Google Sketchup over excited!
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That looks really good. Too bad it is so expensive. (They think it is inexpensive enough for everyone
). It would be intersting to see how it works on a architectural model.Regards, Ross
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I've downloaded a copy and intend to try to integrate it into a little project. It turns out that it was alpha- and beta-tested (they used slightly different terminology, but that is apparently what it means) by the head of the department where I teach, so I have been able to get some insight into its development from him.
It is, underneath the interface, a BRep solid modeler apparently integrating both Parasolid and ACIS solid modeling kernels. It is non-parametric in most respects, and dispenses with any idea of a model tree (which, incidentally, embodied the original notion of intelligent modeling, which ultimately was dumbed down and marketed as "BIM" in certain constrained software applications aimed at the field of architecture).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_modeling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundary_representationThe first thing to remember is this is patently geared towards engineers and product development. This is meant, within that area, to supplement or replace the standard solid modelers like PRO/Engineer, NX, Solidworks, etc. They hope to position it in that market as SketchUp has been positioned against the dinosaur CAD/modelers like AutoCAD (in its 3D form), 3DS Max, Form Z, etc.
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@unknownuser said:
The first thing to remember is this is patently geared towards engineers and product development.
I don't take the point. - Sketchup was originally targeted at architects but we all know how many other uses it has been put to quite succesfully since then. To dismiss this modelling technology on that basis would be a mistake.
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Toxic, I've noticed that your posts here tend to be quite confrontational, if not insulting? Why is that?
No one appreciates the tone of your posts; it is hardly likely to impress your readers with your insights, such as they are.
Notice that I didn't say it wasn't useful to architects. I'm an architect, and I teach architecture (both technique and design). And I went to the trouble of downloading this thing, talking to people who are familiar with it, and trying to find a use for it in a project. Can you say the same?
The Spaceclaim people themselves are aiming at a different field, though.
@unknownuser said:
SpaceClaim Professional 2007+ lets the extended development team import and work freely with the designer’s model, without having to understand the method used to construct it. Engineers across multiple disciplines are able to immediately add their expertise to the design, rather than spend time deciphering the model or struggle with the software, increasing productivity and hastening time to market.
In fact, they are not the first to attempt to fill this niche. This little beast was supposed to do the same, almost three years ago:
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Well I'm sorry you feel that way.
Maybe you should measure your own comments against the critique directed at me.
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