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    whiteninja
    last edited by 1 May 2010, 09:14

    hi guys, i'm a student landscape architect. i just started studying sketchup a week ago. just wanna introduce myself. πŸ˜†

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      Gaieus
      last edited by 1 May 2010, 12:06

      Hi licus and welcome!

      There are a couple of landscape architects here so you will be advised when you have questions.

      As a very first advice; always keep an eye on poly count in SU as its is easy to go very high with lots of entourage, plants etc. Organise your model always very carefully and use layers extensively.

      Gai...

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        omiKron
        last edited by 3 May 2010, 11:10

        Hello, just registered here and hello everyone πŸ˜„

        I use SketchUP since its first editions when I started to model 3D homes and garden developments or furnitures. πŸŽ‰

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          Gaieus
          last edited by 3 May 2010, 11:15

          Hi omiKron and welcome!

          @omikron said:

          I use SketchUP since its first editions...

          Oh, you must have been some 10 years old back then (when version 1 came out)!
          πŸ˜„

          Gai...

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            dmcm85
            last edited by 5 May 2010, 11:56

            Good Morning. Newbie here - dmcm85.

            I have used free Sketchup for several years and have used the Pro 7 version since it came out. (Convinced my company to buy because of my speed of concept sketches) I work on design and engineering using Sketchup as a concept and construction tool. Im exploring rendering plug-ins for my presentations. I work in the Audio Video Home Theater world and design/build furniture.
            Thanks and I hope I can learn and help out.

            dmcm85

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              Gaieus
              last edited by 5 May 2010, 19:05

              Hi David and welcome!

              In the Gallery we have a "Render applications home pages " sticky topic where there are tons of them listed.

              Hope to see some of your works!

              Gai...

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                Crisbduck
                last edited by 7 May 2010, 20:48

                Thought I'd say hiya,
                I'm doing architecture at uni, so thought I'd learn a lot more about sketch up and 3D modeling to help.
                Awesome site, I'd like to say thanks to whoever makes it possible

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                  Gaieus
                  last edited by 7 May 2010, 20:56

                  Hi Cris and welcome!

                  @crisbduck said:

                  Awesome site, I'd like to say thanks to whoever makes it possible

                  Remember that it's always the memberswho make a forum great. πŸ‘

                  Gai...

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                    jsinghur
                    last edited by 8 May 2010, 02:51

                    I figured it would be the kind thing to do and introduce myself. I am Jeff, I am an Exhibits Project Assistant at The Henry Ford Museum in Michigan. I do layout and starting on more exhibit design work. I have been using sketchup for a few months, but have a strong background with drafting/architectural design/and the like. I don't use the software so much for it's rendering purposes, but am starting to venture into it for presentation purposes. Basically I am using Sketchup in the museum world to make the redesigns easier and making it easier for communication to happen between the departments that need to make the decisions and just can't visualize things in their head easily.

                    Hope that makes sense.

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                      gilk
                      last edited by 10 May 2010, 05:33

                      hello everybody,
                      I'm new to sketchup and just register sketchucation.
                      Amazing website. No questions for the moment looking around and i'm really impressed,
                      Can find near everything i need in the forum.
                      Trying to help as soon as i be a real sketchup user.
                      Thanks to the community for this excellent website.

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                        Gaieus
                        last edited by 10 May 2010, 11:42

                        @jsinghur said:

                        Basically I am using Sketchup in the museum world to make the redesigns easier and making it easier for communication to happen between the departments that need to make the decisions and just can't visualize things in their head easily.

                        Hi Jeff and welcome. This sounds interesting (as I also do similar things although mostly not arranging exhibitions but creating virtual 3D stuff for exhibitions).

                        @gilk said:

                        I'm new to sketchup and just register sketchucation....
                        Can find near everything i need in the forum...

                        Welcome Gilk, just take your time and look around. During the years the forum system here has gone through so many changes that it's not too intuitive to find everything at the first sight!
                        πŸ˜„

                        Gai...

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                          torbinsky
                          last edited by 11 May 2010, 07:00

                          Hi.. my name is tommy
                          i'm from Indonesia..

                          I've been learning sketchup for 5 days, and looking how can we create Vraylight material..??

