I think that digital art, will come into it's own within the "Art" community. I'm not sure it's quite there yet, but that will bring a fresh perspective on the way these works are looked at and discussed in terms of form and content. After all really a computer is just the media. The crayon so to speak.

Thanks Tig and Jeff, Yes this all makes sense.
I guess my question comes, as I have heard John Bacus state both at BaseCamp and in the forums, in particular in reference to 32 versus 64 bit discussions, that a major rewrite of the core would be necessary to accomplish this.
So could is it a case where, when you start changing certain functions within the core coding, it has implications serious and otherwise) both within the core code, and API scripts?

I'll ask the dumb question that I may get notorious for.
What (perhaps technically) is the difference between adding a functionality to the core of the product versus doing this using a plugin? (understanding that not everybody has access to the core code)
I have many more dumber questions, but I will start here.

Too bad it has such a shitty ending

Most of us, because of what we do, tend to be analytical when we look at work like this, and rightly so, as we want to see how the technical was approached and handled in every aspect.
From that perspective, this is masterful.
But the artistic sense in this piece, and the story it tells through small details, is what breathes such life into this work.
It is also a time capsule of an era.
Can't wait to see more.

That's Great. So can you directly import from SketchUp to you machine?
( Oh and, I guess I'm still living in the past, as I was thinking of how difficult if not impossible to turn it by hand. )

Thanks Dave, really interesting machine. I often wish I was a machinist, boy there would be trouble then.

Just a quick question. In reality, can you turn a Barley Twist, or is it more of a carving exercise?

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@olishea said:

you are so lucky

Not a chippy for miles, Oliver.

I don't know, these guys can get a little chippy if you piss em off
That's my boot next to a grizzly track, on the same river bank in the snow photo, just before the snow fell.

Hell, just leave the car at home and strap on the snowshoes. About -15C that day on the trail.

The Bertschi School of Living Science
KMD Architects http://www.kmdarchitects.com/work.php?id=11&pid=243

A little bit more on this here.....http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=444477#p444477

Ah, as a Canadian living in the Mountains, we think snow is just to play in. Sometimes we have 5 months to do it

Great work Stefan.
Now I'd love to see one with the dirty dishes piled high, and the napkins strewn about, the wine spilled...... you know, like my place

Years ago Pete made a basic studio, and I think it was Al Hart who uploaded it to the warehouse. I've used it many times.
See if it works for you.

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ebc91c36e92e7c0e971df5c4458c07f7&prevstart=0

I can smell the ammonia

This has been a really interesting, and passionate discussion, and I do think it worthwhile to, while confessing to totally love SketchUp, come clean with some of its flaws.
The reason this is important to me, is I have begun to get my prime contractors, my colleagues,(and I'm working on some consultants), to start dealing directly with my SketchUp models. This means I have to be really, really accurate with what I an sending them.
For some it may be they can just zoom in to see how I have solved particular framing. or structural scenarios etc., for others it means that they can go into the model and take direct measurements.
For me it means that I can express exactly what I wish to achieve, and don't have to rely on my contractor to make that decision, sometimes with different results.
I would like to also address the implied accuracy of Cad drawings. In my experience there are a lot of very bad Cad drawings. This is of course can directly attributed to the practitioner, but even in the case of reasonable Cad drawings the contractor is reliant on the measurements placed into the drawing. The measurements are not always relevant to the contractor, and sometimes I swear have more to do with the aesthetics of the drawing than the requirements to construct. Hence the dreaded onsite scaling.
Unlike Jeff, I don't often have to deal with the complexities of curves, as most of my work falls into the rectilinear house category.
But it still would be nice to have some of the issues in this thread discussed and addressed.
Great dialogue.

Can't say much

This is a nice little tutorial. Thanks, very nice approach.

That is on fine residence Mike. I am wondering about potential overheating without some kind of shading on those main windows.
As for the elevators, I can't just let that one remain at the bottom of your post. I almost missed it, and that is one sweet system Once again http://www.vacuumelevators.com/gallery.php