Tuesday, March 30, 2010
SketchUp for Woodworkers: Review and FAQ
Popular Woodworking: "Last week we released the first of two SketchUp 'Shop Classes' in the BookShop. In the first class, 'SketchUp for Woodworkers Part 1: Getting Started,' Robert W. Lang teaches you the essential techniques to use SketchUp for a variety of woodworking applications. Many have already purchased the on-demand video download and others have ordered the CD-ROM version which will be shipping late April."
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This is pretty cool. Sketchup is quickly becoming, for reasons possibly only because of how freakin simple it is to use, a wildly accepted defacto for any non-professional, and even some professional drafting. The fact that specific niche industries are starting to develop training packets for their constituents means that it really must be taking hold and a lot more people are getting on the sketchup bandwagon. I still feel though, as a "real" CAD app user, that Sketchup is rather painful to use beyond a certain point -- and we in theater hit that point all too quickly.
I've seen a lot of interesting quick concept drawings in sketchup, and it's definitely very cool for those. I (like many of these readers) am more skeptical of it for comprehensive or finished drawings. It does make it very difficult to edit drawn entities, and many details are incredible difficult. It seems really good for rough sketches (maybe that has something to do with the name) and simple things, but not with detailed joints or the like if you have any concern for precision or speed.
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