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vacuum bag?
i'd be curious as to the adhesive too.
to thin, and it will bleed through the fabric.
too thick and it won't let the fabric settle down.
you'll also likely need to control stretch. pull on one side too much, and the pattern gets distorted.
too little, and you'll end up with wrinkle.
odd problem.
Very nice!
Been looking for this for a long long time!
This is the way Solid components should act with the native solid tools.
SketchUp Team:
If I wanted to trim a group, I would have done so!
Thanks much for this.
@jolran said:
Ok, nuff said..
I reckon there are a fair amount of components in your model Bmike
Beauty BTW
thanks.
collaboration between an engineer i work with and his client.
we did about 4 iterations in sketchup. showed to client via walk through and jpg.
he eventually nixed some of our more creative approaches (curved braces, some mirrored and tapered elements, etc.)
i worked on each sheet in vector, but would keep them from auto-updating, and switched them back to raster when i was done.
it sucks, but otherwise it gets really slow switching from page to page.
11 pages (i've worked on sets with 26 and 30 pages - i had to break those into 2)
Some recent permit drawings:
see him often in my fair city. always pleasant, always says hello back.
he's got an amendment to reverse citizen's united:
will try it out after the update!
+1 to the OP.
Want the LayOut tools to work just like the SketchUp tools.
Going back and forth should be as seamless as possible.
I'm always catching myself when I jump into LayOut, having to remember how to move, rotate, select, etc.
Components would be great, just like in SketchUp (again), to have both Groups and Components.
Many times a note will live in multiple pages... and yes, I can see the danger of having true components - but I've so often wanted to be able to change multiple notes with the same text on several pages...
Global model control to Vector / Raster.
OR maybe some sort of 'work' mode. Almost like styles in SketchUp (I have work styles and scenes and 'presentation' sets...). Would be so much faster to toggle all viewports onto 'work' or 'presentation' globally. And make editing so much smoother.
@unknownuser said:
Sell sketchup pro for beer money.
Compared to most CAD packages, Pro is already selling for beer money.
And Free is Free. Nothing in Free that is likely holding someone back who is just learning to work with the program.
$3-5k for an AutoDesk seat. More if you need to outfit multiples. Or a network license.
Add on some 3rd party stuff for production work (in my case, one client throws probably $10-15k / year at CAD for just the designing bits (the CNC end is a whole 'nother thing). And they choked on buying a $99 PDF exporter for SketchUp, until I demonstrated how easy it would be to use and send off to their clients (pros and non tech customers).
I jumped at the Pro version a few years ago, mainly to use LayOut. Its not perfect, but its getting better.
And I needed import / export of DWG to share with architects and engineers.
And, this runs on iPhone too... scary! I was able to load up a complicated framing model on my 4s last night and spin it around.
All, I've been using the SimLab Export to iPad plugin, and their 'composer' software. Still learning the ins and outs, but it is a great, simple way to share overall 3d models.
Free App is here:
http://www.simlab-soft.com/3d-products/simlab-cad-viewer.aspx
You'll need to get the software from SimLab that does the export:
http://www.simlab-soft.com/
I think I snagged the composer software when it was on special when I bought the 3d PDF exporter (which I use quite a bit!)
Example here was a test run, but a model I had used for production drawings in LayOut, so all materials are pretty simple, but the examples that they include on the App have textures...
So far I'm pretty impressed with its ability to allow me to show off a model via iPad. I can leave the 17" brick of a laptop in the car / hotel / home when I'm presenting work via PDF / Images / and now 3d model. There are limitations - I haven't figured out how to get section cuts, and you can hide geometry with their 'composer' software (and create scenes with image previews...) - I wish it transferred this stuff automatically, as the section view and layer control is very important to my workflow...
It certainly doesn't beat having SketchUp on hand to walk through a model... but for sitting at a lunch meeting, or sharing something 'on the go'... I think this (and other Apps) have a bright future.
subscribed... very interested in any further developments.
currently i use a ruby written by daiku to export my timber list to excel.
i haven't had need (yet) of placing this in a LO drawing... but can see the use of the functionality.
to the OP, i think softening up the shadows would make these things.
really nice as is, though.
