![]() Professional 3D modelers in the industry collectively say SketchUp is a joke, because if you attempt to use imported SketchUp geometry in a Maya scene, you will run into a long list of issues. The real lack of respect for SketchUp stems from the community of SketchUp modelers, the majority of whom are "hobbyists". Because it is free and so easy to learn, people assume that you can easily create any shape with this tool, but this is simply not the case. This is not the case with any of the other programs I have listed. Anyone who can turn on a computer can learn the basics of SketchUp in a day. The real problem with SketchUp is that it is too easy. I have trained staff in SketchUp and I have also worked with Maya, 3D Studio Max, AutoCAD, Modo, and Lightwave. I am a professional 3D modeler, and have been modeling primarily with SketcjhUp for just over 10 years now. Even creating a "material" to be applied to a face seems easy. Working with images and projecting them and wrapping them on objects seems flexible and easy as well. ![]() Working with section planes is intuitive and easy.The eraser tool is so sweet that I requested Lee Mac to make a lisp routine to mimic it for AutoCAD - found here:.The paper space equivilent "Layout" is awesome and makes great looking prints and PDFs easily.And the right click menu for selecting objects is pretty slick too. Selecting objects and there bounding edges or even many objects is as easy as a double clcik or triple click.The ROTATE tool is really helpful when dealing with odd angles compared to AutoCAD.Need a 3rd party software to a photo-realistic render.Doing a save on a large file can be painful.File sizes tend to get rather large really quickly.In order to work in a paperspace environment there is a separate program called "Layout" where you can place dimensions and place text quite nicely.So you scroll and scroll on the mouse but since maybe there isn't anything on your cursor, the scrolling functionality acts as though someone played a prank on your " ZOOMFACTOR " (in AutoCAD terms). So lets say that you get stuck in your model behind an object, and instead of switching to a saved view or one of the default views, you manage to manually get out from behind the "wall" but you don't know where you are relative to anything, so your instinct is to zoom out. Zooming in or out follows your cursor and is also a ratio depending on if your cursor is hovering over an object. ![]() If you didn't know that to COPY is to use the MOVE tool and hold CTRL, you might be out of luck for a while.
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