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		galfarragem on Jan 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blender for Hackers – 3D modeling is just like usi... IMO (as an architect), Blender shines on animations and "non-euclidean shapes" but if you only want to model "euclidean shapes" use Sketchup. Sketchup is for 3D what Ruby is for programming: most 'professionals' despise it, all amateurs and the remaining 'professionals' love it. However, if you seek the power and speed of a CLI, use Autocad, an Emacs for CAD. Scripting (traditionally) is done with AutoLisp a cousin of ELisp.

samlittlewood on Jan 12, 2017 | [–]

Fun fact - Sketchup has always used Ruby as it's extension language.

wodenokoto on Jan 15, 2017 | [–]

I was so sure that Google had stopped developing and releasing Sketchup that I hadn't even thought to re-install it after I got my new computer.

Happily surprised to see it still exist!

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