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What do y'all use to plan your creations? (beehaw.org)
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I'm starting to get more interested in building more complex things, but am unsure how to plan out my ideas. Is there a good source on drafting/planning designs? I honestly have no idea where to start.

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[–] tshannon@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I've used sketchup in the past, and it works great, but for more recent projects I've moved over to blender.

I don't go into crazy details for projects, so mainly I just need real world measurements and units, and the ability for my wife to be able to visualize the project as a whole. She usually designs everything and I just make it work.