Google SketchUP......

[RobA]

I gotta see about getting the PDF printed out, so I can read up on how to use it.

Follow the video tutorials posted before (including the google one http://sketchup.google.com/tutorials.html )!

Trust me - they are a lot easier to glean ideas from than printed manuals.

-Rob A>

[palehorse]

Thanks all! I'm still learning, of course, and I'm having to reach way, way back into my memory to dredge up some recollections of when I studied architecture. But when it's not completely infuriating Sketchup is a heck of a lot of fun.

Follow the video tutorials posted before (including the google one http://sketchup.google.com/tutorials.html )!

Trust me - they are allot easier to glean ideas from than printed manuals.

-Rob A>

I learned a heck of a lot from those and from the Sketchup Show on iTunes.

[thebax2k]

Looks like Nonethewiser is at it again. He just posted pics for Castle Whitefang from DCC 26--The Scaly God. The images bring back strong memories of the mountain keep from the 1st edition AD&D UK module The Gauntlet.

[Fister]

Thanks Thebax2k for redirecting me to None the Wiser's work on the Good Games forum.

A 3-D Dungeon that is truly inspiring. None the Wiser's work is simply incredible.

http://www.goodman-games.com/forums/...?p=10473#10473

How much fun would it be to run your players through that a 3-D adventure like that. I use a projector to project my maps onto our gaming table and this would make my efforts to render a 3-D space a worth while endeavor. (Particularly for recurring locales such as the PC's base of operations)

Additionally, Sketchup has the abilities to set up scenes (specifically saved 1st person perspectives) which would save a GM valuable game time. Thus saving a GM the trouble of maneuvering camera perspectives during play.

[pyrandon]

Wow! That new sketchup is amazing!! This guy truly has skills!

Thanks for the link, thebax2k!

[RobA]

The author of "Sketch-up for Dummies" has a web site with links to video tutorials that go with the chapters from the book:

http://www.aidanchopra.com/

-Rob A>