Thanks, thanks, thanks
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I have finally starting to get a sense and practical experience of how to effectively use SketchUp for my architectural design practice.
There is still lots I cannot do and have not mastered within this program and it's potentials.I wish there was a book specific to "Sketchup for Architecture" because it really does do a good job in many aspects for building design, modeling and rendering. All things we architects / designers have been searching for, for years.
I have been trying to "push the boundaries" with a less than optimal understanding of the basics, because of time frames and misconceptions on my part (just how simple SU is, it is not simple and not totally intuitive, it is robust and quite capable). And I still feel / sense it is possible to create great working drawings in the SU/LO interface. And to use mainly this program to meet most of my conceptual models needs and design / drafting needs. When I get my first basic set complete I will post relevant parts of it for review, learning, comment etc.
And in the mean time, I wanted to say THANKS a whole lot to all that have commented on my specific "crisis de jour" and helped me along the way. This old dawg is learning some new tricks, and I feel this learning of SU/LO will make my practice and output much better.
Thanks to all of you here that are furthering the knowledge and use of this program so that we can truly "see before we build" and the potential to communicate more clearly the visual impact of our designs.
aloha
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Hi Red,
Insitebuilders have some construction specific books:
http://insitebuilders.com/indexBooks.htm
I haven't read them but I guess they would be worth a try. Here is a short interview we made with the authors a while ago:
http://news.sketchucation.com/spotlight-dennis-fukai-of-insitebuilders/Also, Bonnie Roskes has recently published an (e)book on LayOut itself:
http://www.3dvinci.net/ccp0-prodshow/GS7LO_PDF.html -
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