Autocad/3Ds Max, Sketchup vs Blender 2.8
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Coming back to the OP, I find Blender3D to be really capable. But unless there is an add on like VisualARQ for Rhino or Layout for SU, I wouldn't consider B3D as an overall package for Architectural work.
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@jenujacob said:
blender corporation themselves. They would have given it to some company who would most likely be not remotely related to what's going on at the conference in the first place.
You're missing my point. WHY do we need to see him at ALL. We are NOT watching a "motivational" speech we are watching a demo about 3D software. There is NO need to see the person at all
Once again, a stupid trend (imho) and one almost as bad as holding your phone up to your face (walking/sitting/driving) in speaker phone mode -
@jenujacob said:
Coming back to the OP, I find Blender3D to be really capable. But unless there is an add on like VisualARQ for Rhino or Layout for SU, I wouldn't consider B3D as an overall package for Architectural work.
Agreed and so far the few "architectural" add-ons are difficult and cumbersome to use, imo.
When one is finally made to mimic SU's interface it will be a game changer.
These guys had something in the works but no updates for a while
Edit: Well it was for Unity but still very cool.
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@rv1974 said:
...An experienced SU user coudn't watch videos like this (see attached) without eye-bleeding. Workarounds everywhere, evetything done approximatly, painful input and manipulations....
I think the same and more can be said about SketchUp by an experienced Blender user.
Do note, those videos are a few years old. The latest 2.80 is a big improvement.I for one am glad I'm using Blender as well for some tasks. Today I had to import a dxf terrain of about 100k faces (I think). After several minutes already waiting for SU to respond, I started Blender and it imported the terrain in a few seconds. Was already cleaning and optimizing the terrain in Blender when SketchUp finally was ready. So finished the terrain in Blender and imported an optimized version into SU.
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@kaas said:
Do note, those videos are a few years old. The latest 2.80 is a big improvement.
Do note, this is the internet and people will only read, remember or take notice of what they choose to.
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@glenn at home said:
newer thought it could be even simpler\better then SU...
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The decision about whether to choose Blender or SketchUp comes down to how much importance you place on key differences between the two.
Perhaps price is most important to you, and so you would choose the free option over the paid one. Or maybe ease of learning is highest on your list, so you would pick the one that is faster to learn.
Or you might take the longer view and try to figure out which is best for the types of projects you work on.
To help folks better compare the two, we created a YouTube video called “Blender vs SketchUp – Which is Right for YOU?” that covers 8 key differences between SketchUp and Blender that should help you choose the best option for you. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP4Afo0rUuQ
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the free Bricscad Shape can be an opening to the Bim world!
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Congratulations for discovering Blender! /s
But seriously - the apps, like @box says, are apples to oranges. They all have their use cases and their drawbacks. For me, Blender was essential to be able to render animation and camera movement, which is (or was prior to Fredo6's add-ons) impossible to do at a reasonable level of control within SU. I still model all my architectural box modeling in SU because it's faster than any other app I've ever used. It all depends on what you need to accomplish.
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I would say Yes! All of them!
But I doubt I'll ever touch AutoCAD again personally. I believe a professional should have good 2d CAD of some sort.
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