[Joyce E. Weise]

Very nice work.  What did you use?  Pens, pencils, water color, paper…?

[Joyce E. Weise]

Mindy,

Daniel Tal has a process he uses to bring CAD drawings into SketchUp that works real well. He can do an online training with you or you can buy his book SketchUp for Site Design.

He also has some videos in You Tube.  Maybe start there.

He is my go to guy when I need help.

Joyce E. Weise PLA, ASLA

[Joyce E. Weise]

Nick Aceto said:

Looks cool. Have you ever used a tablet?

I’ve actually have a Wacom Intuous that I am trying to learn how to use. I’m having a hard time drawing while looking at the screen instead of down at my work. This is why I’m interested in the Cintiq.

Joyce

[Joyce E. Weise]

Nice work John.

I am with you on the use of a computer over doing a plan by hand. I want to try to use both if I can. Are you using a pen tablet? Any thoughts on a Cintiq 12 WX? I would appreciate your thoughts.

Joyce

John Black said:

Brandon, I agree nothing beats hand graphics… unfortunately it’s too time-consuming (and/or technically challenging) for me, so I’ve spent the last year teaching myself how to tweak VectorWorks and SketchUp to look as hand-drawn as possible. VectorWorks’ “rendering” feature gives lines jiggle, end extensions, etc., and SketchUp can manipulate line weights, extensions, colors, and so on. Typically I’ll do all my line work in these programs, then print onto bond or vellum, and render by hand with marker. On my last project (files attached) I experimented with scanning the rendered print back into VectorWorks for a full digital file, but the output from my service bureau was pretty far off from what I was seeing on screen, so there’s lots of learning to do there.

[Joyce E. Weise]

John Black said:

Brandon, I agree nothing beats hand graphics… unfortunately it’s too time-consuming (and/or technically challenging) for me, so I’ve spent the last year teaching myself how to tweak VectorWorks and SketchUp to look as hand-drawn as possible. VectorWorks’ “rendering” feature gives lines jiggle, end extensions, etc., and SketchUp can manipulate line weights, extensions, colors, and so on. Typically I’ll do all my line work in these programs, then print onto bond or vellum, and render by hand with marker. On my last project (files attached) I experimented with scanning the rendered print back into VectorWorks for a full digital file, but the output from my service bureau was pretty far off from what I was seeing on screen, so there’s lots of learning to do there.

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