Google sketchup...woohoo! - Woodworking Talk

icrusbound · 06-01-2009, 03:04 PM

Maybe I am late to the game (there have probably been many posts here about it, and I have seen others here mention its use), but Sketchup is quite nice and very easy to use. And more important, it is free. I did the attached in about an hour, including learning the tools. It is just a bathroom makeup area for my parents. I didn't put any material on it (you can make it look "wood") or get too crazy with the details, but it is really nice to be able to set up a quick pattern with measurements and a 360 degree view. I love cool tools.

adauria · 06-01-2009, 03:36 PM

I agree! I am just getting into this and have re-discovered sketchup. Lots of great info on the next.

Here is a shot of a sandbox I am going to build this weekend:

http://www.andrewdauria.com/sandbox.jpg

-Andrew

icrusbound · 06-01-2009, 06:37 PM

I think my favorite part is the dimensions it puts on. I know it is very simple, but it is nice to have an at-a-glance drawing to sanity check before you cut. And man, do I need sanity checking.

adauria · 06-02-2009, 02:23 PM

Nice, I hadn't discovered that feature yet, but now that I know about it I will definitely use it!

-Andrew