LumberJocks

Sketchup Material Library

  • View all advertisers
  • Advertise with us
Project by sawdustroad posted 1905 days ago 169352 views 79 times favorited 39 comments Add to Favorites Watch
Sketchup Material Library
Sketchup Material Library No picture No picture No picture No picture No picture
Zoom Pictures

I was disappointed with the lack of cool wood-grained materials for sketchup, so I threw this set together, maybe its useful. Of course it could use some work…

To use this.
1. Extract the library (.zip) onto your computer somewhere.
2. Open Sketchup (I use 6)
3. Tools—> Paint Bucket
4. Click on the arrow that brings up “Open or create a Library”
5. Browse to the location you extracted the library above and voila.

Materials can be found here: http://www.sawdustroad.com/sketchup
















alder cedar-spanish koa pine-ponderosa
anigre cedar lacewood pine-sugar
ash cherry lyptus poplar
aspen cocobolo mahogany-african purpleheart
balsa cordia mahogany-genuine rosewood
banak cottonwood mahogany-santos sapele
basswood cypress mahogany teak
beach-steamed ebony makore tulipwood
beach fir maple-hard walnut
birch goncalvo-alves maple-soft wenge
bloodwood hackberry moradillo willow
bocote hickory oak-red zebrawood
bubinga jarra oak-white
butternut jatoba padauk

MAC Howto I discovered that the process of making the materials available on a MAC is less than ideal. Here’s what I did:

Here’s what I did. 1. Download the zip, select all of the skm files and choose copy (should be something like copy 54 items) 2. Open Finder and browse to <your name=”true”>/places/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 6/SketchUp/Materials/My Textures 3. Right Click in that Location and choose Paste. 4. Quit Sketchup and restart SketchUp. 5. Choose the Paint Bucket Icon 6. Choose the Brick Icon 7. Choose My Textures

-- - http://www.sawdustroad.com




Pin It

39 comments so far

View kshipp's profile

kshipp

179 posts in 1944 days


#1 posted 1905 days ago

This is perfect. I was just working on a project last night and wondering where all the wood types were. I ended up using cork for maple which is ok but certainly not maple.

Thank you.

-- Kyle Shipp, http://battleshipp.blogspot.com

View SPalm's profile

SPalm

4098 posts in 2048 days


#2 posted 1905 days ago

Sweet. Thanks. No more bamboo flooring for me.

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

View Damian Penney's profile

Damian Penney

1139 posts in 2157 days


#3 posted 1905 days ago

Very cool thanks!

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

View Damian Penney's profile

Damian Penney

1139 posts in 2157 days


#4 posted 1905 days ago

What size are the textures, and by that I mean what are the actual dimensions of the wood tiles in ‘real life’

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

View Tom Adamski's profile

Tom Adamski

306 posts in 1937 days


#5 posted 1905 days ago

Saw, Thank you…

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.

View Damian Penney's profile

Damian Penney

1139 posts in 2157 days


#6 posted 1905 days ago

You also may want to check out this seamless wood texture generator, looks pretty cool

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

View Damian Penney's profile

Damian Penney

1139 posts in 2157 days


#7 posted 1905 days ago

This is another great resource, big scans of wood

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

View Tim Pursell's profile

Tim Pursell

481 posts in 1948 days


#8 posted 1905 days ago

terrific! I was never happy with the SU options. Thanks for shareing your hard work.

-- http://www.etsy.com/shop/tpursell?ref=si_shop

View Scott Bryan's profile

Scott Bryan

27262 posts in 1988 days


#9 posted 1905 days ago

Thanks. It is done. Like kshipp I needed to put in maple keys last night and was frustrated at the selection.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

View Lakey's profile

Lakey

97 posts in 1938 days


#10 posted 1905 days ago

Fabulous – thanks for being so generous with your time.

-- "No Board Left Behind"

View Grumpy's profile

Grumpy

17832 posts in 2017 days


#11 posted 1905 days ago

Excellent, thanks Sawdust that makes a big difference to the choices available.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

View Thos. Angle's profile

Thos. Angle

4400 posts in 2128 days


#12 posted 1905 days ago

Thanks a heap. I’d been meaning to build one of these but you did it for us. Thanks again.

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

View Peter Oxley's profile

Peter Oxley

1423 posts in 2040 days


#13 posted 1905 days ago

Thanks Sawdust! I imported it and will make use of it very soon!

-- http://www.peteroxley.com -- http://north40studios.etsy.com --

View cpt_hammer's profile

cpt_hammer

133 posts in 1978 days


#14 posted 1905 days ago

I noticed it was taking a while for the site to pop up, if you need another server to host the file on, let me know if you need an alternate site and I can post it on one of my domains. Great selection by the way, I’ve actually started creating a few library files of my own.

View ChicoWoodnut's profile

ChicoWoodnut

904 posts in 1981 days


#15 posted 1905 days ago

Cool! Thanks

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

showing 1 through 15 of 39 comments

Have your say...

You must be signed in to post the comments.

DISCLAIMER: Any posts on LJ are posted by individuals acting in their own right and do not necessarily reflect the views of LJ. LJ will not be held liable for the actions of any user.

Latest Projects | Latest Blog Entries | Latest Forum Topics

HomeRefurbers.com

Latest Projects | Latest Blog Entries | Latest Forum Topics

GardenTenders.com :: gardening showcase