Kids/Sketchup?
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I am trying to find out ay what age children can start using sketchup. I am interested because I do not have kids. I am trying to find out from others if you were a child and learnt SU or if you have observed children playing with sketchup.. I would love it if kids used sketchup as I think if they would take to sketchup because frankly screen time for children scares the hell out of me. Penny for your thoughts
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Ai says the age where a child could get there heads around the program 8 years (on average)
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I've 3 under 16. They see me do stuff all the time in 3D and understand the fundamentals.
Kids have a ton of options to get into 3D. Roblox, a gaming sandbox, allows them to delve into coding, modelling and animation.
My eldest lad does tech drawing and engineering in school and it's Autodesk products that are pushed. But he did do the Donut Tutorial in Blender and nailed it.
There's also apps like Godot that are great to get kids into coding, game creations and 3D.
I think if SketchUp was part of the school curriculum here then maybe there would be more uptake. But Open Source software is easiest point of entry for kids interested.
It comes down to parents and teachers helping them discover 3D. As soon as it becomes homework you've put a red flag up!
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