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None that I've discovered in all my years on the Earth - think I'd have stumbled on them by now.
If you don't try it you'll be kicking yourself...
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If you don't try it you'll be kicking yourself...
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Where's the neighbors ?You likee?
I did my whole house, garages, shed, forge and everything in it.
So many projects so little time...
What's the difference between sketchup and sketchup Pro.1. As part of the workflow I may want to keep using Sketchup for high speed design and thinking things out
2. I would like to remake a number of the elements in the model and clearances/tolerances are pretty tight so the parametric feature is going to be a must especially if/when I rescale it.
3. Yes it is already made but I sincerely doubt I could make it from scratch with Fusion until I have been using it for some time
4. The model and other planned projects may also be created from photographs and while I am sure F360 can do that, I have no idea how
This will be a transition for me and I am not going to stop doing what I do for 6 months while get up to speed with F360. I will need to integrate it into my workflow so yes, in the long term I may discover F360 is better quicker easier etc. but at the moment it is an unlearning process as much as it is a learning process.
The other thing to remember is that I will not be using it just for modelling. If I knew exactly what I wanted, I assume F360 might actually be easier and better right now, even for me. But for example, with say the swage block stand I made some time ago, I used Sketchup for iterative design, very quickly simplifying, modifying, often step changing quite different designs untilI got what I wanted.
Plus of course I have a vast library of everything I have made alrady in my Sketchup library including the forge area:
...and Sketchup is really an architectural drawing program which I assume beats F360 hands down for such applications.
I built my workshop with it and decorated the insides with it too...
It will be difficult to let go of Sketchup so if I can run it alongside F360 that's a win:win for me.
And what's the criterion for the educator and student versions. Is it draconian like fusion?
Sadly not local but I do go to Bishops Castle quite often. They do talk funny just down the road.North Wales coast
(It's a serious offer if anyone is local.)
But it looks like there are yet to build roads up to you yet. Lol
2 hours for 80 miles.
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I use Sketchup 2017. It’s the last version that runs locally. All subsequent versions are cloud based and the slight delay annoys me! Plus you have to have a valid subscription, later versions cannot be hacked.
Ton of features in the Pro version and I might even <shudder> consider paying for a premium version….
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I use Sketchup 2017. It’s the last version that runs locally. All subsequent versions are cloud based and the slight delay annoys me! Plus you have to have a valid subscription, later versions cannot be hacked.
Ton of features in the Pro version and I might even <shudder> consider paying for a premium version….
This is what I've been up to today...
Finished a sketch of the trolley.
Not a great render but it's mm accurate and good enough for positioning/hacking.
Work in progress, "scale" model solar system.
Will include the scale distance to the planets so the scale size planets can go in the garden. At this scale the Ender bed is about 40 AU (!)
Just got a magsafe charger iPhone so designing a base station for it. Make it work first, then make it pretty...
It works but it ain't pretty! Yet...
This is why I rate Sketchup. Not for it's features but really for the lack of them. If I can imagine what it is I want to do with a model, I can do it almost instantly. Speed is the key when you are designing or "sketching"...
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For completeness sake...
I changed the lid design to a more regular half round catch.
I changed the lid design to a more regular half round catch.
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You have been watching Porridge repeats.
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Worth looking up. Fletcher and his mates come up with a scam to steal exam answer documents, using the 'scale of the planets' as a ruse to get the gullible officer out of the way.
"A test of character". Wiki article
Seems like they are following Fusion 360 and cracking down on the student version. (Which you could get as pro) (I don't think you can even get the Maker version free now) Which is ironic as one of the main things I have this type of stuff is for my grandkids. It's certainly not to make money..I use Sketchup 2017. It’s the last version that runs locally. All subsequent versions are cloud based and the slight delay annoys me! Plus you have to have a valid subscription, later versions cannot be hacked.
Ton of features in the Pro version and I might even <shudder> consider paying for a premium version….
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the talent you have is fabulous , in my dreams I could nt do that .So I have been messing about with some EPE filler for my LBoxx collection. OK so far but glueing anything to that stuff is the hard part.
The orange bits are where I want to sink a couple of lidded boxes.
Designed in Sketchup (of course!)
The print version ready for export. Nice thing about Sketchup is it is so easy to make copies and link back to the working model so you can keep half an eye on how it's going to sit on the bed of the printer. I like to avoid supports at all costs!
Perhaps the only point of interest is the little catch. I should probably have just copied something but I know what I want and I know how to make it happen so...
It has to release easily with thumb pressure on the top of the lid, as you would normally expect to open a little box. So it's a little spring which means I had to constrain it so it can't spring too far and snap but it has to tilt just a tiny bit to release the clip which is ramped to hold the lid tight. Note the top of the catch sits on the printer bed so it can be gapped and still be supported. All angles are to allow maximum overhang without supports.
Cura is happy with the STL export. I am less happy with the 5+ hour print time...
The little Ender is still making pretty damned fine prints (in its own time!) but I feel the need...
The need for speed...
Prototype was ok. Nice print, needs fettling (and I messed up the wire hinge installation).
But once I am happy with the design, I'll sink them into the foam and stop losing all my bits all the time.
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That's come up smart.For completeness sake...
I changed the lid design to a more regular half round catch.
