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    • jeff hammondJ Offline
      jeff hammond
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      my job is creating a finished product but i use sketchup for designing that product.. not sure if that counts as making a living using sketchup but i've used it with every single project for the past few years..

      dotdotdot

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
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        I do City Planning and Landscape Architecture, and yes, I use SketchUp regularly in my professional work. For design concepts and finished graphics and animations.

        But I also come home from work and play with it endlessly ๐Ÿ˜„

        Chris

        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
        All my Plugins I've written

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        • R Offline
          remus
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          I think i've mad about ยฃ300 over the course of the last year from sketchup work, so definitely occasional work on the side for me ๐Ÿ˜›

          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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          • Alan FraserA Offline
            Alan Fraser
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            Yep. I earn my entire living from using SketchUp all day long. ๐Ÿ˜„
            The only downside is that it normally requires me to model stuff that's either too difficult or too time consuming for most other people...otherwise they'd model it themselves.

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            • boofredlayB Offline
              boofredlay
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              I make a living with it as well. In my day job I use it about 50% of the time for Arch Viz. And in the evenings... well Alan who posted right above me is my boss ๐Ÿ˜„

              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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              • honoluludesktopH Offline
                honoluludesktop
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                I am a one man band, and only get to ues it for about 10% of my work:-)

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                • soloS Offline
                  solo
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                  I'm a freelancer, I'd say I use SU for about 40% of my modeling, however the part I am paid for is the final render or animation.

                  http://www.solos-art.com

                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                  • L Offline
                    linea
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                    I've been using SU in work for about 5 years mainly with cad and other software. From March 08 to April 09 I was employed in an architects practice full time as a sketchup modeller, I should have known it could never last! I try to fit SU into my current job as much as possible. ๐Ÿ˜„

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                      mateo soletic
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                      I make 99% living using SketchUp whether it is interior design or architecture work . It makes me understand the design better but it also helps me to convey the message to the client. With the use of this simple and fast program I can say that I have gained a competitive edge over many others out there who still are communicating in 2D and probably use 3D only at final stage for presentation purposes.

                      [Concept Illustrations](http://concept-illustrations.com/)

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                      • marked001M Offline
                        marked001
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                        I also use sketchup 90% of the time to support myself/family... architectural modelling, gaming models, models for renders, etc..

                        http://www.revision21vis.com

                        instagram: revi21on

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                        • olisheaO Offline
                          olishea
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                          I don't think I would have got a job without sketchup!! Very powerful design tool. I use it most of the time for architectural visuals.....but I also play with it too!

                          oli

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                            Ecuadorian
                            last edited by

                            I think I play with SketchUp much more than I work with it... ๐Ÿ˜’ But hey, that's the way I learn.

                            Answering the thread question, yes, during the last months SketchUp has become my main software for working.

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                              perk
                              last edited by

                              I am an intern at an architecture firm. I would say that about 50% of the work I do here is with SU. So for me I am making $$ using it, however; as a whole it it only one of the many tools my co. uses.

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                              • daleD Offline
                                dale
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                                I have periods of time where I use it every day all day, for months on end. Then, depending on the project I might not touch it for weeks. But I would estimate 60% and growing.

                                Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                                • david_hD Offline
                                  david_h
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                                  I use SU for about 70% of my work. I am learning Max right now, but I gotta say, there's a lot of stuff that SU does better as far as architecture goes. Max is great for other stuff. I teach SU to Interior Design Students as part of a perspective drawing class at a business college. Su is a big part of my life. But I AM STILL not on SU 7. Why? oh Why? I just like 6 better.

                                  Actually I liked 5 better. . . .but alas. I will be going to 7 soon. Or should I just hang out and wait for 8? ๐Ÿ˜†

                                  If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                  • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                    jeff hammond
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                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    I But I AM STILL not on SU 7. Why? oh Why? I just like 6 better.

                                    what? 7 will cut lines if you draw one over the other.. that's reason enough to move to 7 ๐Ÿ˜„

                                    dotdotdot

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                                      dylan
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                                      And the way it handles large models more effeciently ๐Ÿ‘

                                      http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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