https://land8.com/members/jeffd/activity/ Activity feed for Jeff D. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:55:33 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 185058ddd26e509bd33c507b3b0caf43 https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-3d-design-software-is-most-used/#post-164842 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:59:44 +0000 A few years ago I would have said 3DS Max, since almost every office uses AutoCAD.  Now, though, I’d say Sketchup.  Its biggest drawback is that in Version 7, Google took out the “import DWG” function.  It’s still available as an add-on, though.
I haven’t download Version 8 yet – can anyone tell us if they put that function back in? Or if th…[Read more]

]]> 0 4072aa2a02e48c32d81d05a289447656 https://land8.com/forums/topic/3d-tree-models-for-sketchup/#post-164097 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:44:39 +0000 Josh, that would be a great file to have.  Can you archive them into a zip or rar file and post it on a file-hosting site and provide a link?  With Daniel’s permission, of course. 
That must have been a great workshop – I loved his book.

]]> 0 8ad2afc50ccc4aa41fe8e2e569d8fbf1 https://land8.com/forums/topic/3d-tree-models-for-sketchup/#post-164098 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:35:13 +0000 Agreed – one of the keys to using Sketchup is to always freeze the layers you don’t need to see at the time.  And – just like AutoCAD – put everything on its correct and unique layer.  Otherwise, even a medium-sized Sketchup file can slow down even the fastest computers.  Also, there’s really no advantage to using 3D trees unless you’re going to…[Read more]

]]> 0 0c9ae761e6558705c7caf36b5c4c02c5 https://land8.com/forums/topic/current-software-used-in-la-offices/#post-163966 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:37:03 +0000 Something I forgot – as far as GIS goes, you can order CDs or download a trial copy of ArcGIS for free.  I believe it’s good for 60 days.  Plenty of time to go through tutorials.  The manual can also be DL’ed as a PDF (or it might be included – it’s been so long, I forget).

]]> 0 e6401b9948ae7c7f98ba629b3cc98d9c https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/3/#post-163822 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:01:43 +0000 From where I stand, Strike One (“I’m young”) is working in your favor.  I’ve found the opposite to be true, and on more than one occasion, I’ve been told, “Actually, we’re looking for someone with less experience.”  I mean – how thinly veiled is that?  Look through the ASLA Job Finder and count how few firms want anyone with more than 3 years of…[Read more]

]]> 0 86c776f3a6c9978ec29e70237348313b https://land8.com/forums/topic/anyone-finding-opportunity-from-understaffing/#post-163722 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:43:47 +0000 Right now I’d take any contract job for as few hours as the business owner wants.
Having been laid off since November of ’08, I know there is no full-time job in my short-term future, due to my age and experience.  I see my future – if I indeed have a future in LA, which I’m beginning to doubt – as a gradual climb back via contract work, which…[Read more]

]]> 0 22628abd305b66f57dba2d70d9471c42 https://land8.com/forums/topic/current-software-used-in-la-offices/#post-163968 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:23:54 +0000 I can’t add much, but I agree with what the others have said – AutoCAD, PhotoShop, Sketchup, and ArcGIS.  As far as a BIM software for landscape architecture, right now what’s recommended is Autodesk Civil 3D.  But the same terrain models can be created with regular AutoCAD, Autodesk Land Desktop, or Eagle Point software (Formerly known to us o…[Read more]

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