[lug] sketchup

Michael J. Hammel mjhammel at graphics-muse.org
Wed Jan 10 15:05:38 MST 2018


I tried it (and other apps) on Wine and never had much luck.  I don't
know what it is about my setup but Wine typically has messed up colors
or functionality disabled.  So I was never able to get SketchUp
working.

Alternatively, I used Blender to model some changes to our small
trailer (slide out bed, cabinets, etc.).  It's not obvious how to give
exact measurements which you need when trying to get specs for building
what you've modeled.  But you can do it.  Sadly, I can't remember the
details (it's been two years).  I'd still recommend Blender for this
kind of thing (and modeling for 3D prints too, for that matter) because
the UI is professional (if confusing to the uninitiated) and runs
perfectly under Linux.

Just another 2 cents.

On Wed, 2018-01-10 at 14:36 -0700, Stephen Queen wrote:
> I've been struggling to learn how to use freecad. It has a very steep
> learning curve, and is awkward for me. I feel like it is holding me
> back from doing projects I would really like to complete. I see a lot
> of people use sketchup. This is a proprietary program (ugh) for
> windows. After some checking, I see that some people have
> successfully loaded and designed with it under linux using
> playonlinux and wine.
> 
>  Has anyone on this list done this?
> If so what are your impressions?
> Should I keep struggling with freecad, or bite (byte?) the bullet and
> load sketchup?
> 
> Thanks for your opinions,
> Steve
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