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    • RE: Sketchup in big architecture offices (running Revit)..

      I also think it is an interesting topic I am a structural technician and I have been using Sketchup for over ten years but it is not my primary Cad package this is due I think two reasons in the structural field one is the packages that are available like Revit, Advance steel, autocad and Solidworks these engines are design for engineering based drafting and it is hard for Sketchup to compete. Secondly I think it is down to cost, in the engineering Field there is a definite desire for companies to do the bear minimum when I comes to documentation to the point at some places draftsman are regarded as a necessary evil. Although I believe this is defiantly a false economy when you take into account the RFIs from site there is still the perception of increased profit.

      It is down to the presentation of the documents and this is were sketchup comes into its own especially details were you can easily build up a library details. If you look at the standard of Nick Sonders documents and Dave Zachary on the engineering side. I also do a lot of presentations on buildability issues of a project where sketchup Is a great at live presentations.
      I think other things you have to take into account are the job size, BIM and at what level, learning curve of staff, saying that I have use sketchup on some massive projects were it handle very large models as good if not better than some of the aforementioned.

      I should also mention on some of the larger projects I have worked on there is a perception that sketchup is only a free toy 3D package (until I put them straight)

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: Softening edges

      "No need to enter each group, select them all and proceed soften"

      I am not able to do this you have to be in each group before the soften command is avalible

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    • RE: Softening edges

      This is a picture of what im on about all the lines on the tubes and SHSs. The only way i know to sort this is to soften the edges. problem with that is you have to drill down on all of the groups utill you can change them.

      does anyone know of a way to glbally change them?

      cheers

      km


      view of edges

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    • RE: Softening edges

      you can see that there are a lot of lines on tubes the only way i know to get rid of them is to soften the edges

      km


      for su.JPG

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • Softening edges

      Morning guys
      I have imported a model from Autocad and there are lots of extra lines on the graphic. I know I can use soften edges but you have to go into each group to do that and on a big model it can be time consuming
      Is there a way to globally change the soften edge or any other wat to just show the edges of the graphic ?

      posted in SketchUp Discussions sketchup
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    • RE: A Welcome Message to New SketchUcation Members

      G,day Guys
      Im a new member from Australia, i work in the engineering field at present doing an off shore project in Queensland , iv been using sketch up for a long time now (7 years) and get to use it in my job every day. i found these forums the other day and thought i would jump in hoping i can learn/help.

      keith

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