828 days ago
by Bob Babcock |
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I thought it would make sense to share how I have Sketchup setup for woodworking. The basic settings make a difference in how Sketchup works for different purposes.
One caveat…I use Sketchup Pro…the free version may not have all these settings. I think it does but I’m not positive. I’ll be installing the free version on my other computer shortly so I can check these things.
There are two areas where you will likely want to make changes. The Preferences window and...
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829 days ago
by Bob Babcock |
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In the previous post I created a natural edge slab using some existing wood grains and a bark texture I had edited in Photoshop. This time we’ll create a representation of a real slab of cedar that I have.
1st…I took some photos of the slab grain and bark and edited them in Photoshop to crop out any extra.
Slab Grain
Bark
Here’s how to use them in Sketchup
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830 days ago
by Bob Babcock |
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OK…I’m finally starting to produce some content for this. The first a simple tutorial on creating ellipses and another a simplified mortise and tenon joint.
I have a few tutorials on my to do list but I need some more suggestions. Any issues or concepts you would like illustrated?
Ellipses in Sketchup…..DOH! I forgot the CSS intro.
Mortise and Tenon from scratch
Oh well…can’t sleep…might as well do another.
Natural Edge Slab
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910 days ago
by Bob Babcock |
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I wanted a way to share the Sketchup blog I’ve been doing at Fine Woodworking with my friends here at LJ. While I can’t post the commentary because of contractual stuff with FWW (you should all subscibe anyway…it’s a great resource) I can let you know when I’ve posted another video tutorial on brightcove.com. All you’ll need to do is go to brightcove .com and either search for me…treefarmer…or sketchup…(there are lots of others there as we...
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