How fast can you model a project in sketchup
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There is no norm!
All depends of your training!
You will find always someone who goes twice than you! (Confucius)
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It also depends on how much detailed is your model, and large.
I would say that if you use key shortcuts and plugins that save you time you are probably faster then somebody who uses the icons and only the basic SketchUp tools.
Another thing is to know exactly what you have to do and not frequently seat in idle asking yourself what is your next move....
There is really a lot of things to say though.About what Pilou said, I remember when I was able to play minesweeper and finish the expert level in just a little more then 100 seconds.
After a few years, when internet became available, I checked what the record was and I was ashamed to find out that people was able to finish it in less then 50 seconds!!!! Crazy!Ciao,
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@applemango85 said:
(though I will shave a lot of time in the future once I make dynamic components for windows/doors instead of making them from scratch)
If you find a way how to build more complex dynamic objects (rounded edges, textured, etc.) in a reasonable way, i would like to know it
For me they are not usable now and i really can't understand why they aren't at least at the level of dynamic blocks in AutoCAD after such a long time. Would be really helpful for me to have a better dynamic component system... -
Mostly depends on how much time you would allow yourself to finish a project. Few of us would model everything (as in everything) and not use ready made downloadable models. I would sometime try to model a sofa for 6 hours and stumbled upon a sofa in the warehouse more detailed and more beautiful that would take me 6 seconds to download..
One has to have his own properly organized library of frequently used components,materials etc. That would surely cut the modeling time.
How fast? I'd say faster than anything I can model in any other software like 3dsmax or Rhino. After say 5 years of doing similar projects, you can have a good guess of how long one project will take you.
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I really don't know how my time compares. I only use Sketchup for studies, presentation and exterior elevations, and I don't time anything. I just know I can account for the time I put in--that it relates well to my time using 2d CAD. At first learning SU this was not so, of course. I think you are comparing how one does a building (not all the furniture etc.). Of course it depends on what you use the model for. Compare the "speed modeling" videos to how Nick Sonder models a building, considering what you can get from the model in the end. Some are just to get an inexact replica of the building, maybe create great renderings, but inexact and only for the pictures. Some are just getting good exterior elevations. Some get a full set of accurate working drawings (which also means holding to certain modeling setups to facilitate the the organization and extraction of 2d drawings). Each approach is going to take different times. see here for another example. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=723%26amp;p=4194
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@cuttingedge said:
One has to have his own properly organized library of frequently used components,materials etc. That would surely cut the modeling time.
you.
That above quote is huge factor.
Also, do not believe everything you read on youtube. People lie to themselves all the time about how long things take them.
I have been freelance Modeling as a full time business (residential homes) for the past 8 years and as an employee for many years before that and I can tell you that time is relative.
If you are trying to come up with an amount of time it will take to complete a project in order to sell your services you will need to be very methodical about breaking down what it is you are doing, assign an amount of time you think it will take, and if you get the job, try to meet those goals but don't sweat it if it takes you longer at first.
Just like digging into new software, there is a learning curve to knowing how to bid a job. You may end up making less than you should from time to time, but in the end that is part of the learning process.
As I mentioned above, the library of parts and materials is key. Do not get lazy and be in such a hurry that you do not take the time to properly model parts you know you will use again and get them stored where you can easily retrieve them next time you need them....I need to listen to my own advice on this because I still find myself trying to remember that one project six months ago were I modeled just the thing I need at this moment and I spend 20 minutes opening models looking for it....
Patient, smart modeling first, and speed will come.
p
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I totaly agree with Paul
@pmolson said:
...I need to listen to my own advice on this because I still find myself trying to remember that one project six months ago...
Patient, smart modeling first, and speed will come...pwell spoken !
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In other words, Learn your trade and the rest will be answered.
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Fast enough to keep the boss happy
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Happy boss....?
oxymoron if you ask me...and I am my boss so I should know.
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