Who are you, who, who?
Hello, I’m Ian
What is your industry and profession?
Illustration, Graphics, Carpentry, Forestry
Where do you use SketchUp? Personally/professionally?
Lots of wooden stuff but generally speaking I design, model, illustrate and make various things using Sketchup, from Compost Toilets, shower blocks, sheds and other structures like bespoke yurts, construction guides, landscape garden designs, …
Why do you use SketchUp and what is your favorite thing about it?
I use Sketchup because other programs weren’t free back when I started (or nowhere near as good). Like most people who use it professionally, it allows you to see something in 3D before it exists in reality. That’s useful
How proficient are you in SketchUp?
I guess that because I’ve been using it regularly since 2007, I must be somewhere in the ‘okay’ part of the spectrum of ‘Novice to All Mighty’
Have you gone to a SketchUp 3DBasecamp?
Nope, can’t afford it
What is your current set up? Computer type, SketchUp version…etc.
PC self-build i7, GTX970, 16gb ram have 32 but win 7 home premium only sees 16, win 7 is stable compared to win 10,
Do you have a 3DW page with your models, Extensions, or a website you would like to link to or show off to us?
www.ianrothwell.co.uk
Anything else you would like to tell us?
I once saw a Moonbow over the sea … yes, like a rainbow, but it was created at night by the full moon
What is your favorite Emoji?
Do you enjoy long walks on the beach…?
Yes, but not 15km long ones wearing 4 season mountaineering boots and carrying 25kg of stuff on my back, and a guitar that flaps about in the wind, pushing you around in the already soft sand!