@adrw2001 said:
I'm having a sporadic issue that is quite disruptive to the Layout workflow... any help is greatly appreciated!
Occasionally, I can't control the front/back order of elements, especially lines/dimensions drawn over the model. I can select the line and say 'bring to front', I can select the model/drawing and say 'send to back', but no matter what, the line/dimension will stay hidden behind the model...
suggestions?!
thanks!
Be sure to check your layers... layers at the top of the list appear above layers at the bottom.
@bjanzen said:
That question has so many possible answers. First, I'd look at Edit Quality (File->Document Setup->Paper) and make sure it's set to low. Raster models will render faster. And I'd leave my models in raster until I'm almost done with the project, then I'd render in hybrid or vector and give it time to render. Next, I'd look at how big the images and pdf's are, and if they're huge, how could I reduce their size without losing image quality. Lastly, go to File->Document Setup->References and purge unused to clean things up.
b
is there any way to globally change all rendering types to raster or to hybrid or vector?
clicking through page after page before i export to PDF, when i have 2-3-4 models per page, in 10-20 page documents gets old...
Solo has it nailed. Service, service, service, and quality.
And a real person doing the work.
@unknownuser said:
I think the modeling world is still suffering from 3dMax-ification where everything is overpriced cause the workflow is difficult and the tools are pricey. The surveys I have read are all 3dmax influenced. Modeling and rendering is much cheaper now. I don't need a render farm to produce a 10 minute movie and I can put together a resonable model in minutes not hours.
1500$ a shot....
I don't know... its not that unreasonable. Maybe $1500 for a series (3-4) of shots based on the same point of view, set of materials, etc... (again, I don't do much rendering...) But it would have to be relative to how difficult the materials, lighting, etc. etc. is. I also think that usage plays a role. Are you doing a large format, high res print quality image to sell high end townhouses on the waterfront? Or a few images for a PDF or web presentation to a residential client?
I've paid photographers $1200 for 1 shot, that I have limited rights to use.
Usually done in a day at the most. Sometimes 3-4 hours.
And most of the physical work (the building part) is done (custom timber work / interiors). They need to light, select lenses, views, bracket the shots, maybe arrange a few props... maybe some post pro depending on the scene.
One of my old profs used to chide us about practice - 'Ask your plumber what he charges for labor the next time he comes over. Then the next time you bid some work - be sure you can pay your plumber...'
@unknownuser said:
bmike, how do clients usually respond when you inform them that things are going over budget?
-Brodie
Sometimes they look like this:
But I usually give them fair warning, and a list of reasons why.
I only do this if things the client has done has altered my work load.
I try to spell out as clearly as I can what I'm delivering...
The last group that I had to do this with took it in stride. They new they blew my time budget chasing all sorts of options and extra work, so they paid graciously.
Its tough, though.
Sometimes reading a client and deciding what they may mean for future work will inform the decision of how much extra to bill.
Couple of ways... and note I do mainly timber work, shop drawings, and residential presentation work. Not much rendering aside from sketchy stuff that I do within SU and LO. (that is changing, slowly, but I need machine(s)!)
When I do work for multiple 'regular' clients (repeat work) modeling, presentation stuff - I aim for an hourly fee. At the end of the week or good break in the project I invoice for whatever I've done.
For fixed fee or new residential design clients I usually break down the project into pieces, and break out what I think my costs will be for those. If things are open ended from the clients end I'll often tack on a range to that price (if you don't answer X,Y,Z it will cost ... etc.). I also put down some estimated deadlines when I need review / answers. This keeps me honest with my schedule, sometimes keeping me up late - but also puts the burden on the client to get me timely information. I make it clear that if I don't get answers back, they move to the bottom of the pile. To stay on top and on target - they need to work hard too. 
Price ranges hourly? $25 to $65, depending on who, how, what, etc. Yeah, thats a big range, but it shifts depending on what I'm doing.
But aside from some 'regulars', I usually charge for what I feel the project will take. Give a range, and try to stick to the low end. Occasionally due to client wishes or incompetence I've blown the budget wide open - (doubled it, on a recent project) - but I make them aware when we approach a brink of price changes.
