GOOGLE SKETCHUP Is Great!

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GOOGLE SKETCHUP Is Great!

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I make training videos for designEdge. This is an introduction t Google SKETCHUP. It is a fantastic program for planning, and designing everything from a simple box to a complete building.

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Checked out your video Joe. Looks like a good program, have heard about it for years but never checked it out.
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It is a very powerful 3D drawing program that is dirt simple to use. If you are going to design something like a computer cabinet out of sheet metal, or maybe build a desk, or a bookshelf, or a redwood deck, or whatever, it really does help you build in on the computer BEFORE you build it.

I have no memory, so I have to re-learn software that I haven't used in a while, but this program is easy to learn.

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Can this be used to transfer work over to sheet cam?
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Hmmm... I will do a quick experiment and get back to you...

I will keep fighting with it, but thus far ... NO JOY.

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SandiM wrote: Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:00 pm Can this be used to transfer work over to sheet cam?
If you're a SketchUp Pro user, you can import or export CAD files, which use the . dwg or . dxf file formats.
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