Sketchup & 2D

02-06-2012, 06:07 PM	#1
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,553	Sketchup & 2D Is there a way to **START** by making a 2D plan view drawing?

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02-06-2012, 06:13 PM	#2
PoleCat Member     Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 342	Sketchup & 2D Yes, use top view and set isometric in the view window.

02-07-2012, 12:59 PM	#3
sdsester Member     Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 8,599	Sketchup & 2D You might try Sweet Home 3D. It is open source and FREE and I like it better than Sketch Up. There are extensive open source symbol sets from the user community as well. Learning curve is fairly short too! http://www.sweethome3d.com/index.jsp

02-07-2012, 01:34 PM	#4
PoleCat Member     Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 342	Sketchup & 2D Forgot to mention, you can set it up just they way you like then save as a template and make it the default startup every time you start SU.