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    • jeff hammondJ Offline
      jeff hammond
      last edited by

      mostly a combo of what Eric,Andy, and dave said..

      I have used it for graphic design a couple of times.
      (3D text.. rendered.. for a logo)

      dotdotdot

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      • jason_marantoJ Offline
        jason_maranto
        last edited by

        Set, prop, and vehicle design -- with an eye towards rendering said elements into a fictitious scene as concept/pre-viz imagery.

        Best,
        Jason.

        I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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        • M Offline
          MrMikeEsq
          last edited by

          game modding! I remember years ago doing something strange like extracting files from a google earth file in order to get it into blender, and the oblivion!

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
            last edited by

            Dodging the family when they get on my nerves..."piss off I'm busy" 💚

            http://www.solos-art.com

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

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            • Al HartA Offline
              Al Hart
              last edited by

              Here's the list so far:

              This might be enough to start a poll. (Does SketchUcation support polls from users?)

              I am not looking for 20 different uses - although the list is very interesting - but now to see which ones are the uses most used.

              If you have any other ideas which we should add to this list, add some posts.

              Thanks,

              Al

              Google SketchUp Uses

              • 3D Massing studies
              • architectural design
              • architectural visualization
              • Construction Documents
              • Construction Illustrations
              • Content creation
              • Convert 2D drawings to 3D for visualization
              • Creating Patterns for sewing
              • designing woodworking projects
              • game Modeling
              • Home Improvement Design
              • interior design
              • Landscape Design
              • light fixture Design
              • making 3D models of objects for use in other software
              • Modeling tutorials
              • Organic Modeling
              • product design
              • Renderings for Presentations
              • Set, prop, and vehicle design
              • site planning
              • Space Design
              • Space planning (for moving or storing objects)
              • space planning/ layout
              • Sun and Shadow Studies
              • FUN!

              Al Hart

              http:wiki.renderplus.comimageseefRender_plus_colored30x30%29.PNG
              IRender nXt from Render Plus

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              • allanxA Offline
                allanx
                last edited by

                @solo said:

                Dodging the family when they get on my nerves..."piss off I'm busy" 💚

                I agree, I have done this a couple of times with In-Laws and my wife's relatives...

                allanx

                [Portfolio](https://www.coroflot.com/designers/work-stream?id)

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  I believe you can add animation and tutorial 😄

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • brookefoxB Offline
                    brookefox
                    last edited by

                    Something which I don't that I have recently been doing is light fixture design. Perhaps there is not much of that going on but as likely is the fact that folks are protective of their work; that certainly has kept me from posting more of it, as if someone might think my concepts worthy and would evilly profit from my glorious work!

                    (Yes, the limits of SU alone for this are clear - creating the actual light emitting source (without renderers or add-ons).)

                    On the other hand, all you manufacturers out there, PM me with your offers, please. (BTW, that's a joke, not a solicitation.)

                    Otherwise, architecture and fun, and self-aggrandizement.

                    ~ Brooke

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                    • Alan FraserA Offline
                      Alan Fraser
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                      @al hart said:

                      This might be enough to start a poll. (Does SketchUcation support polls from users?

                      There's a poll creation tab next to the one for uploading attachments, Al.

                      My use now is content creation...although I started using it for straight book illustration. Dorling Kindersley type stuff...cutaways of castles etc. Native output was, and still is, near perfect for that.

                      3D Figures
                      Were you required to walk 500 miles? Were you advised to walk 500 more?
                      You could be entitled to compensation. Call the Pro Claimers now!

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                      • dukejazzD Offline
                        dukejazz
                        last edited by

                        Illustrations:

                        • model objects arrangements
                        • site layout
                        • to screen cut jpg
                        • to screen cut avi
                        • illustrations to a word documents.
                        • 3d geometry drawings
                        • white board
                        • prospective spacing

                        Helps to fast track redlines or ideas

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                        • Al HartA Offline
                          Al Hart
                          last edited by

                          Thanks for your ideas everyone.

                          I have put these into a poll if you want to slip over and enter your favorite uses.

                          Poll: How do you use SketchUp

                          Al Hart

                          http:wiki.renderplus.comimageseefRender_plus_colored30x30%29.PNG
                          IRender nXt from Render Plus

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                          • EscapeArtistE Offline
                            EscapeArtist
                            last edited by

                            EVERYTHING.

                            Stained glass
                            Sun angle/shadow studies
                            Architectural visualization
                            Furniture
                            Art
                            Vehicles (scifi, aircraft, cars, military)
                            Random objects
                            Hopefully someday I can get a RepRap or MakerBot and use it for 3D prototyping as well.
                            Interior design
                            Fixtures

                            SketchUp does it all for me.

                            On the other hand, I do not specialize in anything in particular. Whatever the needs of the moment are.

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                            • mitcorbM Offline
                              mitcorb
                              last edited by

                              I am currently modeling campuses of two hospitals and a college in my area on my own time, since I was not commissioned for the work. This is just to experience the process of modeling using ground based photographs, where I can get them, Google Earth and Bing bird's eye. My office has work projects on these locations. Needless to say, these are not high precision models.

                              I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                              • genma saotomeG Offline
                                genma saotome
                                last edited by

                                A fair number of people besides myself use SU to produce static models for use in train simulators (the old Microsoft Train Simulator is probably the most common use).

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                                • oganocaliO Offline
                                  oganocali
                                  last edited by

                                  "Sun and shadow study": Solar energy planning.
                                  I recently showed a solar energy company how to find energy hours using geographical features from google earth and date and nearby buildings obstructions etc.

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                                  • DanielD Offline
                                    Daniel
                                    last edited by

                                    Architectural design exploration and iterations.

                                    My avatar is an anachronism.

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                                    • fuzzionF Offline
                                      fuzzion
                                      last edited by

                                      I believe Iron man designed his suit using sketchup. So add this one

                                      • Designing Anti-villian armour and weapons 😆

                                      "Only the dead have seen the end of war" - Plato

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                                      • D Offline
                                        deskpilot
                                        last edited by

                                        I use SU to keep my old brain alive(71). No, that's just a side effect. Actually, I'm a recreational Pilot with a wish to build my own plane. A plane that's "different" and SU is enabling me design it. Whilst most of the models I have seen on this site are Architectural, the Warehouse shows many people using it for Mechanical Engineering. I consider myself a rank amateur compared to most of you but I do my best.


                                        Current design

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                                        • StilTegS Offline
                                          StilTeg
                                          last edited by

                                          I am using it for préprototyping scientific instruments, or for setting up virtual booth for my tradeshow, and for customer presentations ...

                                          doing technical engineering on SketchUp ... without plugins

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                                          • T Offline
                                            tim
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            Actually, I'm a recreational Pilot with a wish to build my own plane.

                                            Be really, really, careful with putting your body in between the two wing leading edges. Imagine a firm intersection with terra firm (aka 'crash landing') and what might happen as the inertia of the wings causes them to fold forward and those root ribs rotate…. 'head in a vice' seems like an unpleasant phrase to have in an obituary 😞

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