Sketchup challange #1

olliewollie

Hi

I have just created a website (google group site) what will have a challange for you to attempet and enter each week.

They are fearly good chalanges.

I would also like to know what you think the next challange should be!

http://groups.google.com/group/oliverswarehouse/web/weekly-challenge-1?hl=en

chrisglasier

A spelling bee?

olliewollie

Have a look at the site. It tells you what the challange is and so does this topics name!

Dave R

@ Chris.

olliewollie

Can we please stick to the topic?

Dave R

@unknownuser said:

A descent entry area

Does this mean there needs to be a step down when you come through the entry door? That doesn't seem like a good thing for universal design.

solo

Oliver, you have stumbled upon a very persnickety bunch of professionals, I guess you really should introduce yourself, explain your mission and use spell check before attempting to lure attention to your quest.

Welcome to SCF by the way.

olliewollie

Sorry, decent is what I ment. Il go and edit it so it is correct.

Also please tell me if you have joined the challenge.

Ps. I'm on
an iPod so I can hardly spell check at all.

solo

@unknownuser said:

Ps. I'm on
an iPod so I can hardly spell check at all.

I have a generation 1 Ipod so I have no clue about the new ones, but I never knew they had internet access.

olliewollie

Really.

well you have learnt something new today.

I actually think the task is a good one as other sites ask you to build whole ships in a month and with my task you have a week.

I am also doing this task myself and have basically completed it in 1 day.

I also have a thew things you can download from the warehouse (Walls of exact measurement what help you out).

I just got chrome what has a built in spell check so i will go with that.

And...

...IT IS CALLED A CHALLENGE

olliewollie

ok... I have extended it to a month so it is more easier for you all.

olliewollie

I know have decided to use wiki spaces instead of google groups.

here is the address.

http://oliverswarehouse.wikispaces.com

Rich O Brien

Hi Ollywally,

Welcome to SCF, glad to see you've set the bar so high!

Any chance you could give us a bit of background about yourself? I'd like to know how go about your elimination process?

I hope it's not like 'Takeshi's Castle'

NewOne

@unknownuser said:

Hi Ollywally,

Welcome to SCF, glad to see you've set the bar so high!

Any chance you could give us a bit of background about yourself? I'd like to know how go about your elimination process?

I hope it's not like 'Takeshi's Castle'

I think I can offer the answer for that
Sorry for being bad, but as I see, our honorable frient olliewollie wants a house idea/project and what's the best and effortless way to get one, but to ask people to a "challenge" ?
Sorry olliewollie, I don't mean to offend you. It's just my point of view. I'll be glad to join your challenge, but to a more accessible one.

Dave R

Looks like a moving target based on those rules.

Ollie, why don't you show us some of your work? That'll give us some ideas. As Rich wrote, give us a little of your background.

chrisglasier

@solo said:

Oliver, you have stumbled upon a very persnickety bunch of professionals, I guess you really should introduce yourself, explain your mission and use spell check before attempting to lure attention to your quest.

Welcome to SCF by the way.

Yes I agree that this is the right approach but you must not dumb down the term "professional" by using that word. SCF should strive for standards achieved in modeling* to be applied to all its activities. Mike Lucey might like to give guidance in this respect.

Sincerely

Chris

Edit: * and coding

Ecuadorian

Hi, Oliver, welcome to the SCF!

If you need inspiration to start your design assignment you can just go to http://www.coolhouseplans.com and use the search function.

If you haven't already, I highly recommend watching the SketchUp introductory videos. Even if you have used SU for months or years, there might be a few useful tricks to learn:
http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html

For creation of walls in SketchUp, the very best tool is Smustard's Profile Builder:
http://www.smustard.com/script/ProfileBuilder

For Windows, use Windowizer 4:
http://www.smustard.com/script/Windowizer4

For the roof, use TIG's roof script:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=3470

Welcome again, and don't hesitate to post your questions in the forum.