Free Download - SketchUp 3d modeling program

[glenn kangiser]

Cool, Curtis.  We can start an owner builder project thread on this if you want then your stuff will be easy to find and track as it evolves -- I can move this there if you want.

[John Raabe]

Neat idea. If members have some basic models of some of the standard houses we could share them as downloadable models that others could work with.

3DHA and BH&G Home Designer are better for producing scale floor plans and they are generally easier to learn, but SketchUp is much more flexible and creative.

SketchUp is also great at showing how things go together when you are trying to explain something. I just haven't yet gotten the basics down to be able to do too much. It probably needs a few days of spending an hour or two learning it.

[PedalFastBmx]

Cool, Curtis.  We can start an owner builder project thread on this if you want then your stuff will be easy to find and track as it evolves -- I can move this there if you want.

Thanks.

Actually i'll start a new thread to track the progress after I post the new rendering. I'll keep a link to it in my signature, so its easy for everyone to find.

[glenn kangiser]

No problem.

[kyounge1956]

Download your FREE Sketch-up Now......
http://sketchup.google.com/index.html

Has anyone here used recent versions of SketchUp on a Mac with Leopard OS (10.5.6 to be precise). I tried it briefly before buying my new Mac last year and really enjoyed playing around with it, but I've heard that there are problems (slow running, various tools don't work right, etc) running the latest versions of SketchUp under the most recent Mac OS versions, and I'm kind of scared to try it again. 
The download of the free version that will work on my old computer is no longer available. Any info?
Karen

[glenn kangiser]

I just have a PC, Karen, and actually haven't had much time to play with Sketchup.   I have seen great work by others though.

[John Raabe]

My son has become a SketchUp enthusiast and self-taught quick study user in a very short time. He is all Mac all the time.

He is doing rather sophisticated models for an artist/architect named James Turrell. The architectural drawings are in AutoCAD files but he found it easier to model the structure in SketchUp.



Using a modern Mac does not appear to be a problem with this software. My son is using the leopard OS on an imac.

[kyounge1956]

My son has become a SketchUp enthusiast and self-taught quick study user in a very short time. He is all Mac all the time.

He is doing rather sophisticated models for an artist/architect named James Turrell. The architectural drawings are in AutoCAD files but he found it easier to model the structure in SketchUp.



Using a modern Mac does not appear to be a problem with this software. My son is using the leopard OS on an imac.

I have version 6 previously downloaded on a CD or could go to the website and download version 7. Which version is your son using? Is his iMac an Intel chip one, or an earlier model? Karen

[builder]

looks great for a free software

[Bradon Wesche]

I too am a big fan of SketchUp and use it all the time.  I make myself available to answer questions people might have and thought I would offer my services here as well.  It's kind of a hobby to me

If you need help creating your Country Plans feel free to ask me here or on my website.