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[[File:Sketchup-laser.png|300px|thumb|right|A 2D design in SketchUp]] | [[File:Sketchup-laser.png|300px|thumb|right|A 2D design in SketchUp]] | ||
Google SketchUp is a powerful, free, easy to use 3D CAD package by Google. It is normally used for producing 3D models - a lot of which you'll find on Google Earth. It's intuitive interface had me hooked and I've created a fair few 3D models. | |||
When I wanted to create designs for the laser I had a go with QCad but found the learning curve quite steep and was left frustrated. However, with a little research I found that it is entirely possible to use SketchUp in a 2D mode and export designs in a Laser Cutter compatible DXF format. | |||
If you have any questions regarding SketchUp I'll do my best to answer them --[[User:Teabot|Teabot]] 11:08, 13 February 2011 (UTC) | |||
===Why use Google SketchUp=== | ===Why use Google SketchUp=== | ||
* Free | * Free | ||
