Deltacad resizing objects full#
Deltacad resizing objects software#

To do scale shop drawings, I would consider it a perfect fit. People are using it for plant layouts, huge development projects (community housing, restaurant layout, renovations, etc., etc., etc.) puts it like this: Start with Sketchup, and when you have the design you want, export it to your favorite CAD, if you have that need.

Last month in Remodeling Magazine, a guy did a write up on SketchUp. More and more furniture makers and woodworkers are using it. If you follow the Sketchup forums (very active, and very helpful), a lot of professional architects and designers are using the product, worldwide. It's just SO easy to use, in my opinion, that I really have no need for CAD now (and I have a couple of them - Turbocad, Designcad, even AutoCad 2002).

Deltacad resizing objects full#

It supports linear array copies, full scaling in all dimensions, extrude, different options for views, axis you can rotate, etc. Through Sketchup's simplicity, you get a powerful application. Most of the drawing that I do to post here and help out, takes a matter of just a few minutes. Sketchup is not spohisticated, not complex, yet it is very powerful. CAD programs are very sophisticated, very complex, very powerful. They distance themselves from being portrayed as a CAD program. Jamie, Sketchup is not a CAD program, as they say. Last edited by Todd Burch 02-11-2004 at 9:25 AM.

Yes, I start with a pencil and paper, but before I cut a piece of wood, I draw it in Sketchup, and many times it has saved my rear, as I find my design flaws digitally prior to wasting wood. When I draw a cabinet for them, and can orbit and pan and zoom, all at once, they get pretty excited about it. I will also add that I use it to 'wow' clients. When drawing lines, it has an inference engine that tells you when your lines meet other planes. To extrude, you either push or pull a face of your geometry. I've used CAD, and there are a lot of product aspects you have to learn to be efficient, so a steep learning curve.

Deltacad resizing objects software#

After watching the online videos (about 2 hours if you watch a lot of them), I was productive with the software immediately. I use it to convey concepts and precise dimensions. I use 3D modeling software called Sketchup, from Software.