


I work in the most memory efficient way possible to be able to do what I do: using components, repeated purging, hiding layers that are not seen in conjunction with scenes - this demands a strict discipline when modelling but when learned it becomes second nature. I work with an ASUS G752VL loaded only with 16Gb of RAM at this moment and I think it has the same graphics card as the original post - it works like a dream even with file sizes in excess of 400MB - don't tell me I don't know how to model because I have files of that size - landscape models by their nature are huge and that is despite any optimisation you do. Landscape be it a large domestic garden or a national park are far heavier than most modelling applications due to all the polygons and curves intrinsic to a biological entity. I learned AutoCAD 3D and 3D Studio at uni many years ago - it was purgatory and in commercial practice I reverted to hand drawing and sketching until Sketchup came along.Īlso when you guys are saying 200Mb files are ridiculously large and slating this guys modelling skills and practice its clear your perspective is narrow and limited! I am a landscape Architect and landscapes per se be are larger than most architectural files even if the interior is fully modelled (and yes I have done that as well in Sketchup and that works fine too). Rhino may well be brilliant, but so is Sketchup. Sketchup is a brilliant piece of software and all the recommendations to use Rhino or whatever is preferential bias. Sketchup is absolutely fine and workable as 3D modelling software: I have been working with it since V 2012 and I am now on 2016. Ok sorry to be blunt but most of you guys are talking rubbish.
