to see your work realized; very gratifying I am sure. -
Ken,
Absolutely fascinating stuff! It's so interesting to see SU being used for fields outwith architecture, industrial design, gaming, etc.
@unknownuser said:
Just wish they would change the name, so I wouldn’t have to defend the program every time I show something to a client and he wants to know what I used to make the illustrations.
Amen to that- such a shame that the same minds who brilliantly re-invented 3D modelling also decided to give it a really lame name. It says a lot about how good SU actually is that it has completely dominated the market even with such an awful moniker, but I often wonder if it wouldn't be quite so derided amongst hardcore 3D modellers if it had a grown-up name. It's undoubtedly too late for them to change it now, but maybe simply "SU" will eventually catch on amongst laypeople.
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