I used SketchUP to design a briock patio and it worked out very nicely. Clearly, it's a program that has many more capabilities than I used, but I was able to get a good enough drawing for the contractor to buy the materials and estimate the job in about four hours. Like any other high-function program, it takes some effort to learn everything it can do and I just scratched the surface. People who are good at can create amazing drawings, such as the 3D buildings on Google Earth. What I liked best was the ability to rotate and tilt the 3D drawing to give many different perspectives on the project.
Best regards, Jim ===================== From: John Pickard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2008/03/06 Thu AM 05:28:51 CST To: Sundial List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Seeking information on Google SketchUp Good evening,�There has been some discussion on various free drawing programs on the list, but I don't recall any information on Google SketchUp (http://sketchup.google.com/). The program comes in a free version as well as a "Pro" version which costs $US495.�My application is not for sundials (unfortunately!), but for drawing diagrams / 3D pictures of various fence posts that I will be using as part of my research. �Has anyone used Google SketchUp? Do you have any comments on its ease of use (Google assures me that it is easy, but I think that most of us have heard that before many times about software!) and flexibility (ditto). I must say that it looks pretty useful and powerful, and from what I've seen in the video tutorials, it seems straightforward.�Any thoughts based on experience would be greatly appreciated.�Cheers, John�John Pickard [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial James E. Morrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Astrolabe web site at astrolabes.org --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
