- SKETCHUP WOODWORKING HOW TO
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Make the page borders and add the title text.Things on layers higher in the list will be displayed on top of those lower in the list. In this case there’s a layer for the page borders and title block stuff, several for the SketchUp viewports and then breaklines, dimensions and text. Create layers for the different types of entities I’ll have in the document.Select the desired paper size in Document Setup>Paper.For most projects I have templates already established but for this one, I didn’t so I did the following: Within the same model space I create copies of the components for exploded views as well as the 2D views for dimensioning.Īfter saving the SketchUp file it’s off to LayOut.And then scenes are created to show the model and the details.The components are given tags so that their visibility can be controlled in the scenes.All of the parts that need to be created in the shop are made as components in SketchUp.Here are the basic steps I go through in SketchUp and LayOut. The model I’ve used here is one I actually created more than a decade ago based on the drafting table designed and built by L.Francis Herreshoff, a famous boat designed from the early part of the 1900’s. This video is in no way meant to be a comprehensive tutorial regarding the use of LayOut but hopefully it’ll give you some ideas. In this video I’ll go through a few things I do in SketchUp to prepare for creating a plan and then show you an overview of setting things up in LayOut.
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LayOut, which is part of the SketchUp Pro package, offers an easy way to create those plans from your SketchUp model. Once you’ve got your designs and all the details worked out you can then use the models to create plans for yourself or for others.
I have a degree in Architecture, and run LineMine, a website that focuses on design drawing techniques and software.SketchUp is a great tool for designing your woodworking projects. I have illustrated more than 50 books on a wide variety of craft subjects, and have written extensively in craft magazines on the use of computer drawing techniques in furniture making and joinery. See my Udemy courses ,SketchUp for Woodworkers and its companion course, CAD for Woodworkers.īrief CV: I have worked on a wide range of magazine titles in the UK, US and Europe and currently illustrate 2 UK based craft titles, Furniture and Cabinetmaking and Woodworking Crafts, providing plans and 3D drawings as well as articles for both.
SKETCHUP WOODWORKING HOW TO
Would you like to be able to design and draw your projects in 3D? I'm running a course now on Udemy, SketchUp for Woodworkers, for anyone (not just woodworkers) who wants to learn how to use SketchUp to draw smaller projects (ie not a house!)
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Would you like to learn how to draw accurate woodworking plans quickly and easily using a great value professional CAD program? Well, take my CAD for Woodworkers course using DraftSight, a great professional level CAD program similar in commands and structure to AutoCAD. So how do you choose which programs to use? Working as an illustrator and designer in architecture and publishing for more than 30 years has taught me a lot about different types of drawing software. (Update, February 2018: link for students who want to learn basics first added) It can also be a bit daunting at first, and without a clear structure to guide you, its possible to get a bit lost. Using these techniques, you will find it much easier to design and draw your own projects!ĭrawing in 3D can be huge fun, seeing something you have imagined coming to life. You can save yourself so much time and effort by using a few simple methods I show you in the course. Learning the basic tools is just the start though. This is a different and much more powerful version of SketchUp to the online browser based SketchUp Free.
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Just in case you are having trouble finding Sketch Make, the free version you can install on your computer, search for SketchUp Make in Google and follow the instructions.
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It is a great drawing program, and although its hard to find, you can still download the FREE version called SketchUp Make. SketchUp has been a big part of this process. I have drawn thousands of woodworking projects for magazines in the UK, US and Europe, and currently illustrate 2 top UK titles, Furniture and Cabinetmaking and Woodworking Crafts. Let me teach you the basic methods I use in SketchUp as a professional illustrator and designer with 20 years experience in woodworking magazines!
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