I know a woodworker and sketchup user who would draw his project and then sit down with the tape measure tool paper and pencil and make up his cutlist.
Sketchup woodworking tool models. Think of 3d modeling your project as the ultimate form of measurement. View the sketchup model view all of the woodworking sketchup models. Sketchup is remarkably accurate so you can model anything from a wall of cabinets to a lap joint with as much precision and detail as you like. With sketchup you can model accurately take dimensions and generate a cutlist in 3d before you build it.
Watch our free sketchup models video tutorial. When i showed him he was amazed. My shop and shop plan are both works in progress. Project design construction and sketchup model by contributor ernie conover.
If only the real thing was set up and tidy like this. A sketchup model of a proposed layout for my home woodworking shop laid out in my garage. Now a cutlist isn t that difficult to create by hand. This is a model of a shop built disc sander featured in an article in the december 2011 issue of popular woodworking magazine.
In this video learn to visualize multiple different options in your woodworking models using components. In less than 20 minutes you ll understand how to make sketchup models work for you. Need help navigating the models. There s a better way of course.
But it is coming along nicely. You might think of them as the power tools for the sketchup shop. There are a number of extensions for sketchup that will create cutlists. Our collection of models contains more than 200 free project plans in sketchup format.
Models of woodworking machines workbenches and tools found in the typical home shop to assist in shop layout. Wudworx plugins and tools focus on helping you get your finished model faster without sacrificing joinery and other design elements. Some of these tools make it easier to draw some things while others give you additional tools for modifying what you ve drawn. The plugins are designed to be simple to use intuitive capable and efficient.
The bench top tool plates bolt to the plate on the tool stand. Click any image to start a slide show where you see the images close up.