                          Thanks in advance

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                            DexterK
                            last edited by 12 May 2010, 11:35

                            Hi everyone,

                            To say that I am out of my depth here would be a understatement. I'm a 35 year old Grape grower that regularly stares at the computer in complete confusion, but I have always had an interest in plans and building (I still have a graph book around somewhere with house plans I used to draw when I was about 10). I did tech drawing in high school and pretty much blitzed, but never did any more than that. I've never found a program that would work the way I thought it should (probably not the programs fault πŸ˜‰ ), until now!! I drew up a steel frame bench that I built to post on a related forum and thought I had the thing sorted, but it really only used the features explained in the 'chair tute' and now I am stuck trying to draw some pipe fitting and 'T' pieces, so here I am, about to try out your search function.

                            I look forward to learning some stuff I've been intending to do for years.

                            Cheers,
                            Dex.

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                              Gaieus
                              last edited by 12 May 2010, 17:46

                              Hi Dex and first of all welcome!

                              As a newly registered member, until we figure out what exactly you would like to accomplish and whet we can help with, please, take this grape vine component from the warehouse (click on the image to download):


                              http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/download?mid=8b3c6abc98e21636c19773ea4151b25b&rtyp=lt&ctyp=other&ts=1257601057000

                              Gai...

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                                TheTim
                                last edited by 12 May 2010, 22:49

                                Greetings!
                                My name is Tim, I'm 17 years old, I'd like to start off by saying, This site is great and the administrative feedback is very supportive! Now heres a little about myself,I use sketchup to build art, You give an artist a canvas he or she will give you art. If I'm given an axis I will give art lol. I build the art as as not just for fun or architecture but also to help me relieve stresses. I'm only average skill at the program, and I'm glad I came across this site, because I am always looking for ways to better my skills, or new tips and plugins! Sorry if I didn't post this in the right topic, please bare with me lol like I said its been a stressful time. lol
                                Looking forward to seeing members and their tips! Thank you for reading! Good day!
                                -Tim

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                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by 13 May 2010, 00:45

                                  Hi Tim and welcome!

                                  Best would be to show off with your work and don't get discouraged if some folks take "critiques are welcome" seriously!
                                  πŸ˜‰

                                  Gai...

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                                    valence87
                                    last edited by 13 May 2010, 02:55

                                    Hello all,

                                    My name is Valence. I played with CAD when I was a kid, but SketchUp is the first 3D modeling program that I've used in about 20 years. I hope to use it for a mix of work and personal projects. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to coax Chris Fullmer's Shape Bender into making a closed ring, even though I know it's not supposed to πŸ˜„

                                    Cheers,
                                    Valence

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                                      jwoods007
                                      last edited by 15 May 2010, 04:47

                                      After years of anonymously researching answers to my own questions in your forums, I've decided to become a member. My wife and I just gave a presentation at Coverings 2010 in Orlando on "Using SketchUp to Convey Design Concepts to Construction Trades and Homeowners Regarding Bathroom Renovations" to a group of about 40 architects/designers. And I cited SketchUcation as one of my primary resources.

                                      Also, I noticed that on Solo's website, he has an unfinished page which will include renderings and finished projects by Rebeka Stoppel (AKBD).http://solosplace.com/KITCHENSANDBATHROOMS.aspx That's just like me and my wife! Jeff Woods (SketchUp renderings, plans, tile installation and Tanya Woods (AKBD). Solo's work is incredible! (Although as a tile installer, I thought the grout joint placement should be different in one rendering πŸ˜‰ And I'm looking forward to learning some new tricks. Specifically, modeling plumbing fixtures and improving my Layout skills.

                                      Thanks in advance,
                                      [url]xstylesbath.com [/url]

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                                        Gaieus
                                        last edited by 15 May 2010, 05:25

                                        Hi Jeffrey,

                                        I have just had a look at Skeng but it seems that it's Windows only . Nevertheless it's a nice application (even though it is for seemingly a considerable amount of $$$)

                                        Gai...

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                                          smoscowitz
                                          last edited by 20 May 2010, 23:31

                                          I am new here. Just downloaded sketchup yesterday.
                                          I want create plans for an entertainment center.
                                          Don't really know how...seems sketchup is set up for perspective
                                          😲

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