Google sketch up

I downloaded the free version and must say, this is a powerful, versitile, and easy to use 3D application. The texture element of it is limited, but its a snap to import AutoCAD dwg files and build into them. Plus you can drop these right into google earth (though I havn't tryed).

If there is a way to import these models into hammer, or milkshake for that matter this could be a really great tool for mappers.

any thoughts?

You can import 3DS and AutoCad stuff to Hammer, so as long as it's in that format, it'll work.

But it blows in any case, so don't do it. It's easier to just build it in hammer.

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blows? sketch up or importing stuff? I was thinking about building models in sketch up for HL2, not brush work for hammer.

blows? sketch up or importing stuff? I was thinking about building models in sketch up for HL2, not brush work for hammer.

Oh. Okay. nevermind then. I mis-read, I suppose.

I'm sure there's many ways to get it into hammer.

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Blame it on Microsoft, God does.

I have never used sketchup, but I did see a video of it being used. That said, I don't think using sketchup would be very useful with something like Hammre. From the video I saw, most sketchup was based around extrusions and other operations that create concave objects, whereas Hammre is brush based.

Either you would have to be very careful about what tools you use in sketchup in order to make sure everything stays convex (thus defeating many of sketchups advantages), or the exporter would have to be very smart.

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http://maze5.net

Honestly, you'd be better off putting the time into learning XSI, Max, or Maya. Sketchup is very good if you're an architect trying to do a quick mock-up of a building for a presentation. If you are trying to do any type of very precise polygon or vertex level editing (which you will if you're making any assett for a map, other than a box), you will find the controls lacking or access to them more convoluted than a traditional modeling/animation package. The program is impressive though - I see the allure.

My girlfriend is an architecture student, and she uses sketch-up to do some quick impressions on a building. She payed quite some money in the beginning of the year to use it. Imagine the look on her face when it went free :smile:

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