[AT] Another OT computer related but could be tractor friendly

[charlie hill]

Larry, it doesn't require any internet access at all to run it after it's 
downloaded unless you want to interface it with google earth for placing 
models on a particular site.  Otherwise it just runs inside the computer.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Another OT computer related but could be tractor friendly


> FWIW, Sketch-up comes highly recommended by my colleagues who are still 
> teaching at universities across the county.  It does an excellent job of 
> getting you started in modeling and documentation.  I haven't tried 
> loading and using it since I got high-speed Internet here at home, but it 
> does require that in order to be efficient.
>
> Larry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008 17:44
> Subject: Re: [AT] Another OT computer related but could be tractor 
> friendly
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>
>> from looking at the tutorials, it looks like a powerful
>> program.  I need
>> something to use for site layouts instead of the old drafting
>> stuff.  I
>> don't have the room anymore for a drafting board.  I have
>> been looking
>> at a lot of programs and wasted a lot of time trying to run
>> autocad.  I
>> have an old version of autocad.  perhaps I could upgrade
>> it, but the
>> learning curve is so long, I just cannot justify it.  I am
>> taking a
>> website development course at the local vo-tech to be able to
>> set up a
>> means to sell my engineering services, antique cars and trucks
>> and
>> tractors and parts.  All I need is one more learning
>> situation....
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>> charlie hill wrote:
>> > Some time back I mentioned Google Sketch-up.  I played
>> with this for a time
>> > and gave it up.  Then  I reloaded it and this time I
>> actually looked at the
>> > tutorials and some online video instructions plus I bought
>> Google Sketch up
>> > for dummies.
>> >
>> > If any of you are interested in conceptual drawings of
>> buildings, models, or
>> > most anything you should try this software.  Use the
>> tutorial that comes
>> > with it and go online to this site
>> > Http://sketchup.google.com/gsu5vtvideos.html and kill  an
>> hour or so looking
>> > at the videos.  They are done by the same guy, Aidan
>> Chopra, that wrote
>> > Sketch-up for Dummies.  After about 4 or 5 hours of
>> learning curve you'll be
>> > amazed at what you can do with the software.
>> > It will be a good way to spend some cold winter days in a
>> month or so.  I
>> > have a couple of projects I'm trying to design with it.
>> I've also used it
>> > to build "as built" drawings for some modifications I did at a
>> tank farm
>> > recently.
>> >
>> > Sorry if I'm boring anyone with this off topic but I hate not
>> to pass it
>> > along.  If you want to build a barn or tractor shed and
>> want to know what it
>> > will look like when it's done this is the way to find out.
>> >
>> > If anyone is interested I'll be glad to go into it further off list.
>> >
>> > Charlie
>> >
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