Up until 2017 SketchUp was a great tool for basic CAD stuff. But ever since Trimble bought the rights to SketchUp you have to buy/subscribe to it.

If you can find the installer for the 2017 version you might want to give that a go. It served me well back in the days.

I know the anti-clanker defense 😀 (I’ve used it myself a lot as well). These things are excellent at doing small repetitive tasks like the good little clankers they are, but they can also help you f*ck up as fast as well.

I like how it helps me get that first artist impression.
I just wish there was an easy route from that artist impression to…[Read more]

So tomorrow is going to be fun. Schools are still closed due to “snow and ice” and I’m unsure if and how I want to go to work XD

The problem with ai is that you give it instructions and it responds with an ‘artists impression’ of what you wanted.

You can get very specific about details, but by the time you have created a prompt that perfectly encapsulates what you want it create… you might as well have created it yourself.

As had been said by others, do it yourself.…[Read more]

Say no to the clankas!

I second that vote

@limburger a pencil, paper, and a measuring tape and I redesigned my painting room using human intelligence. AI slop is no substitute for just getting it done. Say no to the clankas!

I spend way too much time trying to convince Gemini to not f*ck up the designs it is helping me create.

And it’s always the same flippin’ pattern.
(1) you tell it a few things

(2) it gives you a few options

(3) you pick one of the options to improve

(4) you get about 80% done

(5) it ruins the entire thing and you waste the rest of the evening…[Read more]

The Tau Commission is on deck, and to add, I have a Blood Angels commission! So I’ll be busy, for sure. Have a hockey game this week, I only sub goalie in a variety of leagues, so it’s good to get my first game in for the year.

Built a second table for my gaming room – it will now divide my work into a build space and a dedicated painting onl…[Read more]

baaaah …. I say
the original is better :

😀