Well now, the topic (which you introduced) was the idea that one had to spend a hundred hours sit-down time with Sketchup because powerful software demands that kind of time. ANY Ashlar product is an argument in favor of not accepting that idea as gospel. The 1998 version of Drafting Assistant would compete favorably with many attributes of the "free" - limited - Sketchup currently available. If you buy full Sketchup, the price is $495 plus whatever training costs in time and money. AutoCAD has often been called the Full Employment Program for Trainers. It has a more expensive accessories package than Project Runway ever dreamed about.
Speaking of expense, it wouldn't hurt to read some of the details about Ashlar pricing. If you aren't developing for the military-industrial complex or to peddle some sort of commerce, or if you're fully retired or [insert other exceptions], prices become remarkably flexible. Ashlar is a high-touch outfit and they have quite a following amongst elite designers worldwide. They don't really have to compete for that last penny from a poor but talented starving artist. There really is no better choice for the types of people who turn into Burt Rutan (who wasn't always rich and famous). Ashlar would probably get quite a kick out of helping form the next Burt Rutan. The "free" version of Sketchup isn't really free, is it? A hundred hours of sit-down time counts as zero? Maybe that doesn't apply to everybody. Some folks work at more than one job and a hundred hours of sit-down time takes away from other income-earning. Especially students, who often are eating a lot of ramen to make ends meet, but these days, time/money can affect decisions in a lot of demographic segments. I already had Sketchup. I understood the drawing without downloading anything - it's simple framing. The underlying assumptions caught my eye, not the drawing itself. On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 12:30 PM, KK <koffeekomma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sketchup is free. Worldwide. > Download Sketchup...and my model...get to work. 5 minutes from NOW. > > What Ashlar product are you talking about? > > http://www.ashlar.com/shop/ > > They are very expensive to purchase a permanent license. > Rutan can afford to use Ashlar. > Monthly rental? No way. > Nice try. > > Bzzzt. NEXT > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
