Yea, Sketchup is great for modeling your studio. Me and a few others have been posting Sketchups here for years. But when it comes to actual detailing of complex elements, it really shines. I couldn't have designed my computer enclosure without modeling the modded computer cases them self in the first place. Once I knew how everything fit together, I was able to execute the plan. So yea, Sketchup can be indispensable when it comes to details.
Here's a few jpegs of details in the files
First an overview of the console. This doesn't show everything as I was only configuring the computer enclosure relative to the console.
But the REAL trick was to model the computer itself first, so I knew how to mod it. First I had to research various computer STANDARDS, like Mobo, PCIe, etc etc. Not an easy talk, especially the mobo/Pci slot relationships. Took a month to find them on the net. Once I understood how these relationships manifested themself in an actual case, the rest was easy.
But reorienting the HD cagewould have been impossible without Sketchup
In fact, the whole damn project would have been impossible had I not had Sketchup to model it first. Here is the project almost completed
And yea, I used Sketchup to design my studio CR too.
Unfortunately, modeling it and building it are 2 different animals.
Good luck with yours.
fitZ
