sorry, i mean modeling.

thanks gaieus!

wow, (floored from SOLO's work)

i can just see the big yellow brick road ahead. i had no idea sketchup was this powerful. compared to RHINO or some of the other programs out there... how does sketchup compare?

i was attracted to sketchup by how intuitive it was to render basic things with just the native tools, now as far as rendering goes, does sketchup still retain that same level of heightened intuitiveness over the competition?

thanks!

hello all,

new here, and very excited about discovering this forum.

i know all the basics of sketchup, but am now entering in the domain of more complexed curved renderings or everyday objects.

my question is, if i am to jump into it, is there

1. basic fundamentals concerning 3d rendering and surfaces that need to be understood first?

or

2. is it just a matter of learning all the tools and knowing which tool to use?

i followed one of the tutorials for rendering a boat hull on this forum, and it showed what tools we need, and it made sense.

but then i wanted to render a skull and i wouldn't even know where to start with that, so is it matter of concepts, or just trying to learn all the tools?

if anyone has any good places for me to start, i would really appreciate that.

thanks!