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Designing a mod in Sketchup

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OK, this question is directed at DAE. Actually I've only seen DAE draw sketchups of his mods but anyone that's used Sketchup to preplan their case mod can also post here.

How long does it take to draw the Sketchups?
How long did it it take you to learn how to do it?
Do you have some sort of qualification in CAD or technical drawing?

When I have free time I also wanna try my hand at modding cases but I'm a perfectionist freak so I HAVE to preplan the stuff and draw it in Sketchup, that's why I'm asking.

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Q1. How long does it take to draw the Sketchups?
Q2. How long did it it take you to learn how to do it?
Q3. Do you have some sort of qualification in CAD or technical drawing?

A1. Well... depends on your skill ?
A2. Well probably takes a day or two to get used to all the commands ?
A3. Well... DAE probably has some schooling in TD?
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Wik1d also does sketch-up...

I spent a few hours on it but just couldnt get it figured out. Didnt work for me at all and frustrated the HELL out of me...

Maybe you will enjoy it, dont know...
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Scetchup is really easy guys :)

How long does it take to draw the Sketchups?
How long did it it take you to learn how to do it?
Do you have some sort of qualification in CAD or technical drawing?

1. Depends on how much experience you have and how much detail you want to draw. Google some tutorials, they will definitely help you a lot!
2. It took me a few days to master the basics, and after a year of using it I still learn new things, one will never know until you try.
3. I do Tech Drawings at school, so I guess that did help me a bit, but as far as I know DAE JA VOO doesn't have any experience what so ever and he's making some great models. Just start using it, and use tutorials or get someone to explain it to you in person.

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Yeah well I have Sketchup and I've watched some tutorial vids but I know that's definitely not enough info to draw a case mod. Like for example, the fans, how do you do that? It's not just blocks that you push and pull to change sizes.

Also, DAE, are you sketckups to scale i.e. do you use exact measurement? Or is it just the general shape? Seems like a dumb Q I know, I'd assume it is exact so that you know if all the parts would fit, but I have to ask.
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Have a look here

There you will find most of the lesser models you need :)
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Re: Designing a mod in Sketchup

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Heya Feo :)

feo wrote:How long does it take to draw the Sketchups?
Well, the one i did for Endorphin, this one:

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Took me about 20 hours to do, more or less.

feo wrote:How long did it it take you to learn how to do it?
Took me about 5 hours to get it all down. Sketchup is so frikken easy, so mastering it is a piece of cake. (mastering it enough to design mods, that is :P )

feo wrote:Do you have some sort of qualification in CAD or technical drawing?
None whatsoever. In fact, i think Sketchup is the first CAD app i've ever used.

And yes, my drawings are 100% to scale, down to the last .5 of a millimeter.
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WiK1d wrote:Have a look here

There you will find most of the lesser models you need :)
Thanks, saw that over at bit-tech :) . So do think the non-pro version of Sketchup is sufficient to model the case mods?

Also, got any links to written/video tutorials? Stuff that you maybe found helpful?

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I use the normal version, though I still use v5 of Scetchup and not v6 as it feels a lot different, you won't know the difference though :P

I got some Tut's with v5, I'll check at home if I can somehow retrieve them and if I can I'll host it and post the links here :)
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Re: Designing a mod in Sketchup

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DAE_JA_VOO wrote:Heya Feo :)

feo wrote:How long does it take to draw the Sketchups?
Well, the one i did for Endorphin, this one:

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Took me about 20 hours to do, more or less.

feo wrote:How long did it it take you to learn how to do it?
Took me about 5 hours to get it all down. Sketchup is so frikken easy, so mastering it is a piece of cake. (mastering it enough to design mods, that is :P )

feo wrote:Do you have some sort of qualification in CAD or technical drawing?
None whatsoever. In fact, i think Sketchup is the first CAD app i've ever used.

And yes, my drawings are 100% to scale, down to the last .5 of a millimeter.
And that's just learning through the video tuts?
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Re: Designing a mod in Sketchup

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feo wrote:And that's just learning through the video tuts?
A lot of what i learned was through tuts, but i did a lot of figuring out too...
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Post by DoOb »

um but also some of the stuff you dont EVEN have to draw. You can just download models.

from the site
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DoOb wrote:um but also some of the stuff you dont EVEN have to draw. You can just download models.

from the site
Well thing is I want to LEARN to draw the stuff from scratch :D . Well doesn't sound too bad, I'll have a crack at it once I'm done with my other obligations.
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