Designing software?

3PegBrew · Sep 22, 2010

I'm looking for a free piece of software that will aid me in designing things for brewing. I'm not talking about brew software. I mean making designs for constructing Hardware and such.

I know NOTHING about this software. I was hoping I could get some input from you crazy awesome people whom I am proud to say are an awesome resource.

Brek81 · Sep 22, 2010

simple and effective would be Google sketchup, it doesn't do very complex stuff(i wouldnt design a high eff. impeller with it), but is easy enough to run, and its free. I use it for woodworking design and such, and tends to workout well for me.

3PegBrew · Sep 25, 2010

I designed something using google sketchup but I can only view it in the program. I can't seem to find a way to save it as a jpeg to upload to a website.

RandomSF · Sep 25, 2010

3PegBrew said:
I designed something using google sketchup but I can only view it in the program. I can't seem to find a way to save it as a jpeg to upload to a website.

The Sketchup Help pages will be useful here. http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=114296 Select File > Export > 2D Graphic.

sledge · Sep 29, 2010

You're probably looking for something like BRL-CAD (http://brlcad.org/) or Blender (http://www.blender.org/).

adhomebrew10 · Sep 29, 2010

3PegBrew said:
I designed something using google sketchup but I can only view it in the program. I can't seem to find a way to save it as a jpeg to upload to a website.

Depending on what you need, try PrintScreen -> mspaint -> crop what you need and save to jpg.

IrregularPulse · Sep 29, 2010

I always just do the print screen method from sketchup. It's accurate down to 1/64 of an inch. Good enough for me!

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