Opinions sought - “SketchUp for Woodworkers” from Bob Lang - Worth the money?

I think Steve did a review of this at http://lumberjocks.com/topics/17815

-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2

Check out Wood Whisperer’s site too … http://thewoodwhisperer.com/woodworkers-guide-to-sketchup/

-- Don

I have it … went completely through it, and feel like I got my money’s worth, Bob Lang is a terrific teacher and his SketchUp tutorials really helped me. He didn’t maake a SketchUp expert, but I felt confident enough that I used it to design every detail of my last 3 projects.

-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"

I just purchased Bob Lang’s DVD on Sketch Up.

I am a complete computer illiterate and reading books on computer programs just confuse me more. Reading Bob’s book on Sketch UP with the videos and keeping Sketch Up open all at the same time, makes it understandable. I know one pass through won’t be enough but so far I am understanding it.

I have several other books by Bob and they are all good and I highly recommend all of them

Domer

My kid and I are working through the two discs right now. He is doing a woodworking design/construction homeschool project. We are not quite halfway through the first one and I have learned a ton! I recommend it.

-- Tony - http://ravensedgetoolworks.com

Very minor point: The DVD is a DVD-RW format (I think). Anyway, my old computers couldn’t read the DVD. I have to use the “new” computer. The new computer is only 4 years old. Just started reading.

-- "I like the quiet I hear." - Channing, age 4

The disc wouldn’t play in my blu-ray so we are stuck watching the videos on the computer instead. A minor inconvenience.

-- Tony - http://ravensedgetoolworks.com

Fired up an XP computer. Had to remove and download newest version of Adobe PDF reader. I was only able to view the videos using QuickTime. Adobe Flash, V10, and Microsoft viewers would not work. Now I can actually begin reading the “book”. I’m not really allowed to use the new computer, Mom and kids get first choice.

-- "I like the quiet I hear." - Channing, age 4