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

[Cecil Bearden]

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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