Sketchup I pad

Box

Thanks Pilou, but that looks a little more complex than what I was after.

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@box said:

I mean as a viewer.

you may want check the 3D Model Viewer which is not a full blown product but more a proof of concept capable of viewing 3D data in the OBJ format.

for reading your OBJ files, create a folder with a file manager (as e.g. ES File Explorer) called "modelview-data" in the root of your SD card.

have fun,
Norbert

ericschimel

You could try Cubits for iPad, I use it for presenting models all the time...

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cubits/id382334969?mt=8

It will render and show anything that is on the 3D warehouse. Pretty cool stuff!

ericschimel

Interesting perspective, my iPad has become an essential part of my workflow. I do almost all of my mobile computing on it, and save the real work for when I get back to my desk and need to work on Sketchup.

I design kitchens, and I use the iPad from the start of the design, all the way through closing the sale. The only thing I use my PC for is Sketchup, and a few other things that I can't yet do on the iPad. I can even take credit cards on my iPad!

the Ipad can do more then just show pictures, I have my entire spec library in it, tons of 3D models, note taking apps, measurement apps, 360 picture apps, and a ton more.

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@unknownuser said:

The netbook on the other hand gives you almost everything you have on your desktop... The laptop is still best if you want to carry a little horse power around but it is heavy and awkward.

Atom based Netbooks w/ shared video solutions are lame and surely nothing good for OpenGL based 3D modelers... a 11" sub-notebook w/ an Intel Core i3/5 and a dedicated video subsystem combines the best of both, mobility and horsepower.

Norbert

kmead

For mobility and utility, the "notebook" style computers are the best for doing both. The bummer is they are not as inexpensive. The Macbook Air is the strongly prefered solution at my workplace. Light, instant on, able to display and model on but very easy to tote around. A netbook comes nowhere close to the same utility, had one and it wasn't enough to actually do what I needed and was way too slow to really be useful. I ended up bringing my laptop instead.

Although tablets are not there yet from a brute number crunching standpoint, they will be soon. The iPad is faster than the old Mac Pro G5 2ghtz machine I used to use all day long when I first started using SU. The issue is less the power and ability but the marketability of an app and the real opportunity to make money off an app. Look how many really good 3D apps exist for PCs, not many really compared to many other software areas, when there is volume there are going to be solutions.

The other issue is interface. If you have tried Alias's Sketchbook Pro, it really has a great interface which works well with a tablet, less so on a PC unless you use a Wacom display. There may not be a great tablet 3D modeler now, one year after tablets finally hitting the mainstream, but give it another year with a wide variety of units available and there will be.

I will be picking up a tablet soon to be able to quickly go through a presentation or set of working drawings on site, being able to access, display and send something immediately without having to wait or carry more than I need is worthwhile for me. The more so when I travel and can only really do email and minor work anyway...carrying a pound of instant on equipment beats the 8+ pounds of laptop and ancillary gear a laptop requires.

Tablets are not ready yet, but it won't be long.

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@kmead said:

...carrying a pound of instant on equipment beats the 8+ pounds of laptop and ancillary gear a laptop requires.

a sub-notebook is below 3 pounds... and much more productive than a mouse less device with touch keyboard and lame processor by design (runtime vs. number crunching and video acceleration).

As a viewing device a tablet might make come in handy some time. For working at least at home a capable PC w/ a big screen and hardware input devices does make much more sense, even in the mid term future.

jm2cts,
Norbert

Plex

@unknownuser said:

Hi
I am operating Sketchup pro8 on windows based laptop, however want to buy Ipad for presentation will the sketchup ap for the ipad work with windows based Sketchup

Gordon

Hi there!
I've had the pleasure of trying out most of the above mentioned solutions. I have Dell Duo and iPad for "very" mobile presentations (I've stopped lurking around with 17" laptop). On the iPad, Cubits works well but I'm very found of SimLab's solution (Animator 2.3) . The latest version can export .zim for iPad directly and it's fluid. The HD in iPad2 works well in this combo.