Hooked on Sketchup

oh!!! read the tips!! That’s the trick, is it?? !!
:)

You’ve done a great job here.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Read instructions? That’s unheard of! LOL. ;^) It is a great tool for designing.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Nice design! Looks like you figured out the curves pretty well for the top of the headboard…

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Nice bed….something my wife has benn asking about as well.

I need to ask Martin again about posting video tutorials here. I just completed one for a cabriolet leg. Organic forms are more difficult, but not impossible in Sketchup.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Nice job Muz. And you did that in just your first day with sketch up? Wow!

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

You must have some previous experience with CAD drawing to be this good.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

You can download a bezier curve plugin by clicking on this link http://download.sketchup.com/downloads/downloads/rubyscripts/bezier.zip

Unzip it. Copy it to your Sketchup Plugins folder. and restart. It should be in your draw tools.

Other plugins here…
http://www.sketchup.com/?sid=79

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

I just took the plunge and installed it. Hopefully, I will get to play with it some tonight.

Any other plug-ins folks would recommend?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I tried to “Sketchup” a Thorsen table and it din’t work out, so I just stole the “Sketxhup pictures… Neiner,neiner,neiner !!!

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Looks good, but you should try to find a texture that is going horizontal for the rails.

Here are some texture sites
http://www.accustudio.com/exchange/t…/directory.php
or http://lemog.free.fr/lemog_v5/index.php?cat=4

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Thanks for all the links, gizmodyne! I’ll have to check them out when I can. I’ve been playing with this thing way too much this weekend already.

Dick, I did take a couple of AutoCAD classes in high school and college, but I haven’t touched it in at least 10 years now. Still, experience is experience, I guess. It’s probably making the learning curve a little less drastic for me.

You guys are killing me with all your advanced computer skills. I am glad you posted the Sketchup drawing, the story was encouraging, and thanks to gizmo for the links.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

im a user of sketchup too, and its great! its a awsome tool to use for making up plans, and helps with a bill of materials!

-- "What one can make with good tools is limited only by one's talent" (lucius-hill@comcast.net)

True men don’t read manuals or instructions… lol, maybe that’s why I have not yet mastered sketchup… hmmm, tutorials tonight…

-- New Project = New Tool... it's just the way it is, don't fight it... :)

Great bed. I really love the design. Simple and elegant lines.