{"id":405,"date":"2014-02-11T06:12:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T06:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.4\/?p=405"},"modified":"2018-01-09T06:48:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T14:48:35","slug":"3d-components-using-sketchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/?p=405","title":{"rendered":"3D Components &#8211; Using SketchUp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The process of creating scaled 3D models in SketchUp is time consuming.\u00a0 It took me an hour to create one component, the lowly 2&#215;16 parallel LCD.\u00a0 I had to finally give up trying to draw one of the pinouts, the software rendered it incorrectly each time I went to edit it.\u00a0 This took most of my time, correcting mistakes the software was creating.\u00a0 I felt like it was in a wrestling match and the rules of the game where in favor for the opponent.\u00a0 Frustrating to say the least.\u00a0 I would rather not waste any more time grappling with this program.<\/p>\n<p>All said, I was able to finish the component.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/LCD.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-406\" alt=\"LCD\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/LCD-300x246.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/LCD-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/LCD.png 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I think I&#8217;ll break from this attempt at using Sketchup and see what Eagle CAD and DesignSpark have to offer.\u00a0 If the process can be streamlined with less effort, that&#8217;s all I need.\u00a0 The 3D models don&#8217;t need to be anything more than some virtual pieces for me to move around and fit together.\u00a0 Once that puzzle is done, I&#8217;ll be able to design the casing for it.<\/p>\n<p>After taking a look at the Eagle CAD and DesingSpark options, it became clear I would be doing more work than needed.\u00a0 Those programs would require me to put more detail in about the board layout.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure what components are used on the devices.\u00a0 That requirement brought me back to SketchUp.<\/p>\n<p>So, I took another stab at it and the next model only took 30 minutes to finish.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t bother with all the bugs and just went with what the program could do.\u00a0 It was rewarding to have a couple of objects that I could fit together and view.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kOTbZMvKR4I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of creating scaled 3D models in SketchUp is time consuming.\u00a0 It took me an hour to create one 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