Thread: Sketchup Design Gallery

Righto, Lou, I'll see your bench, and raise, er no, lower ( ) you a Clock Radio Stand for the kids.

First crack at the program, for ####s & giggles.

I've set the lower benchmark now !


Cheers..............Sean

GReat start m8 well done!!..........don't worry you'll catch up!

REgards Lou

Hmmm... nice toy. Nice'n'quick for sketching but I think I'll stick with my exxy wares for design work.

Anyways, here's a quicky design I've thrown together for a wind-up TS. Proportions are out & it ain't to scale, it needs a tad more work... (OK,OK... I got bored) but do ya reckon the basic design'll catch on?

This is my contribution.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...3&postcount=12

Skew ChiDAMN, one leg of your orange TS is bended. Is it part of the design?

All 4 are, it's just not obvious at that perspective.

I'm really pleased to see some forum-members discussing the merits of Sketchup as a woodworkers tool.

After my fall from the ladder and breking my heelbone I used it manytimes since I was not able to move around in my workshop. See this post http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...371#post249371

Attached is a drawing of a sunbed I made. My plan is to make this bed using the drawing.
If you play a little with the displaysettings you get this"sketchy"apearance.

Like I a said in the previous post, modelling with Sketchup almost feels like working with wood.

A good source of information is the users forum on the Sketchup website. There are some helpfull woodworkers active.

Also worthwile visiting is http://www.sketchucation.com/ wich has some usefull excercises specific to woodworking. You should also see the collection of woodworking tools modelled in Sketchup at http://www.yda-online.com/shopmodels.htm
The models could be usefull while laying your next workshop.

Keep woodworking and modelling in Sketchup!

Kayu

My contribution.

Its the first morning of the Working with Wood Show, everyone is hangin to get in, and fiddling in their pockets..

Funny how all woodies look the same?

Al

But where are the Foilies Al?

I too downloaded the program today on (my own) machine at work, and had a play over lunch. Very easy to use, but I'm not convinced about dimensioning, etc - yet.

Thought I might try to revive this one after looking round n noticing some of the 'new school' sketchup talent

It would be awesome to see some of the forumite designs!!!!

Heres my next 2 projects still in the refinement stage but well on the Way!

REgards Lou

nice work Lou.

Here is a one I did a few months back. It is 100% to scale of a fitout I did for a cafe. I was stunned at how accurate the drawing was to what actually got built. Everything turned out spot on. It was quite weird building and installing it as I had spent a lot of time buried in the 3d drawing and to then see it come to life in the shop was....well, weird.

I must say my comp is a good 6-7 years old so its down on power, but with a decent detailed drawing like this one, it struggled.

Thats Awesome

Put simply love your work...............Shes an absolute cracker! Must have been a real buzz to see her go from the design phase ................... to reality!

I really wanted to render mine in podium or autocad but to be honest have forgotten how! Am presently working on a Krenov style cabinate so will post once shes complete!

REgards Lou

yes, must say Ive let slip the rendering side of things. Dont know what program to use these days. I dont think my current computer would be up to the task of rendering anyway, probably have to let it run for 8hrs to do it!

Gidday

Heres another design ive been working on am trying to pull off a floating set of draws it dosent feell quite resolved yet so any comments suggestions welcomed.

Regards Lou