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re: What are your alternatives to SketchUp for 3D modeling?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:05 pm to VeniVidiVici
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:05 pm to VeniVidiVici
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I was weaned on AutoCAD 1.5.
You were using a digitizer, weren't you?
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Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:07 pm to CaptainsWafer
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:13 pm to CaptainsWafer
quote:a cracked version of sketch up. do you want it?
I had sketchup downloaded on my tablet and used it for a while and might've deleted it, not sure. Sketchup 2019 now only gives you a 30 day window to use it, and you cant download Sketchup free anymore.
What are you using that is downloadable and free to draw your projects?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:59 pm to CaptainsWafer
Fusion 360 has a maker license that is free. It's a great program. I almost can't believe Autodesk will let you use it for free knowing how they are about licensing.
Also Blender 2.8 like someone else said, but I find you may have to mess with the models to make them water tight if you are 3d printing.
Also Blender 2.8 like someone else said, but I find you may have to mess with the models to make them water tight if you are 3d printing.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 8/13/19 at 4:05 pm to junkfunky
quote:
lines shorter than 5/256"
Why would you not just say .020"?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 4:19 pm to CaptainsWafer
As another poster said, Fusion360. Lookup how to do the free activation since it's kind of hidden.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 4:26 pm to IAmNERD
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Why would you not just say .020"?
Probably because Revit is mostly an architecture program so they use fractions of an inch for design and fabrication.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 4:32 pm to wheelr
Makes sense. I work with mostly thousandths and it always throws me off when I see fractions that aren't something like 1/2, 3/8, 5/16 etc.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 4:41 pm to IAmNERD
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Why would you not just say .020"?
Because commercial drawings typically use fractional inches instead of decimal inches. Any time I need to shift something a little I get the circle with a line icon until 5/256" pops up for the automatic sketch dimension.
For my day to day it's only an issue when architects don't model precisely which is almost every single time.
Eta: when I'm doing side work modeling something very small I usually go with tenths of a millimeter because I tend to get better results from my caliper.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 4:45 pm
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