Who's been how long.
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This post brought back memories from six years ago-- same question. I found my old post and copied it here.
I still use SU, getting better, still inching towards being better and still in awe of some of our superstars. Since '10 I have added 3d animation - Lumen RT5 is a fun program with all the little people running around, cars zipping by and trees swaying in the wind, for exterior renderings. Quick, easy and gives a great client experience. For interior work I like to use Podium, which has improved greatly over the past six years. Haven't take the plunge to create construction docs with Layout yet!
I still use and love SU and hold the Forum guys and gals in exceptionally high regard for their talent and tech help in a pinch.
*Re: How did you get started with SU?
Postby Jim Smith » Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:31 am
I had been trying to find a 3D program for some time in the late 1990s'. I love to draw, but the time it takes just didn't fit with impatient clients. In 2002 at an AIA convention, I stumbled upon the SU booth and couldn't leave. My wife watched me for a while and said "your going to buy that aren't you". Got my 2.0 disk and started using it right away - at the convention. (The "SU people were great by the way.)
It has been a great help for my clients (and me) to quickly see many alternates and come on to a better solution - same story for everyone that uses the program.
I can't locate my very original drawings, but did find a small church from 2002. A small (50) congregation with shoestring budget wanted to add on to their existing building to grow their group. I have attached early studies and some photos of the actual building. Also have attached a few more recent projects. Some improvement over the years, but I feel sort of stuck at a mediocre level and hope to inch closer to our forum greats. Thanks for all your help over the last 8 years.*
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I went to a ten week course with Autocad and SketchUp in 2002.
Don't remember which version it was but it was a bit buggy I remember. Had to save often.
I remember doing all the new user mistakes like not grouping things so that everything stuck together. I had been using other 3d software before so it took a while to learn how SU worked.
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Hi folks.
I have been using SketchUp since version 3.0.
I began participating actively in forums dedicated to SketchUp with the @last forum, then SketchUcation, then Google, then Trimble.
I also posted a few times on Abvent forum in French.
Best regards.
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I was told about SketchUp by my soon to be boss in a job interview. I downloaded the 8 hour trial that night (version 2) and created a nursing home exterior I had been doing floor plans for. I sent the images to my interviewer and his response was "You're hired". So SketchUp got me a job. I was fairly active on the @last forums and moved here the day Coen started SketchUcation and have been around annoying everyone ever since.
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I can attest to that.
But Eric is one of the Awesome Annoyers!
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Version 3 for me. I still have the CD it came on. I blame Todd Burch.
@Rich, how did I make you stick with it? Out of sympathy?
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Short answer: SU5, (2005?)
Originally trained as a graphic designer in the UK but quickly fell in love with wood and craftsmanship. Was a fair hand with a pencil and always planned out my pieces to the max but was often very frustrated with how they turned out. I knew I needed 3D. Started using some free program, can't remember the name, and it was working, but sooo slow and clunky. Found SU5, (2002?) bought it 3 hours into the trial. Joined the @last forum. Asked all the usual noobie questions, "Help, can't make a face!" Was devastated when it got googled. Quickly joined this forum in 2007. (Thank you Coen and all the others).
I have learned such a lot about form and function and people in my time with SU and the fab folks here.
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Since we're getting all nostalgic and bleary eyed...
http://web.archive.org/web/20030817021557/http://www.sketchup.com/forum/list.php?f=4A few recognisable names here.
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Well, I took a moment and looked at my member profile. It says I joined in March 2008, back when Coen was looking for a place to stay for one of the Base Camp events and Gaieus (Csaba) was active.
I learned so much from this forum and was truly amazed at how friendly everyone was that I felt compelled to give back by offering whatever information I could to those who asked.
I have been less active here in the last couple of years due to changes in work and so forth, but I still check in from time to time.
Best Regards to all.
Tim -
It just turned eight years for me as well.
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Early 2005 for me when it was still @Last......best thing I ever bought.
About a year later I found Kerkythea...and then Twilight Render and Thea Render.
Wish I could remember how I found out about SketchUp...
.....one thing is for sure, I owe someone a beautiful bottle of South Australian wine as a reward (I wonder how many will now claim they told me....!!)
SketchUp was a game changer for me and it gave me the confidence to embrace the 3D world of design entirely which eventually led me to ArchiCad in 2010.....by then it was "bye bye drawing boards" (although every so often I still do a little freehand sketching)
The forums were brilliant back then (and still are of course)
Do we have a thread for the good old freehand perspective drawings ?...now that would very nostalgic...!!
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@alan fraser said:
Since we're getting all nostalgic and bleary eyed...
http://web.archive.org/web/20030817021557/http://www.sketchup.com/forum/list.php?f=4A few recognisable names here.
Awesome link Alan. I remember it well.
Started using version 3 after being "stuck" with Autocad and it's cumbersome 3d capabilities. It's been a professional life changer.
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@gareth said:
Do we have a thread for the good old freehand perspective drawings ?...now that would very nostalgic...!!
You could start one Gareth, would be very interesting. ( I could 'probly dig up a couple ).
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2.1 if I'm not mistaken.
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You can follow the link I posted earlier, but you can also find it archived at sketch3d.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20040604083405/http://www.sketch3d.com/BTW, although the images don't seem to have saved, most of the links to the uploaded skp files on the old forum seem to be still live. Just wait for the redirect.
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@baz said:
@gareth said:
Do we have a thread for the good old freehand perspective drawings ?...now that would very nostalgic...!!
You could start one Gareth, would be very interesting. ( I could 'probly dig up a couple ).
Ok mate......will start one up tomorrow.....could be fun...!!
I have quite a few.....my scanner will get a good workout.
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There were some old "doodle" threads. . .Some that I enjoyed posting into. . .
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=179%26amp;t=10348%26amp;hilit=doodle
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=179%26amp;t=42430%26amp;hilit=+doodles
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I've seen your sketches Dave and they are quite amazing....!!
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thanks.
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Your sketches look great, David.
Do post some more.
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