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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
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      Hi Tony and welcome. I am not a native English speaker myself and - well, I also (and still) rememberbeing a newbie.
      πŸ˜‰

      Gai...

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        solo
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        He may not be a native English speaker, but Csaba can snore in many languages very fluently.

        http://www.solos-art.com

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

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          Gaieus
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          Indeed. And you have not even heard me after I eat beans!
          πŸ˜’

          Gai...

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            solo
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            Stereo? with aroma?

            http://www.solos-art.com

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

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              Doncol
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              Hi to you all, intereior designer by trade. Im relatively new to sketchup. I am used to using Solidworks. In that, you can create a plane to sketch on using a plane tool. Is there anything in sketchup that would do that ie a plugin. I find it awkward sketching to draw. This would help immensely. Thanks for listening and big thumbs up if you reply with a viable solution.

              Col

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                Hi Colin and welcome!

                In SU, you do not (necessarily) need a plane to sketch on. If you are drawing looking down (top view), SU will automatically draw your 2d sketches on the red/green plane.

                However you can always draw a big enough rectangle and sketch on that if it feels more comfortable that way.

                Gai...

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                  inkster
                  last edited by

                  just checking -

                  ive been using su for a total of about 45 minutes now πŸ˜† (but i managed to get some images out for a presentation) πŸ‘

                  actually i learned 3d on alias wavefront back when dinosaurs roamed the earth but it was so cumbersome and pricey that i bailed before i ever became proficient at it. my background is in custom metal work and ive run into a plethora of issues right off the bat but its very promising overall, just need to take the time to learn (or unlearn) and get a rhythm going to the work flow.

                  i currently have 2d dxf to G code to a cnc cutter then on the brake presses and such to bend it all up -

                  what im missing is the ability to sketch up concepts, narrow them down, and then plug them into my current process. i noticed a "folding" plug in - not sure if it applies, material thickness is a big factor in steel.

                  anyways, thanks in advance πŸ’š

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Hi inkster and welcome. If you work with metal, maybe you will find some of these plugins useful:
                    http://www.drawmetal.com/

                    Gai...

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                      inkster
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                      @gaieus said:

                      Hi inkster and welcome. If you work with metal, maybe you will find some of these plugins useful:
                      http://www.drawmetal.com/

                      thanks for the link β˜€

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                        Gaius Baltar
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                        Hello to everyone ! πŸ˜„

                        My 'name' is Gaius .. I'm from Serbia ... from 'shity little mountain town'(like in South Park πŸ˜„ ) called Sokobanja. I'm a huge fan of SU ...
                        I used to draw my town and I manage to finish about of 50% of it. It was a job for about a year and a half. Now I have some issues I got to work on, but when I finish all, I will present to you, so you can tell me is it any good, and I need come critics about it so I can make it better.

                        I hope we will manage to help each other! That's it for now ...

                        Stay safe!

                        Greetz from Serbia πŸ˜„

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                          Gaieus
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                          Hi Gaius, Gaieus here.
                          πŸ˜„

                          Gai...

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                            asvm27
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                            Hi my name is Andrew.
                            I am a trim carpenter out of Indiana, I am somewhat new to sketchup.
                            I usually will draw a sketch of a project by hand for clients, but I would like to use sketchup more so I can play with more ideas without having to erase and re draw. Anyway, I am kind of stuck on one of my sketchup drawings for a wine cellar that I have to build. I don't really know how to use this forum completely but if any one would like to help, I don't know how to put a picture of what I am doing in sketchup to show what I need help with. Any help would be really great.
                            Thank you and I look forward to using this forum more often.

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                              Gaieus
                              last edited by

                              Hi Andrew and welcome!

                              Below the text area where you type your forum post, there is an "Upload attachment" tab (if you scroll down a bit maybe). There you can attach images but sometimes the real skp file is the best.

                              Gai...

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                                malcolmp
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                                Hello, my name is Malcolm Paul and this is a little project i have done for class


                                project 3 macolm chair.jpg

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                                • GaieusG Offline
                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi Malcolm and welcome!

                                  What class are you taking with SketchUp?
                                  (Nice model, by the way)

                                  Gai...

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                                    andrew_cwcarch
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                                    Hi All,

                                    Names Andrew and I work as a CAD technician in a small practice. I've done a number of renderings before, but they were mostly made using dxb exports from ACAD and then coloured/textured/etc though Photoshop & Illustrator, so I haven't really fully utilized all that SketchUp has to offer. I'm already downloading some great plugins and playing around with all the different possibilities this program has.

                                    Nice looking forum here, I look forward to getting to know the community πŸ‘

                                    Cheers,
                                    Andrew

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                                      Gaieus
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi Andrew and welcome!

                                      Gai...

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                                      • Rich O BrienR Online
                                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi Andrew,

                                        Welcome! One word of advice....run!

                                        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                          Bencito2
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                                          Hello My Name is Benjamin Ferreira.

                                          Thank You for the generous resources on this site.

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                                          • Rich O BrienR Online
                                            Rich O Brien Moderator
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                                            Welcome Ben, glad to have you here πŸ‘

                                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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