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jmac · 21st June 2007, 00:31

Thank you for the response Grendel. I am a forensic artist. I make charts, diagrams, and models(real world) of crime scenes for use in criminal prosecutions. I recently discovered Google SketchUp and really like it. It is far superior to the program I was using before to make floor plans and elevations to build models from. Thru the SketchUp forums I stumbled on Cheetah3D and have seen others mentioned such as Amapi. Cheetah3D seems to be a very nice program and I have seen amazing results from others but the user manual is long on definitions and very short on actual instruction.

I am looking to be able to expand the kind of exhibit I can offer to include not only real world models but virtual ones as well. Court rooms are slowly becoming more advanced with the ability to do Powerpoint and slideshow presentations. I would like to expand my skills in that direction. SketchUp appears to be a great tool for architectual modeling. Programs like Cheetah seem to be better for objects with irregular shapes and curves. I am quickly getting gaining in my understanding of SketchUp but Cheetah...I am having a hard time making sense of.

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jmac Vertex Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7	Thank you for the response Grendel. I am a forensic artist. I make charts, diagrams, and models(real world) of crime scenes for use in criminal prosecutions. I recently discovered Google SketchUp and really like it. It is far superior to the program I was using before to make floor plans and elevations to build models from. Thru the SketchUp forums I stumbled on Cheetah3D and have seen others mentioned such as Amapi. Cheetah3D seems to be a very nice program and I have seen amazing results from others but the user manual is long on definitions and very short on actual instruction. I am looking to be able to expand the kind of exhibit I can offer to include not only real world models but virtual ones as well. Court rooms are slowly becoming more advanced with the ability to do Powerpoint and slideshow presentations. I would like to expand my skills in that direction. SketchUp appears to be a great tool for architectual modeling. Programs like Cheetah seem to be better for objects with irregular shapes and curves. I am quickly getting gaining in my understanding of SketchUp but Cheetah...I am having a hard time making sense of.