In less than 20 minutes you ll understand how to make sketchup models work for you.
Google sketchup woodworking. View all of the woodworking sketchup models. View the sketchup model. It knows about the material by letting you add properties to sketchup material. Join thousands of woodworkers who have finally gotten over the hump of learning sketchup to design and layout their next woodworking project.
Sketchup is an easy to use 3d modeler that lets you think through and pre build projects on the computer before you tackle them in real life. Sketchup for woodworkers the internet s free leading online resource for learning sketchup that is built and run by woodworkers for woodworkers. One day i was wondering how i could easily visualize dimensions for a table without drawing it on pencil and paper i m a terrible artist. Welcome to the popular woodworking magazine sketchup models page.
Try out design variations in 3d experimenting in woodworking software or cabinet design software is a lot less expensive than experimenting in the shop. Published on sep 12 2017. Purchase the august 2012 issue of popular woodworking. In this video i ll teach you how to navigate around in a model.
With sketch up i was able to locate p. But it has a more refined handling of material solid wood sheet good and dimensional. It computes parts lists not cutlists that is it does not try to figure out how to layout your parts on sheet good. Use google sketch up to plan woodworking projects.
Google sketchup is a free easy to learn 3d modeling program with a few simple tools to let you create 3d models of houses sheds decks home additions woodworking projects and even space ships. Wudworx plugins and tools focus on helping you get your finished model faster without sacrificing joinery and other design elements. Our collection of models contains more than 200 free project plans in sketchup format. The plugins are designed to be simple to use intuitive capable and efficient.
This is a sketchup model of a box built by bob lang for the article four boxes four ways in the august 2012 issue of popular woodworking magazine. In this tutorial learn how to get started and begin modeling in sketchup as a woodworker.