google sketchup aquariums

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  1. DxSOR25

    DxSOR25 Astrea Snail

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    is it just me or is there other people jealous of the skills some people have with google sketchup lol... as much as i try to mess around i stink and get frustrated and quit lol.. God bless all you pros hopefully one day i will be able to get some decent sketches lol..
     
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  2. Seano Hermano

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    haha. I dtaw all my plans in sketchup before actually doing them. I have slowly been noticing more people using sketchup for the same purpose, which is kind of cool.

    :) http://www.3reef.com/forums/bucket/giant-aquarium-designs-95788.html

    For those who want more realism, a new 3reefer recently told me about IDX Renditioner.

    http://www.imsidesign.com/Products/Renditioner/RenditionerExpressv2/tabid/1904/Default.aspx

    Works great for Macs. I've been having trouble with the install on my PC. If someone knows what's wrong, I wouldn't mind them helping me. :)
     
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  3. barbianj

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    Take a little time and go through the tutorials. It's super easy once you get the hang of it.
     
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  4. Seano Hermano

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    It took me a few hours to get the hang of Sketchup. I basically just went off, from there. Of course I've found some nice tips to make things a little easier. Tutorials are definitely a big help.
     
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  5. DxSOR25

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    definately will check everything out.. i have a mac ill check out that program as well.. now is there any tutorials on building tanks and stands or just regular tutorials that will eventually teach you how to do all the aquarium things lol
     
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    DxSOR25 Astrea Snail

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    for the program IDX renditioner it says i need to fill out all this info about my company haha.. do i just make all of that information up?
     
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  7. m2434

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    Looks cool, I need to try it. Is there a good tutorial somewhere? I really need to get in the habit of sketching out ideas more. What can I say, I guess i must like the surprise factor though LOL.
     
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  8. Seano Hermano

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    The information I could out in, I did. The comany...I forget what I put. Just make something up. That info doesn't really mean anything, aside from possibly statistical info for them.

    Sketchup has quite a few tutorials available when you download and install it to your computer. it will tell you about it and also ask if you want to view others.

    IDX itself does not have tutorials that I know of. But There is "Go-2-School" which is basically someone with Google Sketchup (I think) who goes through and shows you how use sketchup. They do touch up a bit on using IDX. They have a website.

    http://www.go-2-school.com/
     
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  10. DxSOR25

    DxSOR25 Astrea Snail

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    awesome cool thanks i will def check out that youtube channel
     
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