[SML] SketchUp?

[Ronald Koinzan]

I use the design drawing to create build drawings. I couldn't use the
drawing he gave me for anything except what it looked like: not even for
measurements. For instance the bottom z was inconsistent from symbol to
symbol. In general I couldn't trust anything. At least with hand drafting
you can trust the measurements you get from a drawing.

Ron Koinzan
Technical Director
Department of Theatre
University of Northern Iowa
(319) 273-2139

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 5:45 PM, Jacob Blumberg via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Just out of curriousity if he had everything drafted why did it have to go
> into VW? That does suck though.
>
> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 18:38 Ronald Koinzan via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> I worked with a scene designer who drafted everything in Sketch up. I'm a
>> TD who uses VW. Importing his drawings into VW works fine, but every thing
>> is rendered as groups of 3D symbols with no 2D component. I basically had
>> to redraft everything to manipulate it in VW. It was worse than having a
>> designer who hand drafts everything.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> Ron Koinzan
>> Technical Director
>> Department of Theatre
>> University of Northern Iowa
>> (319) 273-2139
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 3:50 PM, Jacob Blumberg via Stagecraft <
>> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>
>>> NEVER USE SKETCH UP FOR 3D PRINTING. I’m sorry but that’s on the list of
>>> things you never use Sketch up for. It’s meant purely for visual and
>>> measuring. If you want to do 3D printing all Autodesk software is free for
>>> students, and after a few tutorials you can design in it and it makes
>>> everything 3D printable. Long story short all design software has their
>>> intended use and sketch up is not 3D printing. I also have worked places
>>> where the engineers swear by Rhino, and when they try to 3D print with that
>>> it is a disaster.
>>>
>>> Jacob
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 16:16 Dave Vick via Stagecraft <
>>> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/16/2018 12:52 PM, Steven Hood via Stagecraft wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Are any of you all using SketchUp as your main CAD software?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nope; I used to use it for 3D printing until I found out it was really
>>>> good (at least on the Mac side) at adding unresolved polygons &
>>>> orphaned vertices randomly into every object I tried drawing up &
>>>> printing. This may or may not be a factor in your decision to go with
>>>> Sketchup, if you're only using it for 2D/lighting work.
>>>>
>>>> YMMV, as always...
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dave Vick
>>>> IATSE #274, Michigan
>>>> ETCP Double-Certified Rigger #427
>>>> 517-749-3859 <(517)%20749-3859>
>>>>
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