SketchUp to Blender observations
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Thanks Chipp and Blender-Man Jerry Perkins
Your side-by-side "translation" approach is an interesting idea - To make some steps which are clear for us SU-thinkers and then to see how Blender goes ahead with the same task using whatever Blender features. I can't count how many times I've tried and failed so far, not only because of the UI but mostly because of a chronically lack of time I think...
So thanks again and I am looking forward to this series
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Great idea Chipp!
After watching this comparison I have no doubt blender was built by aliens for aliens. I'm not sure it's suitable for Archviz. Are there any plans (in Blender community) to make some kind of fork that will look like conventional 3D software? -
Curious. While you're looking, why don't people consider Rhino? Haven't tried it but it sounds like another good solution.
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@unknownuser said:
It doesn't look as powerful as SU with all it's plugins.
The free version Shape UI (even DIrect Modeling) is not so easy than the SketchUp UI!
A little "tricky use" for some headaches !@unknownuser said:
why don't people consider Rhino?
or its little brother more intuitive Moi3D (third of the price) the SketchUp of the Nurbs!
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@pbacot said:
Curious. While you're looking, why don't people consider Rhino? Haven't tried it but it sounds like another good solution.
Rhino and MoI3D (made by the same guy who created the first versions of Rhino) are NURBS modelers, and as such are significantly DIFFERENT in HOW they build models. They are much more "CAD-like" than SketchUp, and are not easily used as a sketching tool. Furthermore, they don't create nicely formed meshes (for games or photo-rendering) as well as SketchUp or other polygon modelers.
They are better than SketchUp for 3D printing and creating "solid" objects. They typically have better filleting and boolean tools, but lack in the ability to "move vertices" around, which is something poly modelers do with ease.
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@rv1974 said:
Great idea Chipp!
After watching this comparison I have no doubt blender was built by aliens for aliens. I'm not sure it's suitable for Archviz. Are there any plans (in Blender community) to make some kind of fork that will look like conventional 3D software?Here under UI / Template, they are talking about Blender 101, so we will see if that would take some edge of that steep learning curve. These days I am trying to use Blender for UVs.
Blender 2.8 Design Document — Blender Developers Blog
A design document to guide the Blender 2.8 development, and centralize its big picture and main goal ideas.
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Take a look also to FormZ Free!
A cool candidate for replace SU Make 2018 who is not existing in local!
Maybe a little more friendly and if you want more "organic" take a look to the free Hexagon! -
FormZ Free does have a good tool set going for it. Also one can use it for ANY purpose, "no restrictions for professional, academic, or home use...". Looks like the files from free are cross compatible with the Pro version as well.
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Helix can be made by this little trick from spiral stairs!
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FormZ Free laks of Sweeps, Loft, and fillets!
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