Land8 | Jon Altschuld | Activity https://land8.com/members/jonaltschuld/activity/ Activity feed for Jon Altschuld. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:43:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 4efa6d56a3f3a5210874571b7b69bcd9 Jon Altschuld replied to the topic Irrigation Software in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/irrigation-software/#post-177378 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:11:21 +0000 just FYI, I recently found out EaglePoint LandCADD does not support AutoCAD 2009 yet….sadly this means I can only use EaglePoint on my old computer now-my new computer is 64-bit in order to support/use some of its components, meaning I have to use AutoCAD 2009.

EaglePoint says they are planning on making it compatible, but have no time frame….

]]> 0 a3162875ab98fbb3e6f06c3e8da9fd1c Jon Altschuld replied to the topic Irrigation Software in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/irrigation-software/#post-177379 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:25:11 +0000 my company uses RainCAD, im not the primary irrigation designer and Im not a big fan of it because when you export to CAD it has some difficulties….Look into the EaglePoint products-I use it for landscape design and irrigation design, but they also have software for everything from site analysis to traffic intersection design. EaglePoint…[Read more]

]]> 0 e18b721b0e7f271ebaf99c4a0db38b38 Jon Altschuld replied to the topic 3-D Rendering Software / Techniques in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/3-d-rendering-software-techniques/#post-175902 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:45:09 +0000 It sounds like youre getting the jist of it….I havent used Vue or Rhino at all so I cant speak for those. For Vray, I know it has become a very popular product, but whenever I try to use it on more complex models, it freezes up the whole computer-not sure if Im doing something wrong or not. It certainly isnt my computer, it should have more than…[Read more]

]]> 0 871e96436a7383351232bc686246b7db Jon Altschuld replied to the topic 3-D Rendering Software / Techniques in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/3-d-rendering-software-techniques/#post-175907 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:00:19 +0000 Sorry the last file didnt upload-its a pdf so ill just attach it.

]]> 0 6930e4c48d7d4dabe249ec399d5b54f0 Jon Altschuld replied to the topic 3-D Rendering Software / Techniques in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/3-d-rendering-software-techniques/#post-175908 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:57:27 +0000 Christian,

Sketchup is a very good program because it is easy to learn and can be used to create 3D models quickly. However, the end results are usually somewhat unrealistic and sometimes almost cartoonish. Hence the use of Adobe suite with sketchup, but you still often get renderings that look a little mismatched (plants dont quite match the…[Read more]

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