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    Google Sketchup: anyone try it?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by FalsePerc, Apr 29, 2006.

  1. FalsePerc

    FalsePerc Notebook Guru

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    Hey all,
    Just found a new toy from google. Delightfully small, wonderfully designed. When is Google going to stop making such great free ****?

    http://sketchup.google.com

    Enjoy/Share your experiences/Etc.

    Mike
     
    FalsePerc, Apr 29, 2006
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  2. mach_zero

    mach_zero Casual Observer NBR Reviewer

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    Wow! Great find. That is really, really cool. Yeah, sometimes it's hard to believe Google gives some of this stuff away. Almost makes you wonder what their motives are.

    Yes, I'm paranoid.

    (Never mind. I see what their motive is - entice you into buying the $495 "Pro" version. Yikes.)
     
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  3. CalebSchmerge

    CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer

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    Crazy, I was just starting to look for a program for this, and I hop online to check the forum to see what was going on, and here is exactly what I want. Thanks, about do download now.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Apr 29, 2006
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  4. mach_zero

    mach_zero Casual Observer NBR Reviewer

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    Please give us your thoughts on it. I'd like to know how stable/versatile it is my self.
     
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  5. CalebSchmerge

    CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer

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    I played around for a while this morning with the program. I was working on a 3D model of the notebook raiser/cooling base I am building. It works pretty well, especially for free. I can certainly dream up tools that would be nice to make it easier/faster to use, but with whats there you can certainly do a pretty nice job. The program responds quickly and for the 1 hour that played, I didn't have any troubles with stability.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Apr 29, 2006
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