NBG Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hi everyone, I have 2 questions for you, nerds / woodworkers. First, who has tried sketchup on a tablet (ipad or else)? IS it doable? Is the touchscreen usable? And what about drawing on sketchup with a ... "drawing tablet" (? not sure how to name this stuff to make the difference with an ipad-like device, something like that: http://www.amazon.com/Genius-G-Pen-F610-Ultra-Slim-Tablet/dp/B000WEHJHG)? Is it better? quicker? what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpLev Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 ok, I'm a nerd and a woooworker, so I guess I'll take a pick at this. SketchUp is not available for the iPad/smartphones and I think that as precise as finger gestures are today they are still not precise enough for precision drawing of any kind CAD included. That said, I AM using (and have for many many years) a tablet on my computers and I find that it not only easier to do things than a mouse as well as some things that would be impossible to do with a mouse (freehand drawing/selecting for example) it is also much easier on the hands/palms/arms and less tiring. the only thing that I can see people might not like about it is that there is no scroll wheel - but there ARE alternatives to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMarshall Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 It's maddening enough to use SketchUp on a laptop without an external mouse. My first reaction to using it on a tablet would be "Ouch!" That said, the geek in me wonders if you could get it running on a tablet somehow. I bet it would be so convoluted that the process and resulting bragging rights would be epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I think its greatest use on a tablet would be for interactive viewing: rotations, zooms, exploding view, and maybe less emphasis on actual drawing. For example, I could see it being very useful to bring to a client to show your design for a commission. Maybe they'll make a version like that, eventually. Probably call it SketchPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_in_SD Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Google making a version of sketchup for iPad? Unlikely. I did just before reading this forum searched tha apps store for a sketchup viewer (third party). No joy. Would be nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMadson Custom Wood Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I recently purchased Sight Space for my iPad. It might be a good viewer for buildings but not for smaller cabinets. Has anyone else used this app? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 It would be nice to have a viewer that allows full rotation and zoom and out for handheld/touchscreen device. I pretty much build my self-designed projects straight from the sketch-up model on the computer screen, so I carry a laptop out to the garage whenever I am working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMarshall Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 A portable viewer app would indeed be nice. I tend to export to PDFs if I want to take designs out to the shop, but this won't rotate or zoom obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpLev Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 FYI, to view a model in 3d you can always save it to 3Dwarehouse and view it with a web browser which lets you rotate and zoom around the model, not as much control as actually using SketchUp but it does provide with some viewing options (clients) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMadson Custom Wood Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hey All, I have it from a very good source that Google is working on something that will work with the iPad. I don't have any details, but expect it some time in the near future. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBG Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Ok, that's a very good news. I guess if they are working ona a Ipad version, they just HAVE to be working on the android version too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 A viewing-only app makes a lot of sense for an iPad, since a tablet is more of an information "consumption" model, as opposed to a "creation" model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMadson Custom Wood Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 A viewing-only app makes a lot of sense for an iPad, since a tablet is more of an information "consumption" model, as opposed to a "creation" model. I have no desire to create on my iPad, my fat fingers would make a big mess. But I would love to be able to navigate through a model with a customer. Maybe change colors or backgrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab73180 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Looks like we might have an answer right here. Android and apple are covered here. http://blog.limitlesscomputing.com/2012/01/sightspace-3d-now-available/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab73180 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Kind of expensive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croessler Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Did you know that there is an AutoCad viewer for the iPad? It looks pretty good. It will allow you to do basic edits of a .dwg file as well. Would be nice to see just a viewer from Google for SketchUp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopcat Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 if you export your model from your pc as a google earth compatible model you can then view using cubits from the app store. great for explaining projects to clients etc, but you can't edit the files. it is cheap as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahlee Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I've used SketchUp on my iPad, and it's unusable in the current form. Not a good experience with the touch interface. The interface would need to change a bit to make it usable on any tablet. Photoshop was somewhat easier to use because there is less precision, but illustrator was painful to. I think vector based Illustration is not made for touch interfaces, as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croessler Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 How did you get it to run on the iPad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CessnaPilotBarry Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Watching that video, I still don't get the attraction... Sketchup works so well with a good wheel mouse, and my other hand to hit hot keys, it seems like the tablet requires so much more motion during use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahlee Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 How did you get it to run on the iPad? Boy, I didn't know anybody replied to this. As for the question, I have access to applications/tools that are not available to the public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab73180 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Did that link show up, its not showing up when I'm looking at it? I'm guessing not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 The link showed up for me. I kind of like the idea of being able to sketch with a stylus but since SketchUp is mainly linear I don't see a huge advantage. Since I'm not likely to go out and buy a tablet any time in the near future, I guess the point is somewhat moot for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 I recently purchased Sight Space for my iPad. It might be a good viewer for buildings but not for smaller cabinets. Has anyone else used this app?Yes I tried out the free version. I used one of my bigger files which is about 30MB in size and it continually crashed the ipad. I tried it out on smaller files less than 1mb in size and it was ok but still not something I would use in its current form. I deleted it from the iPad. If you are taking an ipad out to a client with a sketchup drawing to show them, rotate, zoom in/out to help them visualize something then it may be ok. To design with it on an ipad would not be very productive. You would be better off with a laptop PC or Mac with Sketchup on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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