Taking it to 3D...?

[Thom Brooks]

Hello,

I use OG Pro regularly to create all sorts of diagrams. But I'm working with
an electrician right now who wants something a bit more CAD-like, e.g. I need
to take some drawings into 'the third dimension' to make 3D / isometric plots
describing how cables will be routed through conduit, and in what
quantities/diameters, etc.

I have looked at apps like SketchUp but the price tag is a bit prohibitive. On
the other hand, I have worked within Blender but I find the UI a bit stifling.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions about what apps I might consider
using, and more importantly -- whether there is any kind of workflow that
might let me take my existing shapes, connections, etc. from OG Pro and flow
them into (whatever)? Not having to re-draw the wheel would be a nice plus.

(fwiw, if anyone feels that this goes too far outside of the guidlines of list
discussion, please feel free to reply to me offline.)

Thanks,


Thom Brooks
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
Chicago, IL