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Hi all,

in this new tutorial I show you how to draw a magazine using an excellent plugin called "Extrude Edges by Rails"

Draw a magazine with Extrude Edges by Rails plugin

Luca

For those lazy boys who need dovetailed drawers ready in a click!:U

drawer dovetails sketchup

Hi everybody,

I just put on my website a complete plan for a bathroom cabinet I recently did for me. In the zipped file you'll find the pdf and the SketchUp file.

You can find it here

Hope...

Hi all,

I wrote a new tutorial for SketchUp on how to make components from nested components.

Hope you like it

Read it here!

Luca

Hi all,

after the long summer break, I'm back with some tutorials on SketchUp. You can now find one about Cutlist, one of the best plugins a woodworker can desire for SketchUp.

You can find it...

Finally I found some time to complete my cabinet. I spent many hours in taking care of details but I'm now happy with it. Here are some pictures.

Yes, yes, but then I'd have something to explain to my wife :o

Brett, I don't have the N4400. I have a Socomec, an european brand that works pretty well. I was taking a closer look at the fence on Kreg's website and I stumbled upon that list but I didn't notice...

I was taking a look at the compatibility chart on Kreg site here and seems that Hammer is not included in the list.

I like Kreg jigs but I don't find it extremely necessary. Maybe one of the most interesting options it has is the micro adjustment possibility. Usually I solve this problem with a simple caliper and...

@Brett: I checked for some prices. For example the bit coded 191.081.11 that is sold for 49AUD, here in Italy I have it for 28 EUR, about 37AUD. So prices are lower here, but I suppose it's normal...

I opened a new topic here showing a display cabinet I'm working on these days. I received a pm on another forum asking me how I did the crown molding on the router table.

Basically, I combined...

Hi Brett, thank you for your nice words. I bought two separate Hammer last year and I'm very happy with them! Do you also have Hammer?

I use bits from CMT, an italian brand. They are of excellent...

Thank you all for your nice comments.

Steven, I'm from Milan but I actually live in the countryside, in the north part of Rome. It's a nice village called Bracciano, taking the name from the...

Thank you MajorPanic, it is made of oak, a wood I like particularly!

Hi all, i want to show you a display cabinet I'm completing these days. It will be part of the furniture I intend to build for the bathroom. I the next days I'll finish it with shellac and wax.

Following the previous tutorial, here's how to apply textures on curved faces

Hope you find it interesting

Adding materials on curved faces in SketchUp

Luca

To report a bug to SketchUp guys:

I want to report a problem I've encountered with Google SketchUp. - SketchUp Help

I'm sending you a PM

No need to open a new SU session. You can just adjust the axes, delete the component and import it again form the Component Dialog Box.

The new file you posted is aligned on the blue axis but not...

i Mic,

axes are not correctly set. Point the mouse on an axis and right click to open the context menu. Click on Reset to reposition the axes.

For printing to full scale you take a look here...

Hi all,

I wrote a new post for my blog. It is a basic introduction to the use of materials.

Hope you find it interesting. You can find it here

Luca

Hi RSG,

I hope I correctly understood your problem, since my English is not always so good.

Anyway, what I'd do to solve that issue of the appearing line is just to pick up the rear side of the...

I think components are the pulsing heart of SketchUp, for at least ten reasons

Luca

Yes, that is the idea. It looks like a photorealistic rendering. Unless you did it expressely, you could rotate the grain on the apron to make it more realistic. It would be also useful to folks new...

I suppose that when you apply materials you edit components before. That's the way to have control on them. Materials are obviously tiled but you can drag and shift them to avoid seeing the seam...

Nice drawing Lou :2tsup:

With some more care in materials application it would look excellent!

Hi all,

a new post on SketchupWoodPlans on drawing a curved back of a chair

find it here

I put a tutorial on the blog about Perpendicular Faces plugin that I find useful in some situations. Find it here

Luca

Hi all,

So many times people using SketchUp end up with big files that sometimes slow down computer performance. Keeping the file neat and at the proper size is essential for better drawings.
...

Hopefully there are plenty of software out there to satisfy everyone's desires. One of the reasons I use SketchUp rather than another software is that I can continuosly improve my skills thank to the...

Hi all,

A new tutorial is available on my blog about the use of the Scale Tool.

Sketchup scale tool

Luca

Woodworking basic tools

Hi all,

I put a post on the blog about Follow Me tool in SketchUp. There's a general overiview of the tool and two videos with some examples of its use in woodworking design

Find it here

Luca

A Shaker table plan is available for free download on SketchupWoodPlans. It's been prepared by Steve Maskery a woodworker who also produces high quality DVDs about woodworking. Find his website here...

Yes, actually I'm not worried at all but this could be a great issue for those who make money with it.

Hi all,

If you've been using SketchUp for a while, you certainly know how important is to have a model properly printed to scale to take down to the shop.

Here's a tutorial on that

Luca

WOW, interesting topic...so Google owns all my plans....:rolleyes:

Anyway, through SketchUp you can always claim a credit for your model and this will always be displayed when others download it...

Hi all,

SketchupWoodPlans has an active page on Facebook where you can stay constantly updated on SketchUp tutorials and free plans.



See you there!

Luca

Hi all,

on my site there's a new plan made with Sketchup available for free download. It's an Arts and Crafts table both in inches and metric version.

You can find it here

Luca

Do you have the ver 7 pro? Otherwise why not to upgrade to the free ver 8?
I find fredo a great plugin, but I use it only for certain tasks, otherwise I find Move and Push tool a faster option.

Hi all,

I was surfing the web when I came across this site about restoring planes. I thought you might be interested in it.

Record Hand Planes

Luca

Hi all,

I put a post on my blog where I talk about FredoScale plugin for SketchUp. I find it to be an interesting plugin and I use also when I have to convert my models from inches to millimeters...

Hi all,

In the free plans section you can download a Mission style table plan.

You will find the complete pdf plan with the attached SketchUp file.

For download click here

Enjoy!

Hi everybody,

I added a new post on the blog on how to easily modify a woodworking model in SketchUp.

Find the post here

Luca

Hi all,

some of you already know my website, since I post tutorials on SketchUp in the SketchUp section of the Forum.

Starting from today all the plans you will find on SketchupWoodPlans are...

If I draw a model, the reason is that I want to take down to the shop a printed version of it. This is why I find interesting knowing how to use the dimension tool in SketchUp.

You can find the...

When it comes to explode a model in SketchUp to bring the print down to the shop, some beginners start wandering around the menu bar, looking for a ready made tool that do the job for them. But that...

Hi Aldo,

every software requires a learning curve, and I think that SketchUp has a really shallow one.

Maybe you are trying to get a complete modle done jumping the basic concepts.

If your...

Thank you Waldo, I'm happy if my tutorials can help. Any suggestions are always welcome!:2tsup:

Hi all,

Some readers asked me about drawing mortise and tenon in SketchUp, so I put a post on my blog on how to draw a cabinet door. If you are interested you can find it here

Luca