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Forum topic by lew posted 565 days ago 1783 views 3 times favorited 9 replies Add to Favorites Watch
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lew

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565 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: resource tip computer program drawing sketchup

This evening I accidentally discovered a program that can be used to enhance Sketchup drawings by creating more life like wood patterns. The program is completely free and is available from www.spiralgraphics.biz- click here for information and download.

The program has several wood samples and allows you to create/modify them to suit your needs. Once created, the texture can be save as a bit map or jpeg then imported into Sketchup.

For those of you wishing to add more detail to you Sketchup drawings, this may be of use.

Lew

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Grumpy

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565 days ago

Thanks Lew.

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

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Bob Babcock

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565 days ago

Very nice….thanks

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

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GaryK

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565 days ago

Cool! Thanks.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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rikkor

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565 days ago

Thank you for the link.

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teenagewoodworker

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565 days ago

wow this looks great, I’ll have to check it out when i get home. thanks!

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Scott Bryan

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565 days ago

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Brad_Nailor

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565 days ago

I have played around with this program and it is pretty cool…but I have found with a little searching you can find great wood textures already created. But it is free and fun to play around with!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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pommy

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564 days ago

cool thanks great link…..

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Bob Babcock

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559 days ago

A related post…. very high res wood textures…too high in fact, you’ll want to scale them down some before using. Click on the thumbnails for the full res versions.

http://www.defcon-x.de/textures

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

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