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Sketchup woodworking tool models. In less than 20 minutes you ll understand how to make sketchup models work for you. With sketchup you can model accurately take dimensions and generate a cutlist in 3d before you build it. The more precisely you create your model the more accurate your cutlist will be. The sketchup models become projects that appear in our magazine and sometimes we add them to our online sketchup library.
I used this model of a colonial stand up desk as an example in the video. Click any image to start a slide show where you see the images close up. Our collection of models contains more than 200 free project plans in sketchup format. Welcome to the popular woodworking magazine sketchup models page.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of sketchup 3d models to choose from. Need help navigating the models. As you can see in the x ray view all the wooden parts are fully detailed with tenons dovetails and so on. The plugins are designed to be simple to use intuitive capable and efficient.
Project design construction and sketchup model by contributor ernie conover. Watch our free sketchup models video tutorial. Models of woodworking machines workbenches and tools found in the typical home shop to assist in shop layout. Whether it s something you made or someone else s model you can use sketchup to make a model that differs in size from the original.
Sketchup is a great tool for creating models of your next project but where it really shines is when you want to quickly change a project. My sketchup models i use sketchup a lot to assist in designing woodworking projects and to provide illustration for my blog posts and woodworking plans. Wudworx plugins and tools focus on helping you get your finished model faster without sacrificing joinery and other design elements. Think of 3d modeling your project as the ultimate form of measurement.
This is a model of a shop built disc sander featured in an article in the december 2011 issue of popular woodworking magazine. You may also know about the google sketchup library where users from all over the world upload woodworking sketchup plans.