TommyG
Adventurer
Could not find a thread on this. Apologies if I did not search the correct terms.
I am interested in securing and learning to use a CAD or 3D modeling program. I don't have any previous drafting experience so I will be learning from scratch. Sketchup and some others have been suggested to me but I don't know what I am looking at or whether those opinions are grounded in knowledge or ignorance. I would like something simple enough for me to learn on my own but still be able to grow with me as I learn.
I understand that I may be looking at a fair outlay of $$$ for good software. My main concern is that I will spend several hundred dollars and the platform I buy will be well over my head and not be useful.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I enjoy designing and building and would love to have library of renderings of things I work on the most to pull up and play with. If I am out of my mind trying to dive into this with no experience, I would like to know that too.
I am interested in securing and learning to use a CAD or 3D modeling program. I don't have any previous drafting experience so I will be learning from scratch. Sketchup and some others have been suggested to me but I don't know what I am looking at or whether those opinions are grounded in knowledge or ignorance. I would like something simple enough for me to learn on my own but still be able to grow with me as I learn.
I understand that I may be looking at a fair outlay of $$$ for good software. My main concern is that I will spend several hundred dollars and the platform I buy will be well over my head and not be useful.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I enjoy designing and building and would love to have library of renderings of things I work on the most to pull up and play with. If I am out of my mind trying to dive into this with no experience, I would like to know that too.