I’ve got an awesome podcast episode for you, co-hosted by Eric Shimelpfenig from SketchThis.net. We both got the chance to hang out together at the World Maker Faire 2012 NY, and the Sketchup 3D Basecamp conference in Colorado. Two of the coolest events I’ve ever been to.
If you weren’t able to make it to either one, don’t worry! Eric and I will tell you everything you missed during this episode.
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In this Episode
If you missed the Maker Faire or Basecamp, catch up with this podcast episode to learn about the latest news and announcements from the events.
We talk about how Trimble had the biggest 3D printer at Makerfaire (controlled by satellite, of course) , how you may find your next job working for Sketchup, along with why Mike Tadros from Go-2-School may be the ultimate Sketchup Master.
If you’d like to contact Eric or learn more about him, you can find him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, or at his blog SketchThis.net
In this episode you’ll learn about
- Other design software ( AutoCAD, Cabinetvision, 20/20, Rhino )
- World Maker Faire 2012 NY
- Sketchup 3D Basecamp 2012 Plenty of videos
- What is 3D printing?
- Announcements made at Basecamp
- How Eric and I feel about Trimble taking over Sketchup
- What are Dynamic Components?
Links mentioned in this Post
- AIA Convention (The American Institute of Architects)
- Makerbot - 3D printers
- Replicator G - Open source software for 3D printers
- Trimble – Owner of Sketchup
- Trimble GCS900 – Bulldozer grade control system
- Gatewing - UAV
- Picasa & Google Earth
- TestUp
- Sketchucation.com
- STL Exporter
- Sketchup Pictionary
- Go-2-School Sketchup training, tutorials
- Nick Sonder Using Sketchup and Layout
- Concept3d
- 3Dvinci Bonnie Roskes
I listened to this today and enjoyed the discussion. I saw a link at SketchThis.net to a product called Shader Light. Do you use photo rendering much? I am tying to find out the best way to go with rendering.
Jeff
Hey Jeff,
I have just begun starting to research all the different rendering software out there. There are a ton of great options out there, but what I’ve found so far is that the more complex the program is, the more time it takes to configure your settings but the end result is phenomenal. On the other hand, there are programs like Shaderlight http://www.artvps.com/ that are very easy to use, and produce great results in little time. I’d recommend checking it out. They have a 14 day free trial for the pro version. I’m digging into it right now.