Converting from SketchUp to Rhino

[inbalto]

Hello,
I have been working on SkethchUp for a few years on a daily basis and teaching it also: I do many project in interior design and it's a great software for that.

However, I see that Rhino has a lot more options: I mainly see it in batch render, carpet-like textures and Amorphous shapes.

1.Is my assumption correct and Rhino does have more options then Sketchup does?
2. Is it possible and glitches free to take a model build in SketchUP and render it in Rhino?
3. Is Rhino a complicated software to learn? are there good tutorials like there are in SketchUP?

thank you
Inbal

[perolalars]

Re: Converting from SketchUp to Rhino

Hi Inbal
I am not an expert in Sketchup so I cant really compare the two but I work in Rhino and really love it.
The learning curve is not to hard but it differs of course from Sketchup since its a nurbs modeler and not mesh, however it has a number of tools for mesh.
I think its a much more competent sw (since I work as a sculptor and like to get things out in real 3d) then Sketchup, though sketchup fills it purpose for fast sketching/idea in 3d.
I dont know what you mean by more options vs sketchup?
There are tutorials for rhino online and there is a great newsgroup with a lot of skilled people answers your questions very fast and polite.
Thats for my 2 bit
I really think you should try rhino, it grows on you
regards

[inbalto]

Re: Converting from SketchUp to Rhino

Thank you for answering

Does anyone here use Rhino for interior design models?
Can anyone help me compare?


thanks

[perolalars]

Re: Converting from SketchUp to Rhino

Hi inbal
Ask the same question at the rhino newsgroup news://news.rhino3d.com/rhino (you have to configure an newsgroup account in thunderbird or outlook etc) to view it but there is a lot of people using sketchup there to...