Sketchup Resources #9: Wudworx Board Maker Plugin

I guess I’m a little intimidated by Sketchup, how important do you think it is to the average woodworker? I do all my plans on a sheet of graph paper or I’ll get them from some other source and maybe alter to my liking. I tried it once and was some what overwhelmed by all the different drawing options. By the way I did like your video.

Hi Sharon;

You are VERY good with this program. Call me amazed!

Lee

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ClayandNancy – this plugin was developed with you in mind. it helps avoid the most common issues new sketchup users seem to be experiencing and that is the ‘component’ syndrome :) I think you should give this a try.

how important is SketchUp the the average woodworker? that is a very personal and general question. how important is a block plane to the average woodworker? some could not do a thing without it, while others never seen one and have no problem with that. bottom line – whatever works for you is whats important, this is merely another tool that may or may not be of service. for me – it does wonders.

amazed – thank you ;) now if I could only do the things you do with the REAL THING you could call ME amazed!

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Which version should I download? Will the free version work? I’m assuming this plugin needs a base version to work?

Wow. That is such a great idea and plugin. I especially like the tenon feature. Great job.

-- - Eric Indianapolis, IN

ClayandNancy – the free version will work just fine. thats what I use.

Thenks Eric. If you liked the tenon feature, you should checkout the dovetail one ;)

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OH THATS COOL! Excellent features, they really help.

-- - Eric Indianapolis, IN

An upgraded version is now available. you can just extract the new files over the old ones if you already installed the plugin (overwrite old files)

Let me know what you think.

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OOPS- disregard my previous comment about replacing files – do not overwrite ALL files.

If you already have a wudworx plugin installed, just copy (overwrite) wwxtool.rbs and wwxboardmaker.rbs into the Plugins\wudworx folder. make sure the rest of the files stay intact though.

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ClayAndNancy – I’d suggest that SketchUp (OK, CAD programs in general, let’s be generous here) is probably going to be seen as about as important as a router within a few years.

I like it, I used sketchup for my ourdoor kitchen. Takes some practice but it works great. Thx for sharing this is very helpful!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Wow. This is a great plugin!

@ClayandNancy I just recently started using SketchUp. I’m sure I’ll still make quick sketches with pencil, but for more complicated designs, SketchUp is invaluable. It really gives you a better view of what you want to accomplish. At least for me and my limited drawing skills, that is a huge advantage.

I only spent about 6 hours watching videos (such as PurpLev’s) and playing with SketchUp to understand the basics and apply it. There comes an “aha” moment where it clicks and you are good to run with it.

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Thanks guys. glad to see you find it useful. makes making it worth while.

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Folks if you’re not using SketchUp, you owe it to yourself to use it a little. I think it helps toi work through a book on it. Though I’m not going to recommend the first book I used. I’m on my 2nd book, “SketchUp Cookbook”, which is very good, but it is not designed as a book to start with. Good luck!

Bill