I do all my one dimensional stuff in Visio. Probably the last program you would think to use but it has done everything I have ever needed. I have a template of standard components common to most designs and can whip out a drawing like the one you see here in about 10 minutes.
When its time to build we break down each section and include a framing layout with a materials list and give it to our guys in the field.
I use these drawings to go back and forth with the customer during the design phase. After they approve the design I draw it in Sketchup and include the 3D version with my estimate.
The reactions and comments have been mostly positive. I did just receive an email asking, "Your price is higher than the other estimates I have received, how much are you charging for these drawings?"
I messed with a dock on Sketch up a while ago and it was a disaster. I messed with it for hours and finally realized "you cant teach an old dog new tricks" At least this old dog.
I will have to try again and see what I can do. I am not sure if it's Sketch up or Vista that causes the problems.
I believe you have to have pro to unlock the render exporters, but the sand box tools w/ give you a great landscape instead of drawing boxes and adding materials to make them look like something. If you want the drawing to look like something really professional don't render in sketch up only use it as a building block because the drawing looks like they are from a sims game: then again sketch up wasn't design for a real life appearance.
Send me the sketch up drawing to fullspool08@gmail.com and i'll try to mess with it if I get some time.
I just played around with it and made a similar copy of your drawings using the elevation you provided. I didn't render the materials in kerkythea because I didn't want to take the time so I just imported the sketch up materials so you can see what it can do with generic sketch up materials. The drawing has no details or components just about 45 minutes of drawing.
Once again, if you learn how to use Sketchup, it will sell you jobs!
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